36 monthsProgramme duration
AugStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Health/Healthcare
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The Doctoral Program in Occupational Health Sciences is a high-level academic program with a research focus. It is offered in a face-to-face, classroom-based, and tutorial-based format. Its overall objective is to train researchers of excellence in occupational health, capable of generating, in a multidisciplinary manner, knowledge, methodologies, and intervention strategies for the promotion and care of the collective and individual health of workers. It is aimed at physicians, engineers, psychologists, administrators, industrial relations graduates, and other professionals whose training is related to occupational health, safety, hygiene, and risk management.
Those aspiring to obtain a Doctorate in Occupational Health Sciences must hold a Master of Science degree in Occupational Health or related fields, as well as knowledge of scientific methodology, ethical practice, scientific writing, computer skills, and sufficient proficiency in translating articles from a foreign language. Experience in clinical practice and/or research in Occupational Health is essential.
They must demonstrate an interest in improving workers' health in various occupational settings, both formal and informal, independently or as part of multidisciplinary teams. They must also demonstrate a commitment to producing original knowledge that fosters scientific, humanistic, and technological development to improve workers' health in accordance with the social realities of the country and the region.
The doctorate lasts 6 (six) school cycles, which will be counted from the time of registration.
The curriculum offers flexibility so that students can take credit for courses in other programs at the same level of study and in various educational modalities within the institution itself or in other national and foreign higher education institutions.
To fulfill the required course credits, academic activities are designed to require students to dedicate a total of 30 to 35 hours per week, distributed among the curriculum's learning units, assignments, the design and execution of the research project (thesis), field visits, internships, and professional placements. This culminates in the presentation and defense of the undergraduate thesis, the product of original research.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Health/Healthcare
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The Doctoral Program in Occupational Health Sciences is a high-level academic program with a research focus. It is offered in a face-to-face, classroom-based, and tutorial-based format. Its overall objective is to train researchers of excellence in occupational health, capable of generating, in a multidisciplinary manner, knowledge, methodologies, and intervention strategies for the promotion and care of the collective and individual health of workers. It is aimed at physicians, engineers, psychologists, administrators, industrial relations graduates, and other professionals whose training is related to occupational health, safety, hygiene, and risk management.
Those aspiring to obtain a Doctorate in Occupational Health Sciences must hold a Master of Science degree in Occupational Health or related fields, as well as knowledge of scientific methodology, ethical practice, scientific writing, computer skills, and sufficient proficiency in translating articles from a foreign language. Experience in clinical practice and/or research in Occupational Health is essential.
They must demonstrate an interest in improving workers' health in various occupational settings, both formal and informal, independently or as part of multidisciplinary teams. They must also demonstrate a commitment to producing original knowledge that fosters scientific, humanistic, and technological development to improve workers' health in accordance with the social realities of the country and the region.
The doctorate lasts 6 (six) school cycles, which will be counted from the time of registration.
The curriculum offers flexibility so that students can take credit for courses in other programs at the same level of study and in various educational modalities within the institution itself or in other national and foreign higher education institutions.
To fulfill the required course credits, academic activities are designed to require students to dedicate a total of 30 to 35 hours per week, distributed among the curriculum's learning units, assignments, the design and execution of the research project (thesis), field visits, internships, and professional placements. This culminates in the presentation and defense of the undergraduate thesis, the product of original research.
Admission Requirements
- Applicants must hold a master's degree or proof of having passed a master's degree examination in a field related to occupational health. The Doctoral Academic Board will determine eligibility based on the content of the applicant's master's degree, professional experience, and/or the alignment of the applicant's thesis project and/or preliminary project with the existing Lines of Knowledge Generation and Application within the Doctoral program.
- Demonstrate a minimum average of eighty in the previous studies, with an original certificate or equivalent document, as the case may be.
- Take and pass a reading comprehension exam in a foreign language, preferably English. Priority will be given to TOEFL exams with a minimum score of 390 or equivalent.
- Letter of intent explaining the reasons for taking the program.
- Applicants must take and pass a knowledge and/or selection exam administered by the Doctoral Academic Board, which includes an assessment of basic computer and internet skills. For the selection exam, priority will be given to the National Graduate School Entrance Exam (EXANI-III), with a minimum score of 1,000 points.
- Present an interview with the Selection Committee made up of PhD faculty and the Academic Board.
- Submit a preliminary research proposal for a doctoral thesis, related to the Lines of Knowledge Generation and Application of the program.
- Those established by the call for applications.
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
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