Master's Degree Program Acceleration Plan

O The Master's Degree Acceleration Plan aims to provide undergraduate students in Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering with the opportunity to pursue a master's degree upon graduation, internally known as 5+1. Thus, students who meet the prerequisites can enroll in the graduate program (Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering and Environmental Processes) for a master's degree and complete it in one year.

  • Students must have passed with a grade higher than 7,0 in the subjects that will serve as the basis for the Acceleration Plan.
  • To be eligible for the Acceleration Program, undergraduate students in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology and Chemical Engineering at PUC-Rio must be graduating within the last two academic semesters or have recently graduated (up to two years).
  • The student must enroll with the nomination of a supervising professor from our main faculty (link to the faculty page) affiliated with postgraduate studies, which cannot be changed without canceling the Acceleration Plan.
  • The advisor will be responsible for recommending the student to the coordinator, indicating the expected number of courses to be credited in the first semester (see instructions for each undergraduate course below).
  • Once the requirements are met, the coordinator will automatically approve the undergraduate student for admission to the master's program.
  • However, enrollment in the Graduate Program must be done in a regular manner, and the applicant's statement of intent to participate in the Acceleration Program must be included in their academic record.
  • In the first semester of the master's program, students must be enrolled. mandatorily in at least 4 and at most 6 subjects eligible for credit transfer under the Acceleration Plan (in 3UB classes), which will, in turn, receive direct equivalence based on performance in undergraduate studies.
  • In addition to this, students must enroll in a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 subjects in the master's program, depending on the option chosen in the previous action, where they will attend regularly (in 3UA classes).
  • The selection of these will be sent by the supervising professor to the postgraduate program coordinator.
  • If you have taken postgraduate courses as electives or optional undergraduate courses, these will count towards the second group (3UA) and credit transfer must be requested via the PUC-Rio academic request platform.
  • The planning for the first semester must include all mandatory courses required for obtaining a master's degree.
  • Therefore, to continue in the Acceleration Plan, the student must have completed, by the end of the first semester of the master's program, the 24 mandatory credits stipulated in the master's course.
  • Subsequently, in the second semester, students must be enrolled in the following subjects listed below.
    • “EQM2000 – Master's Dissertation”.
    • “EQM2001 – Scientific Production”.
    • “EQM2002 – Master's Seminar”.
  • Defenses may take place remotely or in person, with the supervising professor and student choosing one option or the other according to convenience and restrictions that may arise at the time.
  • Foreign language proficiency test:
    • Approval in a graduate program course that was taught entirely in English.
    • Passing the annual exam offered by the graduate program.
    • Presentation of an international certificate of proficiency in the English language.
    • Presentation of TOEFL exam results, valid for up to 18 months, that are consistent with the values ​​applied for admission to institutions where courses are conducted in English.
    • To have participated in academic exchange programs supervised by the Central Coordination of International Cooperation (CCCI), conducted in English, considering a minimum of 6 months abroad.
  • ENG1800 – Introduction to Chemical Processes” will give an equivalent value to “EQM2103 – Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering".
  • "ENG1028 – Thermodynamics I” will give an equivalent value to “EQM2013 – Fundamentals of Thermodynamics".
  • "ENG1801 – Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineering” will give an equivalent value to “EQM2112 – Mathematical Methods".
  • "ENG1809 – Reactor Calculation"and "ENG1810 – Reactor Design II"will give equivalent value to"EQM2101 – Reactor Kinetics and Engineering”, via the average of the two undergraduate disciplines.
  • "ENG1822 – Heat Transfer and Thermal Equipment","ENG1030 – Mass Transfer"and "ENG1031 – Mechanics of Fluids"will give equivalent value to"EQM2102 – Transport Phenomena”, via the average of the three undergraduate disciplines.
  • "ENG1817 – Analysis and Control of Chemical Processes” will give an equivalent value to “EQM2113 – Process Control".
  • "ENG1818 – Simulation and Optimization of Chemical Processes” will give an equivalent value to “EQM2108 – Modeling and Simulation of Chemical Engineering Processes".
  • ENG1028 – Thermodynamics I” will give an equivalent value to “EQM2013 – Fundamentals of Thermodynamics".
  • "ENG1962 – Nanomaterials Characterization Laboratory” will give an equivalent value to “EQM2206 – Materials Characterization Methods".
  • "ENG1331 – Structure of Materials” will give an equivalent value to “EQM2204 – Physical Properties of Materials".
  • "ENG1333 – Mechanical Behavior of Materials” will give an equivalent value to “EQM2219 – Mechanical Behavior of Materials".
  • "ENG1963 – Synthesis of Nanomaterials” will give an equivalent value to “EQM2224 – Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials".
  • "ENG1312 – Kinetics of Reactions and Processes” will give an equivalent value to “EQM2101 – Reactor Kinetics and Engineering".
  • "ENG1800 – Introduction to Chemical Processes” will give an equivalent value to “EQM2103 – Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering".
  • "ENG1313 – Extraction and Synthesis A"and "ENG1315 – Extraction and Synthesis B"will give equivalent value to"EQM2301 – Physical Chemistry for Environmental Processes”, via the average of the two undergraduate disciplines.
  • Undergraduate students who have taken courses listed as eligible equivalencies in another undergraduate program at Deqm may request credit transfer, provided there is a correlation with the research project to be carried out.
  • With the recent reform of the engineering courses at PUC-Rio to meet the new National Curriculum Guidelines, it is understood that the codes and equivalences (quantity and correlations) presented here should be updated according to the new planning for undergraduate programs in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology and in Chemical Engineering.
  • The postgraduate coordinator in charge will be responsible for making the necessary correlations and updating this document at the appropriate time.

If you have any questions, students can contact the department in person, in Room 501L, or remotely, via the contacts listed below.

  • The Graduate Studies Office is open for in-person service from 13:30 PM to 16:30 PM.
  • Postgraduate Secretary – Mr. Leonardo Rabello.
  • Postgraduate Coordinator – Prof. Brunno Santos