PROARQ will offer mandatory and elective courses annually. Master's students must complete at least 360 (three hundred and sixty) hours of classes, and doctoral students must complete 450 (four hundred and fifty) hours of classes, with the possibility of using 135 hours already completed in the master's program.
After fulfilling the required course load, if the student has achieved a performance coefficient equal to or greater than 2.0 (two), has passed the Qualification Exam, and has published an article in a journal or at a national/international event in the field of Architecture and Urbanism, they will be eligible to defend their dissertation.
DEADLINES FOR DEFENSE
ENROLLMENT UNTIL 2022
- Qualification: The Qualification Exam for the Master's Program must be taken within a period not exceeding 15 (fifteen) months from the date of enrollment.
- Defense: The regular time for the defense, from the date of enrollment in the master's program, is 24 months. Extensions beyond this period will be allowed upon an official and justified request from the advisor and the student, accompanied by the necessary documentation. The maximum extension period is up to 6 (six) months beyond the regulatory period.
ENROLLMENT FROM 2023
- Qualification: The Qualification Exam for the Master's Program must be taken within a period not exceeding 15 (fifteen) months from the date of enrollment.
- Defense: The regular time for the defense, from the date of enrollment in the master's program, is 36 months, with the possibility of defending within 24 months of the program. Extensions beyond the regular 36 months will be allowed upon an official and justified request from the advisor and the student, with the necessary documentation, for a maximum period of up to 6 (six) months beyond the regulatory deadline. Scholarship postgraduate students must qualify within 15 months and defend within 24 months.
Year of Admission | Deadline: Qualification | Deadline: Final Defense |
|---|---|---|
2019 | 31/07/2020 | 30/06/2021* |
2020 | 31/08/2021* | 30/06/2022* |
2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/05/2023 |
2022 | 31/07/2023 | 30/04/2024 |
* regular deadlines extended during the Pandemic
PANDEMIC EXTENSIONS (COVID-2019)
The defense deadlines for the 2019, 2020, and 2021 master's cohorts were suspended according to RES CEPG 06/2021. However, scholarship holders must follow the regular deadline without changes.
Total Deadlines for Defense by Cohort
- Master's Class of 2019 → until 28/02/2023
- Master's Class of 2020 → until 30/03/2024
- Master's Class of 2021 → until 30/04/2025
ADVISORS AND CO-ADVISORS
The faculty advisor must be a member of the Permanent Faculty or Collaborating Faculty of PROARQ. With the approval of the Program's Deliberative Committee, advising may be shared with doctoral professors from other programs or institutions, provided they meet the criteria for alignment with the student’s research.
All information is available in the Program Regulations - CLICK HERE