PhD in Applied Ecology

The Interunit Graduate Program in Applied Ecology (PPGI - EA) aims to complete and improve the training of graduates in undergraduate courses and encourage scientific research, extension and teaching in the interdisciplinary area of ​​Ecology, encompassing the biotic and abiotic aspects of the environment, institutional, social, economic and technological.

The graduate program in Applied Ecology trains professionals to develop the necessary skills to enable them to work in educational and research institutions, either in the private sector or public bodies that deal with environmental issues. To develop the necessary skills for this role, it is vital to include issues related to sustainability in your professional education, including social, economic and environmental aspects. These skills are strongly grounded in a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to studying the functioning, dynamics and disruption of environmental systems.