State University Of Goias - Universidade Estadual De Goias MASTER IN ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
State University Of Goias - Universidade Estadual De Goias

State University Of Goias - Universidade Estadual De Goias

MASTER IN ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY

Goiás, Brazil

Master degree

English

Mar 2024

On-Campus

Key Summary

    About: The Master in Environment and Society focuses on the relationship between humans and their environment. This program explores critical issues such as sustainability, environmental policy, and socio-environmental justice over the course of two years. Students engage with fieldwork, case studies, and interdisciplinary approaches to understand the complex dynamics at play.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue various careers including environmental policy consultant, sustainability manager, urban planner, or roles in non-profit organizations focused on environmental issues. The program also prepares students for further academic research or PhD studies in related fields.

The Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Environment and Society started on 04/25/2014, with the first meeting of the Board, after approval by the UEG CsU and recommendation by CAPES. Prof. Marcos Antônio Pesquero was chosen as the first coordinator and Hamilton Afonso de Oliveira, the first vice coordinator. Immediately, the first selection process was organized, with the filling of the 14 vacancies offered. Teaching activities began in August 2014. The Master's Degree in Environment and Society was the eighth stricto sensu graduate program approved at the State University of Goiás, the second outside Anápolis.

In 2014, the Master in Environment and Society was composed of six (46%) teachers linked to the Biological Sciences courses; four (30.7%) teachers from the Geography course; two (15.4%) professors from the History course; and one (7.9%) professor of Agronomic Engineering. Of this total, 11 permanent teachers (84.6%) were permanent staff at UEG Câmpus Morrinhos.

the faculty of the Master's Program in Environment and Society, in general, is characterized by a varied background, which contemplates the program's proposal due to its multidisciplinary character. The permanent faculty has a degree in Biological Sciences (6), History (3), Geography (3), Ecology (1), and Agronomic Engineering (1). Continuing in the analysis, the doctoral training contemplates areas correlated and distinct from the undergraduate training, with emphasis on History and Ecology (3), Agronomic Engineering, Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Geography, Education (2), and other areas of Biological Sciences, Entomology, Immunology, Sciences, and Geoscience (1).