The regulatory deadline for the master’s degree is 24 months and for the doctorate it is 48 months. Master’s and Doctorate students in the PPGCA must complete a minimum of 20 and 30 units, respectively.
Doctorate candidates must pass a qualification exam no later than 20 months after joining the program. The examining committee, consisted of three examiners, evaluates the project’s development, the quality of the student’s arguments and the prospects for completion within 48 months and for publication of the research results in qualified scientific periodicals.
At the end of the Master’s program, candidates prepare a thesis, which is presented at a public defense session before an examining committee. This committee consists of at least three examiners, one being the student’s advising professor. At the end of the Doctorate program, students prepare a doctoral dissertation, which is presented at a public defense session before an examining committee. This committee consists of at least five examiners, one being the student’s advising professor.
Below is the list of courses commonly offered at PPGCA, along with their respective semesterly workloads and classification as core (OB) or optional (OP) within the Program. Courses that are not regularly offered are labelled as Topics in Food Sciences A (15 hours) and B (30 hours).
|
Code |
Course |
Classification |
Hours |
|
ALM892 |
Radiochemistry Applied to Food |
OP |
45 |
|
ALM826 |
Topics in Food Sciences A |
OP |
15 |
|
ALM848 |
Chromatographic Methods Applied to Food Analysis |
OP |
45 |
|
ALM855 |
Food Analysis |
OP |
30 |
|
ALM856 |
Food Biochemistry |
OP |
30 |
|
ALM858 |
Food Microbiology |
OP |
30 |
|
ALM859 |
Food Chemistry |
OP |
45 |
|
ALM861 |
Design and Analysis of Experiments |
OP |
60 |
|
ALM862 |
Food Toxicology |
OP |
30 |
|
ALM867 |
Food Technology |
OP |
45 |
|
ALM891 |
Food Processing |
OP |
45 |
|
ALM872 |
Food for Special Dietary Uses |
OP |
30 |
|
ALM874 |
Statistics Applied to Bioassays |
OP |
60 |
|
ALM875 |
Teaching Internship A |
OB |
30 |
|
ALM876 |
Teaching Internship B |
OB |
30 |
|
ALM877 |
Food Science Seminars A |
OB |
15 |
|
ALM878 |
Food Science Seminars B |
OB |
15 |
|
ALM879 |
Topics in Food Sciences B |
OP |
30 |
|
ALM885 |
Biochemistry and Physiology of Nutrition |
OP |
45 |
|
ALM881 |
Functional Foods |
OP |
45 |
|
ALM882 |
Sensory Analysis |
OP |
45 |
|
ALM886 |
Chemistry of Coffee |
OP |
30 |
|
ALM887 |
Use of Agro-Industrial Waste |
OP |
45 |
|
ALM888 |
Method Validation in Food Analysis |
OP |
45 |
|
ALM889 |
Biotechnology Applied to Food |
OP |
30 |