The PPGBiotec lasts for 2 years (24 months), counted from the date of admission. Regular teaching is organized in the form of courses, delivered through lectures, seminars, guided studies, practical classes, or other didactic methods.
The courses are classified into two levels (mandatory and elective), according to the content and focus of their respective syllabi. These are offered during the program depending on the availability of the responsible faculty members.
Mandatory Courses
Course
workload
Credits
Scientific Methodology
30 hours
02 credits
Statistics
30 hours
02 credits
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Biotechnology
60 hours
04 credits
Dissertation Project
15 hours
01 credit
Seminars
30 hours
02 credits
Dissertation Work
90 hours
06 credits
Teaching Practice
30 hours
02 credits
Elective or Specialization Area Courses
Course
workload
Credits
Application of Soil Organic Matter in Biotechnology
60 hours
04 credits
Bioassays with Arthropods: Tool for Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Biological Data
105 hours
07 credits
Molecular Biology
60 hours
04 credits
Fungal Biology
30 hours
02 credits
Bioprospecting of Natural Products
90 hours
06 credits
Microalgae and Cyanobacteria Biotechnology
30 hours
02 credits
Vector Biotechnology
45 hours
03 credits
Control and Quality in the Agri-Food Industry
45 hours
03 credits
Genome Editing
90 hours
06 credits
Industrial Fermentative Process Engineering
60 hours
04 credits
Synthetic Engineering and Synthetic Biology
30 hours
02 credits
Clinical Pharmacology
60 hours
04 credits
In Silico Tools for Target and Molecule Identification with Biological Potential
105 hours
07 credits
Physiology of Aquatic Environments and Biotechnological Pollution
60 hours
04 credits
Fundamentals of Industrial Biotechnology
45 hours
03 credits
Introduction to Bioinformatics
60 hours
04 credits
Introduction to Plant Biotechnology
45 hours
03 credits
Project and Product Methodology: Informational and Conceptual Phase
60 hours
04 credits
Computational Methods
60 hours
04 credits
Instrumental Methods for Chemical Analyses
60 hours
04 credits
Methods for Detecting Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Products
30 hours
02 credits
General Microbiology
60 hours
04 credits
Genome Assembly
60 hours
04 credits
Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, and Nanomaterials
60 hours
04 credits
Nanomateriais
120 hours
08 credits
Nanomedicines
105 hours
07 credits
Biofuel Production
30 hours
02 credits
In Silico Tools Program
45 hours
03 credits
Recovery and Purification of Bioproducts
60 hours
04 credits
Data Analysis Techniques
30 hours
02 credits
Enzyme Technology
45 hours
03 credits
Technology in Vaccine Production
60 hours
04 credits
Special Topics in Molecular Biology
30 hours
02 credits
Virology and Molecular Parasitology
60 hours
04 credits
Molecular Virology
60 hours
04 credits
Informations
Non-creditable Activities
Dissertation and Thesis Preparation: These courses do not need to be included in the Study Plan. Enrollment must be made when the student has already completed all credits and is in the process of research and preparation of the final report (dissertation or thesis), in order to maintain enrollment in the Program.
Study Plan
In the selection process, the student will indicate the Research Line in which they will develop their studies. After joining PPGBiotec/UFT/Gurupi, together with their advisor, the student will prepare the Study Plan, which should guide their academic trajectory until the completion of the program. The requirement to comply with the Study Plan does not prevent the student and/or advisor from requesting changes through the inclusion or exclusion of a course or activity.
Master’s Project Qualification
At PPGBiotec/UFT/Gurupi, the qualification will be carried out by a committee composed of at least two PhD professors, whether affiliated or not with the program, and two alternates, including the advisor. At least one member of the committee must be external to UFT, as stated in the PPGBiotec Regulations (2024).
