The Doctorate aims to train fully qualified researchers and university professors capable of working at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The training allows the student to be trained for autonomous scientific production through participation in advanced theoretical-methodological and thematic seminars, particularly in the formulation and development of a Project. They are part of PPGSA Research Lines, aiming at the preparation for the doctoral thesis under the tutorial regime.
ACADEMIC DEGREES The Graduate Program in Sociology and Anthropology aims to train high-level professors and researchers, offering Doctors in Human Sciences (Sociology) and Doctors in Human Sciences (Cultural Anthropology) degrees. In the Doctorate program, at the time of enrollment in the course, the student must choose to have a degree in Sociology or Anthropology. This choice is mandatory and requires: (1) completion of two mandatory courses in the chosen area; (2) indication of an advisor in the chosen area (or advisor professor in another area as long as he agrees with the terms).
FULL DEDICATION Students must dedicate themselves fully to the activities of PPGSA, following all the guidelines of the Suggested Schedule (below) concerning the disciplines and other mandatory activities. Students are also encouraged to participate in all academic activities of the Program, such as thesis and dissertation defenses, lectures, seminars, and events promoted by the various lines and research groups.
SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarship students are subject to specific evaluation related to the requirements for granting and maintaining scholarships by the Program's Academic Performance Committee. The following are: (a) Students can consult the requirements for distributing PPGSA scholarships at the following link. (b) The nomination for FAPERJ's Grade 10 Scholarship is made during the second year of the course and complies with the requirements established by Faperj's notice. It requires a grade A in all subjects and additionally considers the classification order obtained in the competition for admission to the PPGSA; (c) the scholarships awarded require compliance with deadlines and academic obligations and the student's performance coefficient. (The student who does not have a 2.0 average or who fails in any subject will automatically lose the scholarship. The calculation of the performance coefficient is as follows: A=3, B=2, C=1, D=0) d) The scholarships awarded require students to renew their commitment to dedicate full time to the course annually. The student must prove a Paid employment relationship under Article 1 of the CAPES/CNPq Joint Ordinance, No. 1, 07/15/2010. e) The student cannot accumulate scholarships. f) The scholarships from both CAPES and CNPq will follow the duration of the course, namely, 48 (forty-eight) months for the Doctorate, even if the scholarship is granted after the beginning of the course.
EXAMINATION BOARDS and THESIS DEFENSE Students must submit to the qualification and thesis defense committees according to the compositions and deadlines below.
(b) Thesis defense: board composed of 5 PhD professors (one supervising professor and at least two professors external to the PPGSA), and two more options (one PPGSA professor and the other external) at the end of the eighth semester of the course.
(c) Documents delivery after thesis defense to PPGSA.doc secretariat.
Note: The possible extension of the thesis defense deadline is ruled by the PPGSA Regulation (Art. 40) and CEPG Resolution 01/2006), additionally observing the funding agencies' rules. For a request for an extension of the defense deadlines, see PPGSA Instructions for requesting an extension of the deadline for the defense of a thesis.
SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
1st semester
Compulsory course: Sociological Theory II
Elective course
OR
Elective course
Elective course
2nd semester
Compulsory course: Anthropological Theory II
Elective course
OR
Elective course
Elective course
3rd semester
Compulsory course: Research Thesis (supervision)
Doctoral Qualification Exam
4th semester
Compulsory course: Thesis Research (supervision)
5th semester
Mandatory course: Thesis Seminar
6th semester
Compulsory course: Thesis Research (supervision)
7th semester
Compulsory course: Thesis Research (supervision)
8th semester
Compulsory course: Thesis Research (supervision)
Thesis Defense