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Graduate Program in Informatics

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Contact:
pos@inf.puc-rio.br
+55 21 3527-1510

Address:
Departamento de Informática
Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225
Gávea, Rio de Janeiro - RJ 

Office hours:
9:30am to 12:00pm and
2:00pm to 4:30pm 


Program's Goals

The Program is composed of two levels: the Master's and Doctoral degrees. The Master's course aims to form high-level professionals for work in industry, government agencies and teaching and research institutions. The Doctoral course aims at training high-level academic professionals for teaching and research.


Concentration areas

Master's and Doctoral courses


Course Recognition

Master’s and Doctoral Degrees

Recognition:
CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Eduction Personnel; from Brazilian Ministry of Education) evaluation: grade 7 (in a 3 to 7 scale) for the 2010-2012 period.
Approved by the CNE/CES MEC n.288/2015 of July 08, 2015.
Granted degrees: Master in Informatics and/or Doctor in Science-Informatics


Requirements for obtaining the Master’s and Doctoral degrees

Master

Doctor

Accomplish basic requirement and be approved the Qualification Exam (INF 3004) and thesis proposal Exam (INF 3007).


Admission and Enrollment

Master

In addition to the regulation's general requirements, the Informatics Department requires the following from applicants:

Doctor

In addition to the regulation's general requirements, the Informatics Department requires the following from applicants: