Academic Structure

Research Areas

PPGEE has six research areas, in which faculty and students develop their research

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Landscape, Ecosystem and Community Ecologys

Organisms and Populations Ecology

Molecular Ecology and Evolution

Phylogeny, Biogeography and Paleoecology

Morphology and Taxonomy

Regulations

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Academic Curriculum

The PPGEE curricular structure consists of various topics organized in modules that comprise essential subject matter related to Ecology and Evolution. In the Master’s and PhD courses students must take at least one topic or the equivalent number of credits from each module. The topic choice, however, is elective.

The PPGEE courses are taught either at UERJ’s Maracanã campus or at the CEADS Field Centre at the Ilha Grande campus, by faculty and teaching staff from UERJ as well as visiting professors. Both the academic curriculum and the faculty experience and qualification comply with National Education Council standards, as well as current university regulations.

The PGPEE courses are taught either at UERJ’s Maracanã campus or at the CEADS Field Centre at the Ilha Grande campus, by facultyand teaching staff from UERJ as well as visiting professors. Both the academic curriculum and the facultyexperience and qualification comply with National EducationCouncil standards, as well as current university regulations.

Module 1 – PopulationsandEcophysiology	Workload
Title	Credits	Theory	Practice	Total (workload)\|	Faculty responsible
Animal behaviour ecology	3	15	60	75	Ma. Alice S. Alves
Plant Functional Ecology	3	30	30	60	Bruno H P Rosada
PopulationEcology	4	60		60	Tim Moulton e Maja Kajin
Ecomorphology of Vertebrates	3	45		45	Oscar Rocha-Barbosa
Special Topics On Ecology of Populations and Ecophysiology	3	30	30	60	Coordenador da Disciplina

Thematic Module 2 – Communities and Ecosystems	Course load
Denomination	Credits	Theory	Practice	Total (workload)	Faculty responsible
Marine Bioinvasion	3	30	30	60	Joel Creed
Community and EcosystemsEcology	4	60		60	Eugenia Zandonà
LandscapesEcology Applied to Conservation	4	60		60	Jayme A Prevedello
FunctionalandPhylogeneticDiversity in studiesofCommunityStructureandEcosystemFunction	3	30	30	60	Bruno H P Rosado e André Dias
Climate Changes on the Quatenary	3	45		45	Heitor Evangelista
Stream-dweling Fish Ecology	3	30	30	60	Rosana Mazzoni
Ecological Theory Structures	4	60		60	Bruno H P Rosado
Special Topics On Ecology of Community and Ecosystem	3	30	30	60	Coordenador da Disciplina

Thematic Module 3 – Evolution	Course load
Denomination	Credits	Theory	Practice	Total (workload)	Faculty responsible
VertebratesComparativeAnatomy	3	45		45	Oscar Rocha-Barbosa
Biogeography	3	45		45	Lena Geise e Valeria Gallo
Molecular and Evolutive Ecology	4	60		60	Gisele Lobo
Comparative Evolution of Organic Systems in Invertebrates	3	30	30	60	Sonia Barbosa
Vertebrate Evolution	4	60		60	Lena Geise e Valeria Gallo
Foundations of Biological Systematic	3	45		45	Valeria Gallo
Evolutive History of Anamniote Vertebrates	4	60		60	Sonia Barbosa
Vertebrates Paleontology	3	30	30	60	Valeria Gallo
Themes on Animal Phylogeny	3	30	30	60	Sonia Barbosa
Special Topics on Evolution	3	30	30	60	Coordenador da Disciplina

Thematic Module 4 – Sampling Design and Statistics	Course load
Denomination	Credits	Theory	Practice	Total (workload)	Faculty responsible
Sample Design in Ecological Studies	4	60		60	Helena Bergallo
Sample Design in Evolutive Studies	4	60		60	Gisele Lobo
Introduction to Ecological Designing	3	30	30	60	Tim Moulton e Maja Kajin
Introduction to Statistical Packages	2	15	30	45	Tim Moulton
Introduction to R Software	4	60		60	Jayme A Prevedello
Special Topics in Sampling Design and Statistics	3	30	30	60	Coordenador da Disciplina

Thematic Module 5 – Fieldwork Techniques	Course load
Denomination	Credits	Theory	Practice	Total (workload)	Faculty responsible
Field Ecology Studies	3	15	60	75	Bruno H P Rosado
Stream and Tropical Rivers’ Ecology	3	15	60	75	Tim Moulton e Eugenia Zandonà
Development of Environment Sensors					Bruno H P Rosado
Marine Ecology	3	15	60	75	Joel Creed
Marine Chemical Ecology	3	15	60	75	Beatriz Fleury
Scientific Photography	3	15	60	75	Antonio C de Freitas
Special Topics on On-Field Techniques	3	15	60	75	Coordenador da Disciplina

Thematic Module 6 – Scientific Communication	Course load
Denomination	Credits	Theory	Practice	Total (workload)	Faculty responsible
Elements for English Publication Preparation	3	45		45	Tim Moulton
Scientific Papers	2	30		30	Carlos Frederico Rocha
Scientific Communication					Vinicius Farjalla
Oral Scientific Communication	3	30	30	60	Eugenia Zandonà, Jayme Prevedello
Special Topics on Scientific Communication	3	30		30	Coordenador da Disciplina

Thematic Module 7 – Complementary Activities	Course load
Denomination	Credits	Theory	Practice	Total (workload)	Faculty responsible
Conferences on Ecology and Evolution	2	30		30	Beatriz Fleury e MaAlice S Alves
Debates in Ecology and Evolution	2	30		30	Tim Moulton
Student Mentoring I	1		30	30	Prof. Orientador
Student Mentoring II	3	30	30	60	Prof. Orientador
Special Topics on Ecology and Evolution	2	30		30	Coordenador da Disciplina

Thematic Module 8 – Mandatory Activities	Course Load
Denomination	Credits	Theory	Practice	Total (workload)	Faculty responsible
Dissertation Preparation	5		150	150	Prof. Orientador
Thesis Preparation	5		150	150	Prof. Orientador
Student Monitoring I	1	15	15	30	Coordenador da Disciplina
Student Monitoring II	1	15	15	30	Coordenador da Disciplina
Student Monitoring III	1	15	15	30	Coordenador da Disciplina
Teaching Internship I	1	15	15	30	Coordenador da Disciplina
Teaching Internship II	2	15	45	60	Coordenador da Disciplina
Qualification Week	1	15		15	Coordenador da Disciplina

Qualifying Exams:

Masters: Masters' Qualifications

Regulations for the Masters’ Qualification

Masters’ students must go through a Qualification Exam, within a 7(seven)-month deadline starting on the day of enrollment.

The Qualification Exam occurs in accordance with the annually pre-established PPGEE calendar, designed colectivelly during the “Qualifications’ Week”. The exam’s calendar is disclosed at the beginning of each semester, by CPGEE.

The Qualification Exam shall happen as follows:

1.The students and supervisor must hand in the Qualifying Form of Request to the PPGEE at least 35 (thirty five) days before the start of Qualifying Week, suggesting members for their committee

2. Preparationof a Progress Report of the Master’s ‘ degree, including: (1) an updated timetable showing the fulfillment of all required credits, along with proposed date of defense of the dissertation, (2) dissertation progress, including details of all fieldwork and/or lab experimentsand (3) a text with a literature review of the dissertation topic which will serve as the dissertation’s ‘Introduction’.

3. The MSc Progress Report (item “a” from paragraph 2 of the Regulation) and the Master’s Qualifying Form (available at: http://www.ppg- ecoevol.uerj.br/web/?page_id=263) must be handed in by the student/supervisor to the student’s Qualifying Committee (described in item

“c” from paragraph 2 of Article 41 of the Regulations) 20 (twenty) days before Qualifying Week. A digital copy of this material must be sent by the student/supervisor by e-mail to the PPGEE Secretariat and Graduate Officer/Associate Chair.

4. The Qualifying Committee is composed of two PhDs recommended by the student/supervisorand ratifiedby GPEE. At least one of the members must belong to PGPEE’s faculty staff, and at least one of the members must be from outside PGPEE.

5. The Qualifying committee shall issue a written opinion on whether the material presented so far is SUFFICIENT or Qualifying Form of Request which will then be sent back to the student/supervisor and to the Secretariat and Graduate Officer/Associatestudent/supervisorand to the Secretariat and Graduate Officer/Associate Chairfive days before the oral presentation of the Report.

6.Students deemed SUFFICIENT by both committee members will make their oral presentations of the Report on the Progress of the Master’s degree during the Qualifying Week. Students deemed INSUFFICIENT must re-submit the Report on the Progress of the Master’s degree within two months of the Qualifying Week date, as well as organize their oral presentation. Students who are deemed INSUFFICIENT on their second attempwill be automatically dismissed from PGPEE.

7. 7. Qualifying week willbe organized by a Qualifying Week Organizing Committee appointed by the CPG. One member of the Qualifying Week Organizing Committee, at least one member of the student’s Qualifying Committee and the student’s supervisor should be present during the students’ oral presentation.

8.Students who present during the Qualifying Week and are deemed SUFFICIENT by both members of the student’s Qualifying Committee are approved and qualified.

PhD: PhD Qualifyings

Regulations for the PhD Qualifying Exam

PhD students must go through a Qualifying Exam within 18 (eighteen) months of the day of enrollment. The Qualifiying Exam is applied during the “Qualifying Week” according to the yearly calendar fixed by the GPC. The period of the exam is published at the beginning of each semester by the GPC.The Qualifying Exam willproceed as follows:

The students and supervisor must hand in the Qualifying Form of Request to the PGPEE at least 35 (thirty five) days before the start of Qualifying Week, suggesting members for their committee
Preparation of a Progress Report of the PhD degree, including: (1) an updated timetable showing the fulfillment of all required credits, along with proposed date of defense of the thesis, (2) thesis progress, including details of all fieldwork and/or lab experiments and (3) a text,as a review article, of the thesis topic which may serve as the thesis ‘Introduction’.
The PhD Progress Report (item “a” from paragraph 2 of the Regulation) and the PhD Qualifying Form (available at: http://www.ppg- ecoevol.uerj.br/web/?page_id=263) must be handed in by the student/supervisor to the student’s Qualifying Committee (described on item “c” from paragraph 2 of Article 42 of the Regulations) 20 (twenty) days before Qualifying Week. A digital copy of this material must be sent by the student/supervisor by e-mail to the GPEE Secretariat and Graduate Officer/Associate Chair.
The Qualifying Committee is composed of two PhDs recommended by the student/supervisor and ratified by GPEE. At least one of the members must belong to PGPEE’s faculty staff, and at least one of the members must be from outside PGPEE.
The Qualifying committee shall issue a written opinion on whether the material presented so far is SUFFICIENT or INSUFFICIENT on the Qualifying Form of Request which will then be sent back to the student/supervisor and to the Secretariat and Graduate Officer/Associate Chairfive days before the oral presentation of the Report.
Students deemed SUFFICIENT by both committee members will make their oral presentations of the Report on the Progress of the PhD degree during the Qualifying Week. Students deemed INSUFFICIENT must re-submit the Report on the Progress of the PhD degree within six months of the Qualifying Week date, as well as organize their oral presentation. Students who are deemed INSUFFICIENT on their second attemp will be automatically dismissed from PGPEE.
Qualification Week shall be arranged by an Organizing Committee, appointed by CPGEE. Shall be present during the students’ oral presentations: 1 (one) member of the Qualifications Week Organizing Committee, at least 1 (one) of the members of the Qualification Committee and the student’s mentor.
Qualifying week will be organized by a Qualifying WeekOrganizing Committee appointed by the GPC. One member of the Qualifying Week Organizing Committee, at least one member of the student’s Qualifying Committee and the student’s supervisor should be present during the students’ oral presentation.

Monitoring Committee

Master’s and PhD degree Monitoring Committee:

The Monitoring Seminars’ main goal is to enhance improved academic performance of PhD and Master’s students enrolled in PPGEE through the monitoringof their progress in developing their projects.

Master’s students must present aMonitoring Report every six months, while PhD students must present one every twelve months starting from the enrollment date. Monitoring Reports, pre-defined by PGPEE and available on the website,shouldbe presented in thecorrect format and ratedby a specially designated Monitoring Committee, composed of two faculty of PGPEE professors (excludingthe student’s supervisors).

Students must send their Request of Evaluation of Monitoring Report and Monitoring Report Forms via e-mail to their Monitoring Committee, with a copy to the PGPEE Secretariat (pg-ecologia@uerj.br), at least 15 days before the deadline on the monitoring timetable.

The Monitoring Committee willratethe student’s Monitoring Reporton the Request of Evaluation of Monitoring Report Formas “Satisfactory” or “Unsatisfactory”. Suggestions from the committee willbe forwarded to the PGPEE Secretariat according to the monitoring timetable.

Students whose progress is deemed “Unsatisfactory” must present a written justification or corrections in response to the Monitoring Committee’s critiques along with their next Monitoring Report. The supervisor must be made aware.

Accreditation Regulations

Regulations on Accreditation to, and Loss of Accreditation Regulations from, PGPEE/UERJ

Anaccreditation request may be made by the interested party, who should meet the conditions established by PGPEE’s currentResolution (24/2011) aswell as CAPES criteria in the biodiversity area;
The interested party requesting accreditation must qualified in accord to article 10, from paragraphs 1 through 3 of the present Resolution;
The interested party requesting accreditation must carry out researchin one of the PGPEE’s focused study groups and research areas, present anAccreditation Request Letter addressed to GPC, detailingthe reasons for such a request, send the link to their CV Lattes and detailwhich topicsthey will teachfrom GPEE’s academic curriculum (the interested party may also suggets an additional topic within their own special field);
The interested party requesting accreditation must present significant number of published articles in indexed journals acknowledged for quality by CAPES’ Biodiversity area within the four previous years,. For the accreditation process, GPC will take into consideration the proportion of faculty establishedby CAPES’for the “associate/permanent member” category, and will also require 1) at least five Qualis B1+ articles, OR 2) at least 6 (six) Qualis B2+ articles OR 2 (two) Qualis A articles,in the Biodiversity area. Interested parties with an acceptance letter from qualified journals may present it forrating. The GPC may evaluate the journal’s quality through their own standards for journals with unlisted or outdatedranking by QUALIS/CAPES.
Under certaincircumstances when of interest to GPEE,facultywitha high quality academic profile may be invitedi=on an ad hoc basis, even if theydo not meet all the criteria in item 4 from Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Regulations.
The accreditation will be ratified by GPEEduringordienarymeetings in accordance with the expected proportion of factultyfrom inside and outside the University (UERJ).

GPEE’s professors will lose their accreditation if they do not: 1) present intellectual production compatible with the productiveity criteria established in item 4 from Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Regulations; 2) meet GPEE’s established goals for the quadrennium; 3) have students enrolled inGPEE duringthe quadrennium; 4) regularly (for two or more consecutive years) offertopicsfrom the academic curriculum; (5) take part on GPEE’s various committees.
The loss of accreditation by facultywillbe postponed until the end of the ongoing supervisions butaculty under this condition willnot be allowed to take on new students.
Interested parties who lost their accreditation the Program may present a new accreditation request, in accordance with the time lapse necessary for a new evaluation by CAPES.