To defend his(her) dissertation, the masters’ student must first pass the qualification exam, which must be completed between 6 and 12 months after joining the Program. The qualification examination of the Master is done in two stages, both within the discipline Seminars I in Research on Ecology and Conservation. In one stage, the student should present and defend his research project, presenting his preliminary results before the examining board. In another stage, the Master must present a class (40 to 50 min) on an ecology topic to an examining board.

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To defend his(her) thesis, the doctoral student must first pass the qualification examination, which must be completed between 6 and 24 months after joining the Program. The qualification examination of the Doctorate is done in two stages, both within the discipline Seminars II in Research on Ecology and Conservation. The qualification examination will consist of a review manuscript on the thesis topic and a public lecture (40 to 50 min) on Ecology and Conservation, to be drawn according to the rules for qualification and Internal Rules of the program. 

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Access the internal rules of PPGECB to see the current norms of the qualification exam.