The program originated in 1996 with the creation and implementation of an Inter-institutional Master’s Degree Program in Law (Minter), through a partnership with the Graduate Program in Law of the Federal University of Pernambuco, under the coordination of Professor Maria dos Remedios Fontes Silva and the total institutional and financial support of UFRN’s President, José Ivonildo do Rêgo. In this Program ten (10) students were awarded a master’s degree certificate, all belonging to the faculty of UFRN’s Law Program.

This first graduate experience, made possible by UFPE, enabled the generation of conditions for the development of research in the Law Program, and thus in 1997, it was created the RESEARCH BASE IN LAW, STATE AND SOCIETY, with a view to building the generating core of a Graduate Program in Law at UFRN.

On December 28th, 1999, the Master's Degree in Law was approved institutionally through Resolution 129/99 of the Consepe.

In 2003, the Program was accredited by CAPES, with grade 3.

UFRN’s Graduate Program in Law, now with 12 (twelve) years of operation, contributes to the development of research and to the training/education of researchers in the Constitution and the Guarantee of Rights, its only field of focus.

During this period (2003-2018), the Program has already awarded a master’s degree certificate to 299 (two hundred and ninety-nine) masters in law, fulfilling the demand not only of Rio Grande do Norte but that of the entire country as well, especially of the the Northern and Northeastern regions of Brazil.

LEVELS:

1) Stricto Sensu: MASTER’S DEGREE

2) Lato Sensu: SPECIALIZATION

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

I - To offer a Master's Degree program directed to capacity building in the field of teaching/lecturing at the undergraduate degree in Law and to the scientific education/training for the development of research and outreach projects relevant to the social and regional development;

II - to organize and to implement Specialization Programs directed to:

a) developing specific activities in research and teaching of Law, with a view to the preparation of professionals for academic activities;

b) providing specialized training/education to professionals in the field of Law, enabling specific studies in the various branches that make up Legal Science.

III - acting as an instrument for implementing UFRN’s institutional guidelines.

IV - supporting and developing research and outreach projects in the field of Law.

DURATION OF THE MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM: 24 MONTHS

FORM OF ENTRANCE:

The selection process for admission to the PPGD Master’s Degree Program involves four stages: (i) written exam evaluating legal knowledge; (ii) exam for evaluating proficiency in a foreign language; (iii) oral inquiry and defense of master's degree thesis project; and, (iv) curriculum vitae assessment. It is required a certificate of bachelor’s degree in law issued by a higher education institution accredited by the relevant educational bodies, as well as the presentation of the documents required in the call. The PPGD’s Master’s Degree Program conducts annual selections, observing the principles of isonomy and due process.

CURRICULAR STRUCTURE:

UFRN’s Master’s Degree Program in Law requires the taking of 30 (thirty) credits, distributed as follows: 12 (twelve) credits in the compulsory subjects; 12 (twelve) credits in the subjects of the line of research selected by the student; 06 (six) credits in advanced seminars and 00 (zero) credit in the teaching internship.

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