Curriculum Matrix

MASTER

 

Minimum number of credits to be completed: 24 credits

 

Number of credits earned from mandatory disciplines: 14 credits

 

Minimum number of credits earned from optional disciplines nucleus: 5 credits, with the following restrictions:

 

  • Student must complete credits from one of two Scientific Communication Activities disciplines
  • Student must complete 4 credits from the rest of the disciplines of the nucleus

 

Nucleus of Mandatory Disciplines

 

Credits           Code   Name                                                             Cr       Hrs      Credit Type

14 credits DIP FAE877 TRENDS IN EDUCATIONAL THINKING 4 60 OB
DIP FAE927 EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR I (*) 1 15 OB
DIP FAE915 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 4 60 OB
DIP FAE928 EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR II (*) 1 15 OB
DIP FAE931 RESEARCH SEMINAR I 2 30 OB
DIP FAE932 RESEARCH SEMINAR II 2 30 OB

 

(*) corresponds to current Fourth in Post-Nucleus Optional Disciplines
5 credits DIP FAE916 ORG.EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES & PRACTICES 4 60 OP
DIP FAE917 KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION 4 60 OP
DIP FAE921 SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION & ACTIVITIES 1 15 OP
DIP FAE922 SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION & ACTIVITIES 2 30 OP
DIP FAE935 SPECIAL TOPICS IN EDUCATION I 2 30 OP
DIP FAE936 SPECIAL TOPICS IN EDUCATION II 4 60 OP

 

Nucleus of Optional Disciplines

 

Credits           Code   Name                                                             Cr       Hrs      Credit Type

5 credits DIP FAE923 EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES AND DISCOURSES I 2 30 OP
5 credits DIP FAE924 EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES AND DISCOURSES II 3 45 OP
DIP FAE925 EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES AND DISCOURSES III 4 60 OP
DIP FAE926 EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES AND DISCOURSES IV 1 15 OP

DOCTORATE

 

Minimum number of credits to be completed: 24 credits

 

Number of credits earned from mandatory disciplines: 12 credits

 

Restriction: The Collegiate doesn’t approve credit from courses taken during the Master’s course to be utilized for completion of the curriculum for the PhD course. (For example: suppose that a  student took Trends in Educational Thinking: Sociology during the Master’s course to complete the curriculum for mandatory disciplines. These credits will not be approved for the Doctorate. If the student wishes, he could take another Trends in Educational Thinking module (For example, Public Policy or Psychology).

 

Nucleus of Mandatory Disciplines

 

Credits           Code               Name                                                 Cr       Hrs      Credit Type

12 credits DIP FAE918 RESEARCH REFERENCES 4 60 OB
DIP FAE929 EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR III 1 15 OB
DIP FAE930 EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR IV 1 15 OB
DIP FAE933 RESEARCH SEMINAR III 2 30 OB
DIP FAE934 RESEARCH SEMINAR IV 2 30 OB
DIP FAE922 SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES 2 30 OB

 

Nucleus of Optional Disciplines

 

Credits Code Name Cr Hrs Credit Type
12 credits DIP FAE916 ORG.EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES & PRACTICES 4 60 OP
DIP FAE917 EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE 4 65 OP
DIP FAE935 SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL TOPICS I 2 30 OP
DIP FAE936 SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL TOPICS II 4 60 OP
DIP FAE877 TRENDS IN EDUCATIONAL THINKING 4 60 OP
DIP FAE915 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 4 60 OP
DIP FAE919 ADVANCED RESEARCH TOPICS I 3 45 OP
DIP FAE920 ADVANCED RESEARCH TOPICS II 2 30 OP
DIP FAE923 EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES AND DISCOURSES I 2 30 OP
DIP FAE924 EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES AND DISCOURSES II 3 45 OP
DIP FAE925 EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES AND DISCOURSES III 4 60 OP
DIP FAE926 EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES AND DISCOURSES IV 1 15 OP

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF DOCTORAL DEGREE

(FOR ALL STUDENTS)

 

  • Complete at least 24 credits distributed as follows:

 

MANDATORY DISCIPLINES – 20 CREDITS
 

Educational Profession in LA

 04 cr
Political Policies and Scenarios in Education in LA 04 cr
Epistemological bases of Investigative Education 04 cr
Educational Seminar III 01 cr
Educational Seminar IV 01 cr
Research Seminar III 02 cr
Research Seminar IV 02 cr
 

Scientific Communication Activities

 02 cr

 

OPTIONAL DISCIPLINES – 4 CREDITS
To be defined in agreement with advisor based upon disciplines being offered during semester

 

  • Presentation at the end of first year – the research project reformulated to be evaluated and approved by Graduate Collegiate.

 

  • Doctorate Qualification Exam to be taken by 36th month of course

 

  • Finalize and conclude entire doctoral course including defense of thesis in maximum timeframe of 48 months (minimum: 24 months)

 

  • Presentation of proficiency certificate in two foreign languages for matriculation in 5th school semester (failure to present these certificates will result in the cancelling of student’s registration and his exclusion from the course).

 

  • English or French
  • Spanish (for Brazilians)
  • Portuguese (for students from other Latin American countries)

 

  • Defense of thesis.

 

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR BRAZILIAN STUDENTS

 

  • Conduct research that meets one of the conditions below:

 

  • Dealing with educational themes comparing or contrasting Brazil’s current reality with one or more other Latin American countries.
  • Dealing with educational themes from, at least, one other Latin American country other than Brazil.

 

  • Complete an internship in a Latin American or Caribbean country, for a period of at least 6 months.

 

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS FROM OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES

 

  • Residence in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) during the first two semesters of the doctorate, when taking mandatory subject courses.
  • Carry out research dealing with educational themes relevant to the current reality of one of more countries in the region.