Federal University Of Santa Catarina
Biological Sciences
Florianópolis, Brazil
Course
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Biological Sciences programme at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) in Florianópolis covers cell biology, embryology, genetics, biochemistry, botany, physiology, parasitology, morphology, ecology, zoology, microbiology, immunology and pharmacology. UFSC, founded in 1960, is a public, free university ranked among Brazil's and Latin America's best. The day track gives broad first two years with an optional teaching route in year three; the evening track is teaching-focused. Students use CCB laboratories for research, scientific initiation, internships and a final thesis (TCC).
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as school teachers, research assistants, environmental managers, lab technicians and consultants, and write reports.
UFSC Biological Sciences Program is a broad-ranging degree that provides students with knowledge of various biological areas, such as Cell Biology, Embryology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Botany, Physiology, Parasitology, Morphology, Ecology, Zoology, Microbiology, Immunology and Pharmacology. The student can also choose to pursue a teaching degree – in this case, the graduate will be able to work as a teacher in primary and secondary schools.
The program is offered in the day period since 2006, and in the evening period since 2010. Today, the day program offers general courses in the first two years and, in the third year, the student must choose if they will follow the teaching career. In the evening program, this choice need not be made, as the degree is already aimed at teaching.
Biological Sciences graduates are qualified to provide services, execute projects and carry out research in various areas of biology, such as preservation, sanitation, protection and enhancement of environmental quality, biotechnology, etc. The School of Biological Sciences (CCB) has a number of laboratories where cutting-edge research is conducted and where students find vast possibilities to develop their Scientific Initiation projects, which contribute largely to their studies throughout the program.
The biologist can guide, direct, advise or consult companies, conduct investigations, and prepare technical reports and opinions. The School of Biological Sciences houses a Junior Enterprise called Simbiosis, managed exclusively by students, which already performs some of these tasks. Throughout the program, students take part in internships that result in a final thesis (TCC), which, in its turn, reflects the students’ dedication and the quality of the program.
