Doctoral Program

The following are the minimum requirements for completing the Doctoral program and obtaining the degree:

  • Complete and pass a minimum of 48 (forty-eight) credits, with a minimum of 17 (seventeen) credits as detailed below and 08 (eight) credits in elective courses.
  • Courses taken during the Master's program may be credited towards a higher academic record.
  • To obtain the degree, it is mandatory to pass an English language exam (reading and writing).

Required Courses: 10 credits

EQM2012 – Thermodynamics – 03 credits
EQM2101 – Reactor Kinetics and Engineering – 03 credits
EQM2102 – Transport Phenomena – 03 credits
EQM3000 – Doctoral Thesis – 0 credits
EQM3001 – Doctoral Scientific Production – 0 credits
EQM3002 – Qualifying Exam – 0 credits
EQM3003 – Doctoral Thesis Proposal – 01 credit

Optional Subjects: 6 credits minimum

EQM21XX – Optional course for the specific group
EQM21XX – Optional course for the specific group

For more information about optional and elective subjects, please consult [link/reference]. https://www.puc-rio.br/ensinopesq/ccpg/progmet.html or the Postgraduate Studies office

Elective Courses: 8 credits (Note: or 11 credits, if Thermodynamics was taken during a Master's degree)

Required Courses: 10 credits

EQM2012 – Thermodynamics – 03 credits
EQM2202 – Phase Transformations and Equilibrium Diagrams – 03 credits
EQM2203 – Theory of Defects in Solids – 03 credits
EQM3000 – Doctoral Thesis – 0 credits
EQM3001 – Doctoral Scientific Production – 0 credits
EQM3002 – Qualifying Exam – 0 credits
EQM3003 – Doctoral Thesis Proposal – 01 credit

Optional Subjects: 6 credits (minimum)

EQM22XX – Optional course for the specific group (Table 4)
EQM22XX – Optional course for the specific group (Table 4)

Elective Courses: 8 credits (Note: or 11 credits, if EQM 1011 Thermodynamics was taken during the Master's program)

Required Courses: 10 credits

EQM2012 – Thermodynamics – 03 credits
EQM2301 – Physical Chemistry for Environmental Processes – 03 credits
EQM2101 – Reactor Kinetics and Engineering – 03 credits
EQM3000 – Doctoral Thesis – 0 credits
EQM3001 – Doctoral Scientific Production – 0 credits
EQM3002 – Qualifying Exam – 0 credits
EQM3003 – Doctoral Thesis Proposal – 01 credit

Optional Subjects: 6 credits (minimum)

EQM23XX – Optional course for the specific group (Table 4)
EQM23XX – Optional course for the specific group (Table 4)

Elective Courses: 8 credits (Note: or 11 credits, if EQM2011 Thermodynamics was taken during the Master's program)