PPG-EM Rules
The PPG-EM, is the program responsible for the Master's and Doctoral courses in Mechanical Engineering at UERJ. A navigation through the pages of the PPG-EM rules is recommended.
The complete regulation is available for download at the end of this page, however we can highlight some important rules of the masters and doctoral courses of the PPG-EM:
- The maximum duration shall be 36 months for the Master’s degree and 72 months for the Doctoral degree. Requests for extensions beyond the maximum period must be submitted by the advisor to the CCPPG-EM.
- A minimum attendance of 85% is required in each course or academic activity.
- Throughout the program, students must prepare their Master’s Dissertation or Doctoral Thesis, and at the end, a defense for the Master’s/Doctoral degree will be held before a committee of faculty members who are specialists in the field.
Regulation of PPG-EM - UERJ
Available only in Portuguese.

