ACADEMIC CYCLE
The Graduate Program in Letters presents a semester-based academic cycle: 4 semesters for Master's Course and 8 semesters for Doctorate. Therefore, enrollment in subjects is carried out every six months. Students enroll in Mandatory and Elective subjects.
MASTER'S DEGREE COURSE
In the Master's Degree, a minimum of 24 (twenty-four) credits in subjects is fulfilled in the Concentration Area of History of Literature with 9 (nine) mandatory credits and 15 (fifteen) credits in elective subjects.
In the Concentration Area of Language Studies there are 6 (six) mandatory credits and a minimum of 18 (eighteen) credits in elective subjects.
In addition, if there is interest, the master's students can enroll in other elective subjects, fulfilling several credits in addition to the minimum required by law. In this sense, the tendency to fulfill a number of credits higher than the minimum has been registered, which is attributed to: (a) the relevance of the subjects and themes covered by them, (b) the search, by the students, for solid and in-depth training, aiming at a demanding and competitive job market.
DOCTORATE
In the Doctorate in the Concentration Area of History of Literature, student need to complete 36 (thirty-six) credits in disciplines, which should be taken over the first three semesters. Student may apply for taking Master's credits, within a limit of 24 (twenty -four), and the request must be examined by the Program for the purpose of verifying the compatibility between disciplines. In all cases, students will need to take the mandatory courses Research Seminar in Language Studies; Guided Readings in Language Studies; Acquisition, Learning and Language Teaching; and Language, Discourse and Teaching. Having fulfilled the credits in disciplines, the candidate must submit the Thesis in preparation for the 'Qualification Exam' up to a maximum of 30 months from the admission into the Program.
In the Doctorate in the Concentration Area of Language Studies, students need to complete 36 (thirty-six) credits in disciplines, which should be taken over the first three semesters. Student may apply for taking Master's credits, within a limit of 24 (twenty -four), and the request must be examined by the Program for the purpose of verifying the compatibility between disciplines. In all cases, students will need to take the mandatory courses Research Seminar in Language Studies; Guided Readings in Language Studies; Acquisition, Learning and Language Teaching; and Language, Discourse and Teaching. Having fulfilled the credits in disciplines, the candidate must submit the Thesis in preparation for the 'Qualification Exam' up to a maximum of 30 months from the admission into the Program.