71 Preparatory Programs in Brazil

The Content Developer Program will develop your critical ability to assess the quality of content in different strategic contexts. You will master skills such as storytelling, content creation, video production and writing. You will also get the skills you need to succeed in the strategy, planning and production phases – as well as methods for analyzing and measuring digital channels. This program is for you who wants to start, accelerate or change career and work with content marketing, production and strategy.

The Motion Designer program will guide you through the basics of animation all the way to the skills you need to direct your own innovative motion concepts. You will immerse yourself in the world of motion graphics, guided by industry professionals, to become an expert creator of visual experiences. This program is for you who want to have a deep understanding of Motion design to launch or upgrade your career in the international animation or film industry.

Join a deeply collaborative, fast-paced environment that mirrors the modern workplace. Whether you are currently working as a Creative, Strategist or in Management, the Design Lead program will help you sharpen your concept skills and challenge you to solve real-world problems. The Design Lead program aims to develop conceptual thinkers who can visualise, communicate, and present ideas effectively, collaborate cross-functionally and prioritise people and processes. A minimum of one year of full-time work experience in a design related field is required as a prerequisite for the program.

The AI Business Consultant program helps you gain the expertise to excel in a hybrid role as an AI Business Consultant, where you'll bridge the gap between business opportunities and technical possibilities. Discover how to strategically plan, execute, and leverage resources to spearhead innovative projects that incorporate AI elements for product, service, or process development. This program is for you who want to start, accelerate, or change your career and gain confidence to work with AI.

The program will provide the knowledge and skills required to help you launch your career as an XR Creative Developer. The program responds to a demand for competence that can design an immersive experience with a holistic approach to user behavior, pedagogy, value creation, and ethics. Anyone who is curious to learn how to build three-dimensional worlds and next-level user experiences. You who are eager to explore things, test and fail, and try again. How the metaverses and other immersive worlds are going to look and feel are still very visionary and things are not set in stone yet. So, this is a program for those who want to be part of mapping out what this future actually looks like. It’s really about breaking new ground.

The Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering provides students with a systemic view of engineering, developed through a scaled and diversified curriculum, to prepare for a career in the development and evaluation of systems linked to aerospace vehicles, as well as in the development of orbital platforms for various purposes. These include propulsion, mechanical, energy, control and navigation systems. The graduate in Aerospace Engineering will also be able to act in the field of special materials used in such systems, as well as in aerodynamics and temperature control of aerospace vehicles and orbital platforms.

The Agriculture program is concerned with the preservation of the environment and the biological quality. Agriculturists work in the agricultural production and management processes, as well as in forest areas and animal husbandry. They can also provide advisory and consulting services, perform topographic services, certify products, and work with research and outreach in government agencies.

The Automotive Engineering program will give graduates a systemic view of automotive engineering to prepare for a career in planning, design, construction, maintenance and disposal of automotive systems such as automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles and other road vehicles, whether self-propelled, conventional or special. Graduates can also work in interdisciplinary areas of engineering, such as mechanical, electrical, production, mechatronics, metallurgical, materials, transportation and logistics, and infrastructure, all related to automotive engineering.

UFSC Computer Science Program has nearly 30 years of existence. Its curriculum is constantly evaluated to prepare specialized and up-to-date professionals of different profiles. Computer Science graduates can either develop projects in research centers and universities or work with the design and development of software in areas related to other sciences, such as Telecommunication and Bioinformatics.

The Dentistry Program aims to contextualize, investigate and teach the necessary knowledge to prepare dentists or dental surgeons for a contemporary career that promotes health based on the precepts of ethics, morality and science. In its early stages, the program focuses on the human body and its functioning, including courses in Histology, Physiology, Anatomy and Embryology.

The Economics program is one of the most traditional undergraduate programs at UFSC. Its creation dates back to 1943, prior to the foundation of the university, and it is the main reference in Economic Studies in the state of Santa Catarina. Economics graduates can work in a wide range of contexts, offering advice to companies, working for government agencies and development banks, in financial analysis, economic-financial audits and in the analysis of economic conditions.

The Electrical Engineering Program trains professionals with high technical skills whose work ranges from projects and domestic installations to the development of power generation and telecommunication systems. In the first two years, students take courses in Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering foundations – including Calculus, Physics, Electricity and Technical Drawing, as well as career-oriented courses, such as Microprocessors, Digital Systems and Mechanics.

UFSC Film Studies Program was created in 2005 – the first in the field of Arts to be offered at UFSC. It aims to prepare professionals qualified to carry out various activities in the audiovisual field and related areas, as well as to contribute to the students’ insertion in academic research. The program offers a broad training that allows students to choose their own academic paths among a wide and diverse set of elective courses. It also provides contact with a number of technical specialties, introducing the student to the handling of equipment and software and to group practices. Covering a diverse set of knowledge involved in the audiovisual production chain, the program stimulates the creative process and the contact with contemporary forms of artistic expression, besides offering a solid background in film theories and critical reflection.

The Aquaculture Engineering Program enables professionals to contribute to the efficient production of aquatic food and derived products, serving both public and private organizations. The program has seven laboratories aimed at research and production (marine and freshwater fish farming, shrimp farming, shellfish farming, seaweed farming, pathology and nutrition), and two experimental farms for the cultivation of aquatic organisms.

The Digital Creative program aims to provide the students with a holistic perspective on digital media while at the same time offer the opportunity to form a more in-depth specialization so that each individual student is ready to launch their career after completing the program. Explore the latest trends in design, technology, strategy and entrepreneurship – all with a focus on creativity and communication for the digital world.