Training Process
NEW STUDENT
The student's first enrollment in the course must be made at the Postgraduate Office. In subsequent periods, enrollment will be automatically renewed by the DAC within the deadlines established by the academic calendar.
ENROLLMENT IN DISCIPLINES
Enrollment must be completed every six months via the DAC website.
It is the student's sole responsibility to enroll in courses during the periods defined by the academic calendar, and there is no right to appeal if this is not done.
REGISTRATION CHANGE
It is a resource through which the student can include and/or exclude subjects, without them appearing on their academic record.
Changes to registration must be made online, on the DAC website, within the deadlines defined by the school calendar.
WITHDRAWAL OF ENROLLMENT
It is a resource used by students to cancel courses after the change deadline. This cancellation will appear on the student's academic record, but will not interfere with the calculation of their CR (performance coefficient).
Cancellation of registration must be carried out online, on the DAC website, within the deadlines defined by the school calendar.
LOCKING
According to the Regulations, the student may – for exceptional reasons and with the agreement of the advisor and approval of the CPG – suspend enrollment up to two times, consecutively or not. The remaining time for full-time studies at the time of requesting each leave must be equal to or greater than the duration of the requested leave.
The suspension must be requested at the Postgraduate Office, using a specific form, and must be approved by the CPG.
CONVALIDATION
Postgraduate courses taken prior to enrolling in the course may be validated.
The validation rules are set out in the General Regulations for Postgraduate Courses, CHAPTER VII, “Realization of studies”.
Registration
In terms of training activities, each area of concentration offers a set of Disciplines related to its area of knowledge; a set of Seminars aimed at addressing emerging research themes; and Programmed Research Activities, developed collectively within the research groups.
For those entering up to 2017, the master's or doctoral student must complete 12 credits in Disciplines and/or Seminars, in addition to 06 credits in Scheduled Research Activities.
From 2018 onwards, master's or doctoral students must complete 16 credits in Disciplines and/or Seminars, in addition to 08 credits in Scheduled Research Activities.
The program does not work with mandatory disciplines. From the range of Disciplines and Seminars offered by the areas of concentration, the postgraduate student, accompanied by his/her advisor, chooses those that he/she considers important for his/her education and to provide elements for the development of his/her research project. The advisors encourage the postgraduate student not to restrict himself/herself to the Disciplines/Seminars of his/her area of concentration, but also to attend activities in other areas. The exception is for the Scheduled Research Activities, which must be completed in the research group to which his/her project is linked.
For those who entered the program up until 2017, the maximum timeframe for completion of the program is 36 months for a master's degree and 60 months for a doctorate. It is important to note that, according to the General Regulations for Stricto Sensu Graduate Courses at Unicamp, no extension of the timeframe for completion of the program can be granted.
Currently, the Master's degree has a minimum duration of 12 (twelve) months and a maximum of 30 (thirty) months and the Doctorate has a minimum duration of 24 (twenty-four) months and a maximum of 52 (fifty-two) months.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the courses, seminars and other activities annual or biannual?
The disciplines, seminars and scheduled research activities are semesterly.
How much is each credit worth?
Each credit unit is equivalent to 1 hour of theoretical and practical activities, developed over 15 weeks.
What are the mandatory subjects?
There are no mandatory subjects, and it is up to the student, with the supervision and agreement of his/her advisor, to choose from among the subjects offered those that are of interest to him/her based on the research work.
How and when is the Foreign Language proficiency exam taken?
The foreign language proficiency exam will consist of one language for the Master's degree and two for the Doctorate degree, and must be taken on a date stipulated by the CPG, in the semester in which the student enters the program. In case of failure, the candidate will have a second opportunity to take the exam in the year following his/her entry into the program.