Courses

Masters students in the program can register for courses in the concentration area or outside the concentration area, as long as they at meet the requirements established by the program. Credits from other courses from other higher education institutions may be approved, at the discretion of the Coordinating Committee (art. 55 of the Stricto Sensu Graduate Regulations of UFV).

Listed below are courses within the concentration area adopted by the Graduate Program in Agroecology. To check other courses at UFV,  access the List of UFV Courses.

CONCENTRATION AREA COURSES:

• AGRO 726 – Experimental and Observational Statistics Applied to Agroecology -> 3 credits -> offered in the 2nd semester.
• BIO 730 – Population Ecology -> 5 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• BVE 641 – Vegetation Ecology of the Cerrado -> 5 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• EDU 660 – Higher Education Methodology-> 4 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• ENF 645 – Agrossilviculture -> 4 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• ENF 685 – Environmental Impact Evaluation -> 3 credits -> unavailable at the moment.
• ENF 689 – Topics on Wild Fauna Management -> 3 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• ENF 750 – Economy of Renewable Natural Resources -> 4 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• ENG 723 – Climate Change and Impacts on Agriculture -> 4 credits -> offered 2nd semester.
• ENT 764 – Ecologia de Comunidade -> 4 créditos -> não está sendo oferecida no momento.
• ERU 614 – Development Sociology -> 3 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• ERU 615 – Peasantry, Cultura and Society -> 4 credits -> unavailable at the moment.
• ERU 624 – Research Methodology I -> 4 credits -> offered 2nd semester.
• ERU 711 – Social Processes, Local Development and Agroecological Transition-> 4 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• EST 620 – Applied Statistics -> 4 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• FIT 600 – Soil Conservation and Management -> 4 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• FIT 611 – Mineral Nutrition of Plants-> 5 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• FIT 640 – Large Crop Production -> 5 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• FIT 662 – Production of Medicinal, Aromatic and Spice Plants -> 3 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• FIT 664 – Homeopathy in Agriculture -> 3 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• FIT 675 – Plant Breeding in Abiotic Stresses -> 4 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• FIT 690 – Experimental Techniques in Plant Science I -> 4 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• FIT 691 – Agroecology -> 6 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• FIT 776 – Teaching Internship I -> 1 credit -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• FIT 777 – Teaching Internship II -> 2 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• FIT 778 – Teaching Internship III -> 3 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• FIT 794 – Special Problems I -> 1 credit -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• FIT 795 – Special Problems II -> 2 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• FIT 796 – Special Problems III -> 3 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• FIT 799 – Research -> required course (depends on the capacity of the adviser).
• MBI 664 – Microbial Ecology -> 4 credits -> offered 2nd semester.
• NUT 621 – Bioavailability of Minerals -> 7 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• NUT 622 – Nutritional Quality of Proteins -> 4 credits -> offered 2nd semester.
• NUT 623 – Vitamins in Foods -> 5 credits -> offered 2nd semester.
• NUT 641 – Health Promotion Policies -> 4 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• NUT 642 – Nutritional Epidemiology -> 4 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• NUT 646 – Biostatistics Applied to Nutrition-> 5 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• NUT 647 – Determinants of Food and Nutritional Insecurity -> 5 credits -> offered 2nd semester.
• NUT 648 – Nutritional Status Assessment -> 4 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• NUT 776 – Teaching Internship I -> 1 credit -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• NUT 777 – Teaching Internship II -> 2 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• NUT 778 – Teaching Internship III -> 3 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• NUT 779 – Agroecology Seminar -> 2 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester (required course).
• NUT 790 – Special Topics in Nutrition I -> 1 credit -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• NUT 791 – Special Topics in Nutrition II -> 2 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• NUT 792 – Special Topics in Nutrition III -> 3 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• NUT 794 – Special Problems I -> 1 credit -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• NUT 795 – Special Problems II -> 2 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• NUT 796 – Special Problems III -> 3 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• NUT 799 – Research -> required course (depends on the capacity of the adviser).
• SOL 613 – The Earth System: Dynamics and Processes -> 5 credits -> offered 2nd semester.
• SOL 640 – Soil Physics -> 6 credits -> offered 2nd semester.
• SOL 645 – Soils of Forest Ecosystems -> 5 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• SOL 646 – Recuperation of Degraded Areas -> 6 credits -> offered 2nd semester.
• SOL 647 – Research Methodology in Agroecology – Emphasis on Soils -> 5 credits -> offered 2nd semester.
• SOL 648 – Soil Use in the Tropics -> 5 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• SOL 650 – Soil Chemistry -> 5 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• SOL 660 – Organic Material of Soil -> 6 credits -> offered 2nd semester.
• SOL 670 – Soil Fertility -> 5 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• SOL 681 – Pedometry -> 6 credits -> offered 2nd semester.
• SOL 776 – Teaching Internship I -> 1 credit -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• SOL 777 – Teaching Internship II -> 2 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• SOL 790 – Special Topics in Soil Science I -> 1 credit -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• SOL 791 – Special Topics in Soil Science II -> 2 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• SOL 792 – Special Topics in Soil Science III -> 3 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• SOL 794 – Special Problems I -> 1 credit -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• SOL 795 – Special Problems II -> 2 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• SOL 796 – Special Problems III -> 3 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• SOL 799 – Research -> required course (depends on the capacity of the adviser).
• ZOO 641 – Ruminant Nutrition -> 3 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• ZOO 650 – Forage Production -> 4 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• ZOO 651 –Natural Pasture Management -> 4 credits -> offered 2nd semester.
• ZOO 653 – Scientific Communication in Animal Science -> 4 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• ZOO 670 – Animal Bioclimatology -> 4 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• ZOO 682 – Quantitative Methods Applied to Animal Experimentation -> 4 credits -> offered 2nd semester.
• ZOO 720 – Sustainability in Ruminant Production-> 3 credits -> offered 1st semester.
• ZOO 776 – Teaching Internship I -> 1 credit -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• ZOO 777 – Teaching Internship II -> 2 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• ZOO 778 – Teaching Internship III -> 3 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• ZOO 790 – Special Topics in Animal Science I -> 1 credit -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• ZOO 791 – Special Topics in Animal Science II -> 2 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• ZOO 792 – Special Topics in Animal Science III -> 4 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• ZOO 794 – Special Problems I -> 4 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• ZOO 795 – Special Problems II -> 4 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• ZOO 796 – Special Problems III -> 4 credits -> offered 1st and 2nd semester.
• ZOO 799 – Research -> required course (depends on the capacity of the adviser).

 Observations:

1. Students who receive a scholarship from CAPES, as required by the respective organization, are required to complete a teaching internship.
2. Students who do not receive a scholarship from CAPES, but by personal choice or at the request of the adviser, decides to register for a teaching internship they must register  to teach a course in the adviser’s department. If the student registers the teaching internship in a department other than  Agronomy, Soils, Animal Science or Health and Nutrition, they must register for a teaching internship offered by the other department.
3. Courses registered outside UFV are classified and are determined acceptable or not, at the discretion of the Program Coordinating Committee, as mandatory or optional.