Stricto Sensu
Master's Degree | Doctorate
The stricto sensu graduate programs include the courses of academic master's degree and doctorate and the professional master's degree (Directive Capes 80, 1998). The set of courses of a certain knowledge field is called Graduate Program and it is usually composed by the pair master's degree-doctorate.
Lato Sensu
Specialization | MBA | Residence
The lato sensu graduate programs - specialization / MBA / Residence courses - are characterized by the education of professionals in specialization level, aiming at training and improving the students in specific areas of knowledge.