1. The Program
a. Historic
The lato sensu postgraduation in Animal Health, after five years of offering by Preventive Veterinary Medicine Department (DMVP), resulted in the stricto sensu modality at Londrina State University (UEL). Such consolidation occurred due to the maturity of professor’s staff. In 1991, a proposal for a master’s degree course in Animal Health was sent to the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). After approval, the first class began in 1992. Since then, over the years, the course has undergone some adjustments, particularly to accommodate new professors, new lines of research, new concentration area and, mainly, new realities to the labor market and insertion of professionals in the field of agricultural sciences in the context of teaching, research, development, technology diffusion, service provision, commerce, and industry. In 2002, the Postgraduate Program in Animal Health Science at the Londrina State University (PPG-CA/UEL), had its biggest and main restructuring. With greater scientific maturity and professional ascension of the group of professors responsible for the master’s course, and partnership with professors linked to the Department of Animal Sciences, and Veterinary Clinical Sciences from UEL, it was proposed to open the doctoral level. Thus, the doctoral proposal was formatted with two areas of concentration consisting of the areas of Animal Health and Animal Production, it is noteworthy that already at that time the PPG-CA had glimpsed the need for union between the departments to solidify the PPG. Based on this proposal, the Program is no longer linked to a single proposing department, the Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, but also to the Department of Animal Science. In addition to uniting the departments, the proposal included, in the Animal Health concentration area, some colleagues from the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, who developed research with an interface in Animal Health. Considering the great increase that we obtained both in quantitative terms and, mainly, in qualitative terms concerning research and development actions, which contributed to the consolidation of the program, this is still our current format. After our consolidation at the national level, represented by concept 5 (from 3 to 7) attributed to the Program by three consecutive three-year evaluations, the Program’s coordination directed efforts towards increasing actions to promote the Program’s internationalization. In the 2010-2012 triennium, the Postgraduate Program in Animal Science made its greatest qualitative leap. After 22 years of intense research, teaching, and extension work conducted in the context of the program, and mainly, after the maturing of the faculty and the effective consolidation of our Research Lines and Areas of Concentration, our efforts were valued by CAPES. In this triennium (2017-2020) we achieved the much-desired recognition of our actions developed both nationally and, mainly, internationally. With this recognition, we were awarded concept 7, the highest CAPES concept attributed to those Programs consolidated with a strong national expression and with research actions and international exchanges.
b. Coordination/Secretary and contacts
Contact
ciencianimal@uel.br , telefone +55 43 3371-4709 (secretary)
Coordinator: Prof. João Luis Garcia, email: jlgarcia@uel.br, +55 43 3371-4765
c. faculty
d. Area of Concentration/Line of Research
e. Requirements
Student Requirements
To complete the Masters and Doctorate levels, the student must complete the workload and credits distributed as follows:
For the Master, the student must complete 64 (sixty-four) credits corresponding to 960 (nine hundred and sixty) hours, distributed as follows:
• 07 (seven) credits in common core subjects;
• at least 13 (thirteen) credits in optional subjects of the Program, the remaining 4 (four) credits being able to be fulfilled in other Programs with national validity;
• 40 (forty) dissertation credits
For the Doctorate, the student must complete 160 (one hundred and sixty) credits, corresponding to 2,400 (two thousand and four hundred) hours, distributed as follows:
• 06 (six) credits in common core subjects.
• at least 30 (thirty) credits in subjects in the Program’s concentration area, and the remaining 4 (four) credits may be fulfilled in other Postgraduate Programs with national validity;
• 120 (one hundred and twenty) credits in Thesis.
For the Doctorate, Master’s credits may be validated.
The CAPES/MEC Foundation grantee students must also complete 2 (two) for the Master’s Degree, and 4 (four) credits for the Doctorate in the subject of Teaching Internship at Undergraduate.
Application to the courses
Master’s degree
a) completed registration form, which is available at: http://www.uel.br/proppg/portalnovo/pages/inscricoes-programas-cursos/inscricoes-por-nivel.php;
b) proof of payment of the public registration fee corresponding to the amount of R$ 162.00 (one hundred and sixty-two reais) – only at Caixa Econômica Federal, as specified in the notice;
c) Foreign applicants must present: 1. copy of passport; 2. front and back certified copy of graduation diploma (language of origin); 3. certified copy of the sworn translation of the graduation diploma; 4. certified copy of the Birth or Marriage Certificate (original language); 5. certified copy of the sworn translation of the Birth or Marriage Certificate; 6. copy of the CPF; 7. updated visa to stay in the country.
* If the candidate does not yet have the diploma, he/she must present a certificate of graduation. If you are still attending graduation, you must present a certificate showing that you are enrolled in the last year of graduation and expected completion by the beginning of the academic period);
d) Documented Lattes Curriculum (https://wwws.cnpq.br/cvlattesweb/pkg_cv_estr.inicio); Lattes Curriculum Assessment Form fully completed (https://pos.uel.br/cienciaanimal/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ficha-de-Avaliacao-Curriculo-Lattes_.pdf);
e) pre-project of the master degree;
Attention: The candidate who presents a document other than the diploma must be aware that, if approved in the selection process, he/she must present, at the time of registration, a supporting document in which the date of completion of the course (day/month/year) must be before enrolling at UEL, without which you will not be able to enroll and will lose the right to a place, without refunding the public price of the enrollment.
Doctorate
a) completed registration form, which is available at: http://www.uel.br/proppg/portalnovo/pages/inscricoes-programas-cursos/inscricoes-por-nivel.php;
b) proof of payment of the public registration fee corresponding to the amount of R$ 162.00 (one hundred and sixty-two reais) – only at Caixa Econômica Federal, as specified in the Boleto;
c) Foreign applicants must present: 1. copy of passport; 2. front and back certified copy of graduation diploma (the language of origin); 3. certified copy of the sworn translation of the graduation diploma; 4. certified copy of the Birth or Marriage Certificate (original language); 5. certified copy of the sworn translation of the Birth or Marriage Certificate; 6. copy of the CPF; 7. updated visa to stay in the country.
*If the candidate does not yet have the diploma, he/she must present a certificate of graduation. If you are still attending graduation, you must present a certificate showing that you are enrolled in the last year of graduation and expected completion by the beginning of the academic period);
d) Documented Lattes Curriculum (https://wwws.cnpq.br/cvlattesweb/pkg_cv_estr.inicio); Lattes Curriculum Assessment Form fully completed (https://pos.uel.br/cienciaanimal/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ficha-de-Avaliacao-Curriculo-Lattes_.pdf);
e) pre-project of the thesis;
Attention: The candidate who presents a document that proves the completion of the graduation other than the diploma must be aware that, if approved in the selection process, it must present ar, upon enrollment, a supporting document in which the date of completion of the course (day/month/year) must be before enrollment at UEL, without which you will not be able to enroll and will lose the right to the place, without refund of the value of the public price for the registration.
Master’s and Doctorate
• for selection at the Master’s level, it will be necessary to present a Work Plan for the development of the dissertation that is in line with one of the Program’s Research Lines. The plan must be prepared in a maximum of four-five pages, which must include the date, name, signature of the candidate.
• for the selection at the doctoral level, the selection process will also include the analysis of the research project (presented upon registration) and discussion by the Program Selection Committee.
* For approval in the selection process, the candidate must reach an average score equal to or greater than 6.0 (six) resulting from the evaluations described above.
In case of doubt, please contact us via e-mail: ciencianimal@uel.br or telephone: +55 43 3371-4709.
2. MASTER SCIENCE/DOCTORATE
The program
The Postgraduate Program in Animal Health Science, at the Master’s and Doctoral degrees, has as its general aim the qualification of human resources in the area of Agricultural Sciences, in particular for the development of research in Animal Health and Production. The Program has as specific aims the qualification and training of professionals for scientific and technical investigation in two areas of concentration:
1. Animal Health:
In this area, the following topics are mainly addressed:
I) Animal health prevention; II) Diagnosis, treatment, control, and prophylaxis of infectious, parasitic, deficient, and metabolic diseases of importance in Veterinary Medicine; III) Antigenic and molecular evaluation of microorganisms of interest in Animal Health; IV) Veterinary Public Health, through the study of zoonoses and the control of microbiological quality and residues in the food production chain of animal origin; v) Clinic and Veterinary Surgery, through the development and/or improvement of clinical treatment and surgical, anesthetic, and diagnostic techniques.
2. Animal Production:
In this area, the following topics are mainly addressed:
I) Zootechnical management; II) Animal nutrition; III) Food and feed IV) Animal welfare; and V) Reproduction biotechniques applied to the main animal species of economic interest.
The purpose of the Program is to offer the labor market qualified professionals to work in public and private institutions of education, research, and development, and the fields of animal health protection, veterinary public health, animal production, and reproduction. For this, the graduate student, through a curriculum, practical work carried out in laboratories and the field, and extra-curricular activities will have the opportunity to exercise the critical point of view.
The Curricular structure may be access by link (https://pos.uel.br/cienciaanimal/sobre-o-programa/disciplinas/)