The Integrated Degree in Chemistry and Physics:
The Integrated Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and Physics is a pioneering and innovative course in Brazil in the articulation of three fields of knowledge: Education, Chemistry and Physics. Graduates in Chemistry/Physics are qualified to work in educational institutions as teachers of basic education, in schools and in other social spaces that involve educational work, within the scope of the areas of training covered by the bachelor's degree. After completing the course, graduates may also pursue an academic career, with admission to postgraduate studies.
The course is offered in the evening.
The pursuit of excellence in teacher training: integrating complementary areas
The Integrated Chemistry/Physics Bachelor's Degree course, taught at night under the responsibility of the School of Education and co-responsibility of the Chemistry and Physics Institutes, seeks to respond to a current trend in education: the integration of knowledge from areas that complement each other. Despite presenting different ways of approaching their problems, chemistry and physics have a series of elements that are common to them and are highlighted in the teaching of these disciplines. Specifically aimed at teacher training, the course's curricular structure integrates content from the fields of physics and chemistry as well as education, encompassing knowledge related to the humanities and seeking to fully train future teachers to understand the school reality and to exercise their teaching responsibly. To this end, the course combines specific content from the three areas, with emphasis on public policies for education, the construction of educational knowledge and the Brazilian educational reality. The training path of the Chemistry/Physics graduate qualifies him/her to work in educational institutions, both school and non-school, both in the teaching field, as a basic education teacher, and in other dimensions of educational work. This professional training includes investigative experience as well as reflection on political and cultural aspects of educational action.
Far beyond disciplines
The course was designed by the three educational institutions involved to integrate the time spent studying the knowledge required to teach physics and chemistry with the opportunity to experience the university environment. The objective was to enable students to carry out activities such as research in libraries, developing work for the disciplines, tutoring, using computer resources, participating in scientific initiation programs, as well as participating in the entire set of scientific and cultural activities promoted at Unicamp.
One course, two qualifications
The first six semesters of the course, considered basic, include subjects in the fields of physics, chemistry and education. This period allows students to have greater contact with chemistry and physics, and with the issues involved in teaching these subjects, in order to help them choose one of the course modalities (a degree in Chemistry or a degree in Physics), which occurs at the end of the sixth semester. If the student wishes, they can obtain a degree in the second modality after completing the first. In this case, they must complete the subjects corresponding to the second modality. In addition to the common part of the curriculum, those who opt for the degree in Physics will have subjects that address the following topics: classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, optics, atomic and molecular physics, nuclear physics and condensed matter physics. The curriculum for the degree in Chemistry, on the other hand, introduces students to knowledge of inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry and biochemistry. In both degrees, the set of subjects includes theoretical study and a set of practical activities, some of which address specific content in teaching situations. After completing the course, the professional, in addition to being qualified to teach in high school, may also pursue an academic career, with entry into postgraduate studies and university teaching.
