Architecture and Urbanism

Curriculum structure

Curriculum structure

Syllabus Summary – Master’s

The Master’s Program has a duration of twenty-four (24) months, subdivided into four semesters and requiring a minimum of forty-two (42) credit units from Subjects, Compulsory Scheduled Activities, research, paper development, Qualification Exam and Public Presentation of the Dissertation. Candidates must take four compulsory subjects in the first year of the Program (two in the first and two in the second semester), and three elective subjects, in addition to Compulsory Scheduled Activities. In the 3rd and 4th semesters, candidates dedicate to their research and drafting the dissertation. By the end of the 3rd semester, candidates must submit their Draft for the Qualification Exam. The Master’s Dissertation must be submitted by the end of the 4th semester, according to the deadlines set forth in the program regulations.

Scheduled activities – Master’s
  • Applied Research Methodology for Architecture and Urban Planning: offered annually for first-semester students.
  • Student Communication Journey: offered annually and alternately.

 

Compulsory Scheduled Scientific Production Activity: publication of a paper in the annals of qualified events or qualified journals for the relevant domain of knowledge.

Syllabus Summary – Doctorate

The Doctoral Program has a duration of forty-two (42) months, subdivided into seven semesters. Candidates must earn a total of sixty-two (62) credits from Subjects, Compulsory Scheduled Activities (Thesis Seminars I, II, III and IV, Compulsory Scheduled Scientific Production Activity), research, paper development, Qualification Exam and Public Defense of the Thesis. Students must take one compulsory and three elective subjects, in addition to Compulsory Scheduled Activities. The compulsory and elective subjects must be taken in the 1st and 2nd semesters. The Qualification Project must be submitted by the 25th month of the program and the Doctoral Thesis must be submitted by the end of the 39th month of the program, according to the deadlines set forth in the Program Regulations. Beginning on the 18th month, candidates are expected to be able to take part in the Overseas Sandwich Doctorate Scholarship Program (“Programa de Bolsas de Doutorado Sanduíche no Exterior” – PDSE) for at least four months.

Scheduled Activities – Doctorate

Thesis Development Seminars I, II, III and IV, required for class groups from the 1st to the 4th semesters to contribute to the development of the candidate’s thesis project from the outset.

 

  • Thesis Seminar I –critique and reworking of admissions pre-project;
  • Thesis Seminar II –critical reading and analysis of doctoral thesis
  • Thesis Seminar III – Reference framework for theory and methodology ;
  • Thesis Seminar IV – Drafting scientific articles and academic writings.

 

Compulsory Scheduled Scientific Production Activity: publication of at least two (02) papers in scientific journals, books, book chapters or in annals of scientific events that are academically relevant within the area of Architecture and Urbanism and similar areas.

Class Hours

Mondays to Thursdays, from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.