Student Life
Masters and PhD scholarships are distributed according to PPGAC-UFBA quota availability, which varies from year to year. Therefore, admissions for PPGAC-UFBA regular students do not guarantee scholarships at any time during the course. These quotas are granted by the funding agencies: CAPES, CNPq and FAPESB. The ranking order for the distribution contains two sets. The first set consists of candidates approved in the admission process for Brazilians or foreigners with permanent residency visas in Brazil, obeying the final averages obtained in this process. The second set consists of the candidates approved in the admission process for foreigners without a permanent visa in Brazil, obeying the final averages obtained in this process. Only after all members of the first set that meet the required criteria are awarded a scholarship, the members of the second set begin to receive scholarships.
CAPES
Since 1998, CAPES has maintained scholarships, financial and institutional support to PPGAC, initially through the Graduation Support Program - PROAP. Since March 2011, PPGAC has received financial support through the PROEX / CAPES Academic Excellence Program, with several of its researchers participating as ad hoc consultants. PPGAC maintains a PROEX-CAPES Management Committee that aims to plan and make the various activities of Faculty and Students feasible through different forms of funding.
Further information on these procedures is PPGAC Coordination, or click here:
Academic Excellence Program – PROEX
Further Criteria to CAPES PROEX aid rules (PDF)
Useful Links
CAPES – Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel
CNPq – National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
FAPESB – Foundation for Research Support of the State of Bahia
Academic Style Guideline:
Check:
CHAPTER IV - page 24
Course Completion Work
RECOMMENDED LENGTH
Master's Theses
Between 100 and 200 pages; including indexes, glossary and appendices/attachments. *
PhD Dissertations
Between 200 and 400; including indexes, glossary and appendices/attachments.
FOR THE REFERRAL OF THE QUALIFYING EXAMINATION
The advisor:
- The Examining Committee composition
- Masters Degree: three professors: the advisor, one PPGAC prof to/not linked to PPGAC
- Doctorate: five professors: the advisor, two PPGAC professors and two professors external to PPGAC;
- Schedule date, time and location of the qualifying examination with the Committee;
- Send the official invitation letter to the Committee.
The PhD or MA candidate:
- Request from the PPGAC Office the specific form for qualifying examination;
- Submit completed form 30 days in advance of qualifying examination;
- Send a copy of the thesis to each Committee member 30 days prior to the date of qualifying examination.
FOR THE REFERRAL OF THE FINAL DEFENSE
The advisor:
- The Examining Committee composition
- Masters Degree: three professors: the advisor, one PPGAC professor and one professor external to PPGAC
- Doctorate: five professors: the advisor, two PPGAC professors and two professors external to PPGAC;
- Schedule date, time and location of defense with the Committee;
- Send the official invitation letter to the Committee
The MA or PhD candidate:
- Request from the PPGAC Office the specific form for the defense;
- Submit completed form 30 days in advance of the defense;
- Send a copy of the thesis to each Committee member 30 days prior to the date of the defense
CREDIT FULFILLMENT
Students must check every six months for the pertinence of their enrollment in courses with their advisors and the PPGAC-UFBA Pedagogical Coordination. This must be done in order to properly fulfill all the credits of their course, so to avoid gaps in their record that will prevent the issuance of a diploma.
MA students must complete 68 hours of Supervised Teaching Internship and, for the PhD students, the course load is 136 hours. Students who have experience in higher education teaching in the last 5 years may request exemption from this activity.
Students who have already attended PPGAC or other graduate programs (as Regular or Special Student) may request for academic courses fulfillment to be exempt from optional course and in some cases compulsory courses. The student can also request for the equivalence of academic/artistic production considered credits corresponding to an optional course by applying at the General Secretariat for Courses (SGC) of UFBA.
The external evaluator, during the qualification committee, may indicate the Master student for direct progression to the Doctorate. In this case, it is mandatory that the qualification is held within 18 months of enrollment in the Master's degree. If accepted by all members of the committee and the student, the Master's final defense must occur within 03 months of the recommendation. However, the student may choose to transfer to the Doctorate without the Master's final defense, thus waiving the title of Master. It is suggested that the doctorate student coming from Upgrade holds the final dissertation defense 48 months after the initial enrollment in PPGAC.
Leave for doctoral exchange program
Venue Request
Room 10 and the Armindo Bião room can be made available to faculty and students. The reservation must be made at the PPGAC office 15 days in advance.
The venues at the School of Theater (Martim Gonçalves Theater, Nilda Spencer Gallery, etc.) must be booked in the Support Coordination of the School of Theater.
Equipment request
Some equipment can be requested from the PPGAC office. The form must be submitted 7 days in advance.
To download, click on the link
Master and PhD Qualification Form
Financial Aid Form
Check forms and arrangements of SUPAC (processes for leave of absence, academic courses fulfillment, exemption of teaching internship, diploma application, model for proxy, among others).