Universidade Católica Dom Bosco

Dom Bosco Catholic University offers five strict sensu courses, in addition the Master in Sustainable Territorial Development, Erasmus Mundus. Among them the master and doctorate degrees in Local development and in the Education got grade 5 in the high level personal improvement coordination (CAPES), Education Ministry foundation (MEC). The Biotechnology, Environmental Science and Sustainability and Physiology programs were classified as grade 4, which confirms the quality of Dom Bosco Catholic University Postgraduate courses. 

UCDB biotechnology post-graduation program aims to natural resources study for utilization in sustainable bases and the local diversity evaluation in the complex Pantanal. The multidisciplinary character of the teachers and researchers enable detect the interfaces and the cooperation possibilities between the institution in Brazil and abroad, as well as hone the conceptions for the biodiversity, local resources and the importance of agribusiness and livestock appreciation, themes of at great importance for the guidelines planning of the state development. Considering this, the PPGBIOTEC intends to foment projects dedicated to treatment and control of animals infectious diseases through bioinspired products from Pantanal biodiversity which will work as molecules model to obtain interest products. In the psychology program the concentration area is focused on Health. One research line is related to health practice in an articulation with psychological, biological and social dimensions constitutive of life quality. The second line researches health psychological aspects in different contexts.

 In the local development program, the concentration area is focused on local development comprehension and support presented in a variety of territorialities, in their different dimensions (social, cultural, economic, political and environmental). One line is concerned about territorial culture, identity and diversity and the second is concerned about intelligent territories through public policies and innovation dynamics. 

The Education program is concerned with the Educational policies and pedagogic practices of the teachers who deal with the cultural diversity in a multi and intercultural perspective, considering the realities stamped by plurality. 

The Master in Sustainable Territorial Development, Erasmus Mundus was created by the European Union which UCDB belongs to, there are activities that promote higher education and European countries researches, and at the same time reinforces academic partnerships around the world. Erasmus Mundus aims the collaboration among higher education institutions aiming the creation of excellence poles, contribute to mutual knowledge and develop professional.

In the psychology program the concentration area is focused on Health. One research line is related to health practice in an articulation with psychological, biological and social dimensions constitutive of life quality. The second line researches health psychological aspects in different contexts.

The Environment Science and livestock sustainability program aims studies on livestock production sustainable systems, including actions directed to the biological diversity investigation which threatens animal health. It is related to the theme and projects proposed as it also involves de development of processes and technologies in an interdisciplinary way, in the agribusiness and sustainable production, moreover it is important to collective health, alimentary security and biological diversity.