Objectives

The Graduate Program in Informatics has as main objective to train qualified human resources for the development of research to meet local and regional demands in the area of Computer Science.

Its specific objectives are:

• Contribute to the formation of groups or research centers, in addition to the consolidation of those already existing within the departments.

• Produce knowledge and develop technologies emphasizing their incorporation into institutional practice at different levels.

• Articulate with undergraduate students through undergraduate research activities developed by the Program's supervising professors, allowing contact between undergraduate and graduate students in the Program's research environment.

• Offer possibilities for professionals to carry out graduate degree without departing from their local reality, which leads to savings in financial resources and the elimination of inconveniences inherent in moving to other regions of the country.

• Offer solutions to problems that afflict the region, through the elaboration of dissertations inserted in the local and regional context.

• Develop interdisciplinary Master's Dissertations, due to the strong integration of Informatic tools with the other areas, such as Health, Environment Preservation, Digital Media, Internet of Things, Remote Monitoring, etc.

Graduate Profile

The Master in Informatics for this Program will be able to:

• Deepen his/her knowledge in Doctorate courses;
• Follow an academic career at HEIs or Research Centers;
• Exercise professional activities in the labor market;
• Develop highly complex software artifacts such as: client/server modules for live video transmission; video conferencing systems; software for digital television, security support systems in medical applications, software development based on components, systems based on geographical ontologies, decision support systems based onoptimization methods, microelectronics applications, remote monitoring, virtual reality, network security, geoprocessing, among others.

Curriculum Framework

The Master's Degree in Informatics is structured in two stages: one focused on obtaining credits and one stage of research, preparation and defense of dissertation. The part of obtaining credits is carried out on a semiannual basis, requiring 24 credits for this stage to be completed. Most of the courses offered are 60 hours (4 credits). The student, when choosing his/her advisor, also chooses the line of research of the program to which he wishes to join.

The Old Course Rules were approved by CONSEPE, with resolution No. 36/2005, for the classes of the years 2006, 2007 and 2008. In the year 2009, changes were made to the Course Rules, and it was approved by CONSEPE with the resolution 05/2009, being available for consultation.