Objectives: The Doctoral Degree Program at PPGPSI-UFU at PPGPSI-UFU has the following objectives:

1. To consolidate the training and qualification of professors for the development of original, advanced, and innovative scientific research, autonomously, and for the supervision of students in stricto sensu graduate courses,
2. To produce professionals in the field of Psychology for the autonomous production of original, advanced, and innovative scientific knowledge that contributes to the solution of problems of interest to the field of psychology or related fields,
3. To promote the development of psychology as a science and profession, producing new scientific and socially relevant knowledge, methods, and techniques,
4. To provide the doctoral student with theoretical and methodological support that will allow him/her to critically analyze the context of higher education, qualifying him/her to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and
5. To collaborate with the qualification of undergraduate teaching at IP-UFU, integrating the research carried out and the teaching activities of professors and students at PPGPSI-UFU.

Entry method: Admission to the Doctoral Degree Program at PPGPSI-UFU is carried out through specific selection processes, governed by notices published annually, generally in the second semester.

These selection processes consist of two stages:

1. Elimination stage, related to the evaluation of the candidate's preliminary research project, and
2. Classification stage, related to evaluating the candidate's resume.

Detailed information about admission to the PPGPSI-UFU Doctoral Program, and the notices on the subject published in recent years can be found in the “Selection processes” tab.

Organization: The Doctoral Course of the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Federal University of Uberlândia (PPGPSI-UFU) is organized into four lines of research:

1. Cognitive Processes,
2. Organizational Processes,
3. Psychosocial Processes in Health and Education and
4. Psychoanalysis and Culture.

Detailed information about each of the research lines can be found in the “Areas/Lines” tab.

Area of Concentration: Psychology.

Qualification: The PPGPSI-UFU Doctoral Program confers the title of Doctor of Psychology.

Didactic system: The subjects of the PPGPSI-UFU Doctoral Program are taught on a credit-hour basis, with one credit corresponding to 15 hours of class.

Status: In operation.

Funding agencies: The PPGPSI-UFU Doctoral Degree Program is supported by resources from the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, the Dean’s Office of Graduate and Research Studies, and the Institute of Psychology of the Federal University of Uberlândia.

Scholarships: The PPGPSI-UFU Doctoral Course offers scholarships according to the grants from funding agencies (CAPES, FAPEMIG and CNPq) to applicants approved in specific selection processes. 

Detailed information on the scholarship selection processes can be found in the “Scholarships” tab.

Curriculum Structure: The curriculum structure of the Master's and Doctorate Courses of PPGPSI-UFU is composed, in total, of 44 curriculum components, divided into compulsory and elective.

There are 10 specific curriculum components of the Doctoral Course:

1. Supervised Activity I,
2. Supervised Activity II,
3. Supervised Activity III,
4. Supervised Activity IV,
5. Supervised Activity V,
6. Supervised Activity VI,
7. Supervised Activity VII,
8. Supervised Activity VIII,
9. Doctoral Qualifying Examination, and
10. Doctoral Thesis.

The respective curriculum structure is articulated with the objectives of the PPGPSI-UFU Doctoral Course and is adequate in terms of workload, considering that the curriculum completion of the aforementioned program requires obtaining at least 72 credits, distributed as follows:

1. 12 credits in compulsory curriculum components (Research Seminars I, Research Seminars II, and Educational Psychology and Professional Development of the Educator),
2. 16 credits in elective curriculum components,
3. 16 credits in Supervised Activity I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII,
4. 8 credits in Teaching Internship in Undergraduate Studies I and II,
5. 2 credits in Complementary Activities (publication of books, book chapters or articles linked to the PPGPSI-UFU research lines),
6. 4 credits in Doctoral Qualifying Exam, and
7. 16 credits in Doctoral Thesis.

Compulsory curriculum components allow students to study their line of research and to become professors. Elective curricular components allow students to be exposed to content that is not strictly defined by their line of research. In addition, students can take the curriculum components established by CONPEP Resolution 43/2024, which cover all the graduate programs of the Federal University of Uberlândia.

Detailed information about each of the curriculum components can be found below in “Curriculum” and in the “Subjects” tab.

Curriculum progression: Below you will find the curriculum progression of the PPGPSI-UFU Doctoral course. This means the expected completion of the curriculum components per semester, given the expected flow of the training.

1st semester

• Supervised Activity I – 2 credits

  Syllabus: Various methodological and theoretical contents related to the preparation of the thesis project.

  Program:
  I. Research methodology in the area of study
  II. Main topics studied in the area of study
  III. Bibliographical research on some topics chosen with the advisor
  IV. Beginning of writing the justification and introduction of the project
  V. Definition of the methodology for developing the Project

  Bibliography: Specific references to be indicated by the advisor.

• Research Seminars I – 4 credits

  Syllabus: Studies of contemporary themes in Psychology linked to the current lines of research of the curriculum: Cognitive Processes, Organizational Processes, Psychosocial Processes in Health and Education, Psychoanalysis and Culture.

  Program: Program defined by the professors who will offer the subject.

  Bibliography: Specific references to be indicated by professors.

• Elective curriculum component 1 (to be chosen) – 4 credits

  Elective curricular components allow students to be exposed to content that is not strictly defined by their line of researchElective curricular components allow students to be exposed to content that is not strictly defined by their line of research

2nd semester

• Supervised Activity II – 2 credits

  Syllabus: Various methodological and theoretical contents related to the preparation of the research project.

  Program:
  I. Research methodology in the area of study
  II. Main topics studied in the area of study
  III. Bibliographical research on some topics chosen with the advisor
  IV. Beginning of writing the justification and introduction of the project
  V. Definition of the methodology for developing the project

  Bibliography: Specific references to be indicated by the advisor.

• Research Seminars II – 4 credits

  Objective: At the end of the course, students will be eligible to critically discuss the research studied in the different lines of research of the Program, based on a bibliographical and critical review of the topic.

  Syllabus: Studies of contemporary themes in Psychology linked to the current lines of research of the curriculum: Cognitive Processes, Organizational Processes, Psychosocial Processes in Health and Education, Psychoanalysis and Culture.

• Educational Psychology and Professional Development of the Educator – 4 credits

  Syllabus: Educator Training: Professional Development of Teachers and Contributions of School Psychology to Teacher Education. Mediation in the Classroom in Higher Education.

  Program:

  I-Teacher Education
  1.1-Studies and Research on Teacher Education
  1.2-Professional Development
  II-Teacher-Researcher
  2.1-Studies and Research on the Teacher as a Researcher
  III-Contributions of School/Educational Psychology to Teacher Education
  3.1-School/Educational Psychology and Teacher Education
  3.2-A Perspective from Historical-Cultural Psychology
  IV-Pedagogical Mediation in the Classroom in Higher Education
  4.1-Teacher Education and Pedagogical Mediation
  4.2-Contributions of Historical-Cultural Theory

  Bibliography: Specific references to be indicated by the advisor.

3rd semester

• Supervised Activity III – 2 credits

  Syllabus: Various methodological and theoretical contents related to the preparation of the research project.

  Program:
  I. Research methodology in the area of study
  II. Main topics studied in the area of study
  III. Bibliographical research on some topics chosen with the advisor
  IV. Beginning of writing the justification and introduction of the project
  V. Definition of the methodology for developing the Project

  Bibliography: Specific references to be indicated by the advisor.

• Elective curriculum component 2 (to be chosen) – 4 credits

  Elective curricular components allow students to be exposed to content that is not strictly defined by their line of researchElective curricular components allow students to be exposed to content that is not strictly defined by their line of research

4th semester

• Supervised Activity IV – 2 credits

  Syllabus: Various methodological and theoretical contents related to the preparation of the research project.

  Program:
  I. Research methodology in the area of study
  II. Main topics studied in the area of study
  III. Bibliographical research on some topics chosen with the advisor
  IV. Beginning of writing the justification and introduction of the project
  V. Definition of the methodology for developing the project

• Elective curriculum component 3 (to be chosen) – 4 credits

  Elective curricular components allow students to be exposed to content that is not strictly defined by their line of researchElective curricular components allow students to be exposed to content that is not strictly defined by their line of research

5th semester

• Supervised Activity V – 2 credits

  Syllabus: Various methodological and theoretical contents related to the preparation of the research project.

  Program:
  I. Research methodology in the area of study
  II. Main topics studied in the area of study
  III. Bibliographical research on some topics chosen with the advisor
  IV. Beginning of writing the justification and introduction of the project
  V. Definition of the methodology for developing the Project

  Bibliography: Specific references to be indicated by the advisor.

• Elective curriculum component 4 (to be chosen) – 4 credits

  Elective curricular components allow students to be exposed to content that is not strictly defined by their line of researchElective curricular components allow students to be exposed to content that is not strictly defined by their line of research

• Teaching Internship in Undergraduate Studies I – 4 credits

  Syllabus: Planning and execution of teaching activities in undergraduate courses supervised by the advisor.
  * This subject will be offered in accordance with the rules of the UFU Superior Councils.

  Program:
  I- The structuring of the offer of a subject
  1.1-Allocation of the subject in the curriculum
  1.2 Syllabus: what it is, how to prepare it
  1.3-Establishment of prerequisites
  1.4-Connecting the content of the subject with previous and subsequent ones.
  II- Determination of the general objectives of the subject
  III- Proposal of the subject program
  2.1- Units of the program content
  2.2- Sub-units of the program content
  IV- Teaching methods
  3.1- Expository classes
  3.2- Discussions of texts in groups
  3.3- Discussions of cases
  3.4- Seminars
  V- Forms of learning assessment: written and oral tests, seminars, guided exercises to check the objectives set.

  Bibliography: References specific to each subject taught.

6th semester

• Supervised Activity VI – 2 credits

  Syllabus: Various methodological and theoretical contents related to the preparation of the research project.

  Program:
  I. Research methodology in the area of study
  II. Main topics studied in the area of study
  III. Bibliographical research on some topics chosen with the advisor
  IV. Beginning of writing the justification and introduction of the project
  V. Definition of the methodology for developing the project

  Bibliography: Specific references to be indicated by the advisor.

• Teaching Internship in Undergraduate Studies II – 4 credits

  Syllabus: Planning and execution of teaching activities in undergraduate courses supervised by the advisor.

  Program:
  I- The structuring of the offer of a subject
  1.1-Allocation of the subject in the curriculum
  1.2-Description: what it is, how to prepare it
  1.3-Establishment of prerequisites
  1.4-Connecting the content of the subject with previous and subsequent ones.
  II- Determination of the general objectives of the subject
  III- Proposal of the subject program
  2.1- Units of the program content
  2.2- Sub-units of the program content
  IV- Teaching methods
  3.1- Expository classes
  3.2- Discussions of texts in groups
  3.3- Discussions of cases
  3.4- Seminars
  V-Forms of learning assessment: written and oral tests, seminars, guided exercises to check the objectives set.

  Bibliography: References specific to each subject taught.

• Doctoral Qualifying Exam – 4 credits

  Objective: At the end of the subject, the student will be eligible to take the master's qualifying examination.

  Syllabus: Various methodological and theoretical contents related to the preparation of the research project.

  Bibliography: Specific references to be indicated by the advisor.

7th semester

• Supervised Activity VII – 2 credits

  Syllabus: Various methodological and theoretical contents related to the preparation of the research project.

  Program:
  I. Research methodology in the area of study
  II. Main topics studied in the area of study
  III. Bibliographical research on some topics chosen with the advisor
  IV. Beginning of writing the justification and introduction of the project
  V. Definition of the methodology for developing the project

• Complementary Activities – 2 credits

  Syllabus: Production and publication of books, book chapters, and articles related to the PPGPSI-UFU research lines.

  Program: Content selected based on the intended production and publication.

  Bibliography: Specific references to be indicated by the advisor.

8th semester

• Supervised Activity VIII – 2 credits

  Syllabus: Various methodological and theoretical contents related to the preparation of the research project.

  Program:
  I. Research methodology in the area of study
  II. Main topics studied in the area of study
  III. Bibliographical research on some topics chosen with the advisor
  IV. Beginning of writing the justification and introduction of the project
  V. Definition of the methodology for developing the project

  Bibliography: Specific references to be indicated by the advisor.

• Doctoral Thesis – 16 credits

  Doctoral Thesis

Profile of the new student: The PPGPSI-UFU doctoral program is designed for graduates with a bachelor's degree in psychology or a full degree in a related field and a master's degree in psychology or a related field.

Authorization document: CONPEP Resolution 11/2018 (old Resolution, in force until the end of the 2023 class) - 10/10/2018

Authorization document: CONPEP Resolution 46/2024 - 19/06/2024

Minimum duration: 24 months

Maximum duration: 48 months

CAPES score: 2019 - Score 4