Curriculum Grid

Master's Degree

  • Number of credits required in courses for the Master's degree: 50
  • Credits in mandatory courses depend on each area of study
  • Credits in courses in the concentration area depend on each area of study
  • Credits in elective courses depend on each area of study
  • Number of credits obtained in the dissertation defense: 50

Doctorate Degree

  • Number of credits required in courses for the Doctorate: 70
  • Credits in mandatory courses depend on each area of study
  • Credits in courses in the concentration area depend on each area of study
  • Credits in elective courses depend on each area of study
  • Number of credits obtained in the dissertation defense: 130

Mandatory General Courses

Code Name Number of credits
QUI.003 Supervised internship and teacher training in Chemistry 1 (.pdf 9kB) 6
QUI.004 Supervised internship and teacher training in Chemistry 2 (.pdf 9kB) 6
QUI.005 Science with Quality: The Importance of Best Practices (.pdf 9kB) ** 1
- Didactic and Research Seminars (Mandatory for Academic Master's and Doctorate Degrees) -
- Course on Safety and First Aid (Mandatory for Academic Master's and Doctorate Degrees) -


*Mandatory for CAPES doctoral students.

** Mandatory for all areas of Academic Master's and Doctorate courses, valid for students entering from 1/2016.

Courses in the Field of Chemistry

Master's Degree : O aluno deverá cursar duas disciplinas obrigatórias de qualquer área de concentração e a disciplina QUI.005

Doctorate Degree: The student is required to take three mandatory courses from any concentration area, as well as the course QUI.005

Code Name Number of credits
QUI.200-x/xx Topics in Chemistry Variable

Courses in the Field of Physical Chemistry

Code Name Number of credits
QUI.301 Chemical Kinetics (Mandatory for Academic Master's and Doctorate Degrees) (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.302 Quantum Chemistry 1 (Mandatory for Doctorate Degree) (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.303 Chemical Thermodynamics (Mandatory for Academic Master's and Doctorate Degree) (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.321 Advanced Electrochemistry (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.324 Fundamentals of Corrosion (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.341 Quantum Chemistry 2 (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.391 Statistical Thermodynamics (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.300-x/xx Topics in Physical Chemistry Variable

Courses in the Field of Analytical Chemistry

Code Name Number of credits
QUI.901 Analytical Aspects of Solution Chemistry (Mandatory for Academic Master's and Doctorate Degrees) (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.902 Environmental Chemistry 1 (Mandatory for Doctorate Degree) (.pdf 9kB) * 13
QUI.903 Analytical Aspects of Electroanalytical Chemistry 1 (Mandatory for Doctorate Degree) (Obrigatória p/ doutorado) (.pdf 9kB) ** 13
QUI.904 Optical Methods Applied to Trace Determination (Mandatory for Doctorate Degree) (.pdf 9kB) *** 13
QUI.931 Analytical Aspects of Electroanalytical Chemistry 2 (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.932 Chemical Sensors (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.961 Continuous Flow Analysis (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.900-x/xx Topics in Analytical Chemistry Variable

* The student may choose 1 course from the list QUI.902, QUI.903, and QUI.904. The choice will be at the discretion of the student and advisor

Courses in the Field of Organic Chemistry

Code Name Number of credits
QUI.501 Advanced Organic Chemistry (Mandatory for Academic Master's and Doctorate Degrees) (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.502 Mechanism of Organic Reactions (Mandatory for Doctorate Degree) (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.503 Advances in Spectroscopy for Identification of Chemical Substances (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.521 NMR – A Modern Theoretical/Practical Approach (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.522 Method Development by HPLC: Fundamentals, Strategies and Validation (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.541 Organic Synthesis Methodology (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.542 Organic Synthesis (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.543 Organometallics in Organic Synthesis (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.561 Chemistry of Secondary Natural Products (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.572 Bioactive Natural Products (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.500-x/xx Topics in Organic Chemistry Variable

Courses in the Field of Inorganic Chemistry

Código Nome Créditos
QUI.701 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (Mandatory for Academic Master's and Doctorate Degrees) (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.702 Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry (Mandatory for Academic Master's and Doctorate Degrees) (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.742 Homogeneous Catalysis (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.743 Heterogeneous Catalysis (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.761 The Coordination Chemistry (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.765 Crystallo-Physics (.pdf 9kB) 13
QUI.700-x/xx Topics in Inorganic Chemistry (.pdf 9kB) Variable