5 Mechanical Engineering Masters Degree Programs in South America

To train graduates with a high level of specialization, capable of developing and expanding their knowledge in the areas of Mechanical Engineering allowing them to carry out research in this specialty. They will also be trained to enter the industry in the Research units, and execute technological transformation projects, and practice university teaching in the area of Mechanical Engineering.

Graduates of this area of the Program must have the skills to analyze problems of mechanical engineering in various fields, model complex situations and propose innovative solutions, which empower them to perform successfully and with an entrepreneurial spirit, in companies and public and private institutions, including the academic and applied research field, based on at least one of the specialties of Mechanical Engineering.

It is valued for the solid training of a professional with the ability to conduct research independently, managing to work on research projects, to generate well-founded, innovative, and sustainable solutions, in diverse themes of Mechanical Engineering. In addition, the master in Mechanical Sciences, trained at PPGMEC / UFG, must be able to act as a teacher who disseminates scientific and technological knowledge, in order to contribute to the quality of teaching in the region and in the country. And, finally, it must be able to interact with its peers, at the national and international level, understanding, adapting, and obtaining solutions, which are on the frontier of national and world knowledge, for the progress of the region and the country.

The Professional Master's Program in Mechanical Engineering is recommended by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) of the Ministry of Education, and currently has a grade of 3 (between 1 and 5). The course's mission is: I) To train qualified masters to develop academic and technical-scientific activities that meet the demands of research and technological innovation, as well as to promote the development of scientific and technological research in the industrial sector. II) Transfer knowledge to society, meeting specific demands with a view to local, regional and national scientific development. III) Promote the integrated articulation of vocational training with demanding entities of different natures, aiming to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of public and private organizations by solving problems and generating and applying appropriate innovation processes. IV) Contribute to add competitiveness and increase productivity in companies, public and private organizations. V) To strengthen the relationship between professors, students, and researchers at the University of Taubaté and institutions of teaching, research and technological development, and industries, in line with the Brazilian science and technology policy and the National Postgraduate Plan established by CAPES for the period 2011-2020.

Behind every great company or organization there is a strategist directing its operations, a leader who was capable of focusing on an objective and charting the best path to reach it. Someone who designed, with creativity and technique, the tools, resources and systems that were necessary to achieve success.