REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFENSE
To request the defense of the Professional Master's thesis, the student must have cumulatively met the following requirements:
- Have taken the Qualifying Exam;
- Have completed all the credits required for the course, according to the catalog in force in the year of entry;
- Have passed a foreign language proficiency exam (01 language for the Master's degree and 02 for the Doctorate)
- Have the dissertation/thesis ready for defense; and
- Do not have any pending personal documents with the DAC.
- Have indicated the option of an ethics statement in SIGA, approved by the supervisor. Access the filling guidelines.
- Upload the opinion of the Research Ethics Committee, when necessary.
If there are any pending issues in SIGA/DAC, please inform the Graduate Studies Office via email: meprof@unicamp.br
COMPOSITION OF THE EXAMINING BOARD
The Examining Board shall be composed as follows:
The 3-member Examining Committee may be composed of: the Supervisor, one internal member and one external member; or the Supervisor and two external members.
Examining Committee with more than three members will be composed: excluding the Supervisor, the number of external members must be at least equal to the number of internal members; or
by the Supervisor and other external members.
It will be necessary to indicate two substitute members, at least one of whom must be external.
For more information on panel composition, CLICK HERE.
ATTENTION:
1) The mini-CV of all external members (full and alternate members) must be attached as a document in SIGA/DAC – To download the mini-CV template CLICK HERE;
2) The co-supervisor may not participate as a member of the Board;
3) Members with any type of link to Unicamp are considered internal members, for example: Voluntary Collaborating Professors or Researchers, Professors retired from Unicamp, Postdoctoral Researchers;
4) Only members who comply with the principles of impartiality and ethics in their relationship with the student, their advisor and other members of the Committee may be members of the Professional Master's Dissertation Examining Committees. See PRPG guidelines on the composition of the committees. To access CLICK HERE;
5) It is recommended that you carefully read Chapter V of Deliberation CONSU-A-10/2015, dated 11/08/2015 – To access CLICK HERE.
DEFENSE SCHEDULE
ATTENTION!!!
Before requesting a defense in SIGA, it is mandatory submission of the Dissertation file for verification of textual similarity (in compliance with the regulations CCPG 03/2021):
CPG/FE Resolution No. 01/2021 – approved by the FE bodies. In force from 24/04/2024.
>> The submission of the full text in PDF format will be done through an electronic form to be made available on the FE Library portal (click here to access the form), 45 calendar days in advance of the date scheduled for the defense (deadline for scheduling the defense in SIGA).
>> The defense schedule must be finalized in SIGA/DAC at least 40 days in advance*.
>> We recommend that you allow a safety margin regarding the request deadline, to avoid losses due to possible problems with the system.
>> To start the defense request, CLICK HERE to access SIGA – Academic Management System on the DAC website.
>> CLICK HERE to access the SIGA tutorial.
>> Guidelines for conducting Qualification Exams and defending Dissertations and Theses, in accordance with Article 40, § 7 and § 8 of the General Regulations for Graduate Studies:
CPG REGULATORY INSTRUCTION 01/2023
DEFENSES BY VIDEOCONFERENCE
According to Article 40, § 7 of Resolution CONSU-A-10/2015, in the public defense session, in addition to the student, the majority of the members of the Examining Committee, including the President, must be present. At the discretion of the Postgraduate Committee – CPG, the other members may participate by videoconference.
Scheduling FE videoconferencing rooms is the sole responsibility of the student and their advisor and must be done at least 30 business days before the defense date.
See specific guidelines from the FE Distance Education sector:
https://www.fe.unicamp.br/ead/solicitacao/
FINAL COPY
TERM
The copy must be inserted into SIGA – DAC Academic Management System, up to 60 days after the Defense.
FORMATTING
The formatting of the final copy of the dissertation must follow the guidelines below:
CCPG REGULATORY INSTRUCTION No. 002/2021
Carefully check the formatting of the mandatory opening pages of the final copy, according to your course level:
Template – Mandatory Home Pages
CATALOG CARD
The final copy must also contain the cataloging card, which must be requested from the FE Library, through the Central Library website.
The FE Library will send the form within 48 business hours.
(Note: The area of concentration must be IDENTICAL to the academic record. Check your academic record before requesting the cataloging card from the library).
The copy must be inserted into SIGA – DAC Academic Management System, within 60 days after the Defense.
Important: the diploma will only be issued after the final version has been approved by the PRPG.
Final version submission flow:
PRINTING THE FINAL VERSION (optional)
If the student is interested in obtaining printed copies, he/she must follow the following procedures:
After approval of the dissertation or thesis, request the printing of copies via email to educacao@unicamp.br w/ Subject – Request for Graphic Services. Inform in the email: Number of copies, total number of pages of the thesis/dissertation, specify which pages of the thesis/dissertation are colored.
Make the deposit corresponding to the printing. According to Unicamp's Printing Office, the cost in Reais (R$) of each copy produced by the printing office will be calculated using the following formula:
Cost = (fixed cost R$3,00) + (0,07 x No. of black/white pages) + (0,49 x No. of color pages). – Values referring to double-sided printing.
Make a bank deposit to:
Bank of Brazil - 001
Agency – 4203-X
Current Account – 44353-0
Beneficiary: UNICAMP/GRAPHIC SERVICES
The price will be confirmed by Unicamp's printing office. If you have any questions, please contact: orcamento.grafica@dga.unicamp.br