PhD in Education (45 months) 45 months PHD Program By Universidade de São Paulo |Top Universities
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Program Duration

45 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Education and TrainingMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Education and Training

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The academic activities of the Postgraduate Program in Education (PPGEdu) of the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo (FFCLRP/USP) began in 2011, when the first selection process took place in the Master’s Course. In the first full four-year period of activities (2013-2016), the CAPES Evaluation Committee assigned a Grade 4 to the Program, an evaluation that was reiterated by the CTC/CAPES. The growth displayed by PPGEdu in this period in addition to the result of the CAPES evaluation were fundamental to set forth the actions in 2017 and 2018 for the creation of the Extension Project for the Doctoral Course, approved in December 2018 by CAPES, after it was also approved and officialized by USP. In the first semester of 2019, the first selection process for the Doctorate took place, and the course began in September of that year.

Since its conception, the PPGEdu has assumed as objectives the training of researchers and professionals for higher education already inserted or who intend to act in the domains of school education and non-school education, objectives that were reiterated for the Doctoral Course. By the year 2020, 166 master’s degrees were awarded, and the program had 48 master’s and 30 doctoral students.

Program overview

Main Subject

Education and Training

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The academic activities of the Postgraduate Program in Education (PPGEdu) of the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo (FFCLRP/USP) began in 2011, when the first selection process took place in the Master’s Course. In the first full four-year period of activities (2013-2016), the CAPES Evaluation Committee assigned a Grade 4 to the Program, an evaluation that was reiterated by the CTC/CAPES. The growth displayed by PPGEdu in this period in addition to the result of the CAPES evaluation were fundamental to set forth the actions in 2017 and 2018 for the creation of the Extension Project for the Doctoral Course, approved in December 2018 by CAPES, after it was also approved and officialized by USP. In the first semester of 2019, the first selection process for the Doctorate took place, and the course began in September of that year.

Since its conception, the PPGEdu has assumed as objectives the training of researchers and professionals for higher education already inserted or who intend to act in the domains of school education and non-school education, objectives that were reiterated for the Doctoral Course. By the year 2020, 166 master’s degrees were awarded, and the program had 48 master’s and 30 doctoral students.

Admission requirements

45 Months
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USP offers more than 180 undergraduate programs in all contemporary areas of knowledge: agricult ral sciences, biological sciences, health sciences, exact and earth sciences, humanities, applied social sciences, engineering, linguistics, literature and arts, as well as multidisciplinary courses. The undergraduate programs allow students to organize their studies according to their educational goals.

You can see all the courses offered by USP on our website or in the catalog provided by the USP Office of International Relations.

University of São Paulo is also a traditional leader in graduate education in Brazil, with almost 270 graduate programs (courses). USP’s experience in graduate education is an important feature in its history and has made a solid contribution to the country’s scientific and technological development. 

You can see all the courses offered by USP on our website or in the catalog provided by the USP Office of International Relations.

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