About the Program: 

The Master's Course in Linguistics, recommended by the CAPES Technical Advisory Group on April 12, 1995, was approved and created by Resolution 06/94 of March 4, 1994 of the University Council of the Federal University of Uberlândia and began its activities in August 1995. In 1996, it was evaluated as a new course and, in 1998, it received a positive evaluation from CAPES. In the four-year period 2013-2016, the Master's Course received Concept 5 and, in the last four-year period 2017-2020, it received Concept 6, therefore being recognized as a national course of excellence.

Objectives:

• To promote research that aims to develop Linguistics and its applications, thereby contributing to the investigation and identification of relevant research questions in Linguistics and related disciplines regionally, nationally, and internationally,
• To train professionals of high academic level, thereby improving scientific and technical competence standards in Linguistics and related disciplines,
• To coordinate teaching, research, outreach, and extension activities, thereby enabling the organization of research networks and projects involving language-related questions,
• To promote the dissemination of linguistic knowledge that has a social impact on language-related disciplines and professional areas, including Teaching and Translation.

Infraestrutura (Infrastructure):

• Multimedia Project Laboratory: also known as LABILEEL, this laboratory is aimed at postgraduate students, and also accepts undergraduate students who are involved in extension, teaching or research projects under the guidance of a professor. The laboratory provides professors and students with the resources necessary for research activities, specifically 20 computers, image projectors (data projectors) on an interactive digital white screen for use by ILEEL professors and postgraduate students or students developing research projects. LABILEEL also provides  notebooks for professors  to borrow for a limited period of time.
• Research Laboratories: the Institute of Letters and Linguistics has three research laboratories, which are intended for carrying out activities and meetings of the unit's research groups.       
• Language Teaching Laboratories: these are intended for research, teaching and extension activities. The Institute of Letters and Linguistics has ten (10) Teaching Laboratories. These Laboratories are classrooms designed specifically for teaching foreign languages, equipped with furniture with a specific layout and ergonomics. Five of them are air-conditioned (with air conditioning units) and the others have ceiling fans. All of them have DVD players installed, with network and internet points. All of these rooms have sound equipment with amplifiers, TVs (three LCD and the others standard). All of the rooms have computers and monitors, overhead projectors and projectors. Five of these rooms have biometric access, a system that will be implemented in all closed classrooms that are used as teaching laboratories. The use of the rooms is done through scheduling with the Institute's management to better adapt the use of the respective laboratory.

Curriculum Composition:

Students of the Master's Course of the Postgraduate Program in Linguistic Studies (PPGEL), in order to obtain the title of Master in Linguistic Studies, must meet, at a minimum, the following requirements:

• Take 4 subjects from the Course curriculum (16 credits);
• Prove proficiency in a foreign language in one of the following languages: English, French, Spanish;
• Pass the Master's Dissertation Qualification Exam;
• Have the Master's Dissertation approved, in public defense, by an examining board (16 credits).

How is the program conducted: To apply for a Master's or Doctorate research scholarship, the candidate must, after joining the Program, apply to the PPGEL Scholarship Notice ( http://www.ppgel.ileel.ufu.br/servicos/bolsas ), following the schedule of the Notice itself and fulfilling all the requirements presented therein.

Duration of the course: minimum and maximum duration:

• Minimum Duration: 12 months
• Maximum Duration: 24 months