In order to achieve the Master's degree in Geography the PPGG/UEPA student must fulfill a minimum of 46 credits (01 credit is equivalent to 15 hours of activities), thus distributed:

12 credits for the compulsory courses;

08 credits referring to the optional subjects;

08 credits in complementary activities;

08 credits for the Qualification Exam;

10 Credits for the defense of the Master's Dissertation.

DISTRIBUTION OF CURRICULAR COMPONENTS

Academic Year

Subject

Time

Load

Credits

 

1st

Semester

Theoretical and conceptual foundations of geography

60h

04

Research methods and techniques in geography

60h

04

1st elective subject

60h

04

2nd

Semester

Teaching internship

30h

02

Dissertation seminars

30h

02

2nd elective subject

60h

04

3rd

Semester

Complementary activities

120h

08

Qualification Examination

120h

08

4th

Semester

Defense of the Master's Dissertation

150h

10

TOTAL

690h

46

 

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

  • Theoretical and conceptual foundations of geography (60h; 04 credits);
  • Research methods and techniques in geography (60h; 04 credits);
  • Dissertation seminars (30h; 02 credits);
  • Teaching internship (30h; 02 credits);

ELECTIVE SUBJECTS

  • Amazonian agrarian space (60h; 04 credits);
  • Territorial development in the Amazon (60 h; 04 credits);
  • Peasantry, way of life and social movements in the Amazon (60 h; 04 credits);
  • Territorial learning in traditional communities in the Amazon (60 h; 04 credits);
  • Field environmental problems in the Amazon (60 h; 04 credits).
  • Special Topics I (60h; 04 credits).
  • Urbanization, urban network and cities in the Amazon (60 h; 04 credits);
  • Environmental management and cities in the Amazon (60 h; 04 credits);
  • Territory, cartographic production and public security in Amazonian cities (60 h; 04 credits);
  • Urban territorial management and insurgent movements in the Amazon (60 h; 04 credits);
  • Water and sanitation in Amazonian cities (60 h; 04 credits).
  • Special topics II (60 h; 04 credits).