Doctorate - Disciplines


The curriculum of the Doctorate course dialogues with the Master's. A flexible and open curricular organization is conceived to welcome research interests linked to the Program Lines. Thus, the structure emerges from the work that has been developed, in articulation with the Lines and research projects. The proposal aims to strengthen research and high- level intellectual training, offering opportunities to deepen studies in Engineering.

The student of the Doctorate in Engineering of Processes and Technologies must complete, within 48 months, 56 credits (1 credit = 15 hours), distributed as follows:

  • Mandatory Disciplines - 12 credits
  • Elective Disciplines - 24 credits
  • Elaboration of the Thesis - 20 credits

The advisor will recommend the appropriate mandatory and elective disciplines for the doctoral student's training. In addition to completing the credits, to be able to defend the thesis and obtain the title of Doctor, the student must prove, to the Program Collegiate, proficiency in two foreign languages: English (mandatory) and a second foreign language to be indicated by their advisor.

Mandatory Disciplines

  • Transport Phenomena I or Transport Phenomena II - 4 credits
  • Industrial Chemical Processes - 2 credits
  • Doctoral Seminars - 2 credits
  • Thermodynamics I or Thermodynamics II - 4 credits

Elective Disciplines

  • Thermal Analysis Applied to Industrial Processes - 2 credits
  • Bioreactors and Industrial Microbiological Processes - 4 credits
  • Polymeric Blends - 2 credits
  • Kinetics of Biochemical Processes - 3 credits
  • Dynamic Systems Control - 4 credits
  • Spectroscopy Applied to Technological Processes - 2 credits
  • Internship in Teaching - 2 credits
  • Metal Fabrication with Emphasis in Machining - 4 credits
  • Environmental Management, Eco-efficiency and Sustainability - 2 credits
  • Technological Innovation Management - 2 credits
  • Management of Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation - 4 credits
  • Analytical Methods Applied to Chemical and Biochemical Processes - 4 credits
  • Mathematical Methods for Process Engineering - 4 credits
  • Microbiology and Biochemistry Applied to Biochemical Processes - 3 credits
  • Nanotechnology - 2 credits
  • Essential Oils: Overview and Applications - 2 credits
  • Design of Experiments - 2 credits
  • Processing of Metallic Materials - 4 credits
  • Power Generation Processes - 4 credits
  • Waste Recovery Processes - 2 credits
  • Removal Processes in the Metal/Mechanical Sector - 4 credits
  • Membrane Separation Processes - 2 credits
  • Water and Effluent Treatment Processes - 4 credits
  • Processes in Biomaterials - 2 credits
  • Industrial Enzymatic Processes - 2 credits
  • Galvanic Processes and Industrial Painting - 4 credits
  • Processes in the Polymer Industry - 4 credits
  • Process Projects - 4 credits
  • Chemical Reactors - 4 credits
  • Recycling and Reusing Polymeric Waste - 2 credits
  • Dissertations and theses follow-up seminars - 2 credits
  • Special Topics in Process Engineering - 2 credits
  • Use of Biomass for Biofuels - 3 credits