Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Carolina Gonçalves Santos.

Time: Monday and Wednesday, from 10 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Characteristics of eukaryotic cell Membranes
2. Mitochondrion Chloroplast Compartments
3. Protein sorting Nucleus Cell cycle Cytoskeleton

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Ann H. Mounteer.

Time: Thursday, from 9 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. Introduction to aquatic ecotoxicology, principle applications and pertinent legislation.
2. Main classes of organic and inorganic aquatic pollutants.
3. Dynamics of pollutants in aquatic environments, abiotic and abiotic processes.
4. Bioavailability, biotransformation and bioaccumulation of organic and inorganic pollutants.
5. Physiological, biochemical and histological responses at organism, population and community levels.
6. Laboratory evaluation of acute and chronic aquatic toxicity and quantification of responses (LCx, NOEC, LOEC).
7. Field studies: model ecosystems, bioindicators and biomarkers.
8. Aquatic toxicity and ecological risk assessment.

Format: Online and in-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: José Maria Franco de Carvalho.

Time: Wednesday, from 8 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Toxicity of the Construction and Building Materials
3. Energy
4. Life-Cyle Assessment of Construction and Building Materials
5. Performance Assessment of Construction and Building Materials
6. State-of-the-Art on the Strategies for Obtaining More Sustainable Construction and Building Materials
7. State-of-the-Art on the Utilization of Waste in Construction and Building Materials

Format: Online and in-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: José Maria Franco de Carvalho.

Time: Thursday, from 8 am to 10 am (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 2.

ECTS: 4.

Contents:

1. Introduction.
2. Technology entrepreneurship in engineering.
3. Considerations on viability.
4. Design and testing of sustainable materials and products.
5. Start-up exploration and incubation.

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: André Pereira Rosa.

Time: Friday, from 10 am to 13 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. Fundamentals of anaerobic digestion
2. Biomass in anaerobic systems
3. Anaerobic technologies for liquid effluents and solid waste treatment
4. Byproducts of anaerobic digestion and resource utilization

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Junia Maria Clemente.

Time: Monday, from 9 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. Essential plants nutrients – a review.
2. Applications of plant tissue analysis on nutritional status and fertilizers recommendation.
3. Leaf diagnosis.
4. Evaluation of the nutritional status of plants by critical level, sufficiency range, balanced Kenworthy indices, Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated.
5. System (DRIS), Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis (CND) and mathematical chance.
6. Tissue testing and sap analysis. Official fertilizer recommendation tables: fundamentals, construction and use.
7. Nutrient recommendation by modeling the nutritional balance of the soil-plant system.

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Vicente Wagner Dias Casali.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. Historic
2. Fundamentals and Applications
3. Homeopatic Pharmacopoeia
4. Agroecosystems and Homeopathy
5. Technological Clinic
6. Repertorization
7. Crop Management
8. Isopathic Solutions
9. Experimental Results

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Vicente Wagner Dias Casali.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. History and Fundamentals
2. DNA methylation
3. Epigenetic Determinations
4. Histone Variants
5. Epigenetic Systems of Inheritance
6. Epigenetic Markers
7. Variability and Epigenetics
8. Epigenetic Regulation in Plants

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Vicente Wagner Dias Casali.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. Priorities in Breeding Programs
2. Theoretical Reference
3. Pharmaco-Active Natural Products
4. Genetic Resources
5. Reproduction Systems
6. Breeding Methods
7. Studies on Inheritance
8. Experimental Techniques
9. Experiences in Breeding Programs

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: .Guilherme da Silva Pereira

Time: Monday and Tuesday, from 10 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Introduction to biotechnology
2. Identification of molecular markers
3. Application of molecular markers
4. Gene discovery and validation
5. Transgene and gene editing
6. Molecular breeding

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Pouya Mehdipour.

Time: Monday, from 10 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 2.

ECTS: 4.

Contents:

1. Introduction to general topology and metric spaces.
2. Discrete dynamical systems.
3. Devaney’s definition of chaos.
4. Topological conjugacy.
5. Examples of chaotic maps.
6. One-sided and two-sided shift spaces.
7. Shift maps and shifts of finite type.
8. Graph representations of shifts of finite type.
9. Full shifts as chaotic dynamical systems.
10. Higher block shifts.
11. Sliding block codes.
12. Cellular automata.
13. The Curtis–Hedlund–Lyndon theorem.
14. Wolfram’s classification of cellular automata.
15. Conway’s Game of Life.
16. Hyperbolic dynamics and Smale’s horseshoe map.
17. Topological and Markov partitions.
18. Symbolic encoding of Smale’s horseshoe map.

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Jose Joao Lelis Leal de Souza.

Time: Monday and Wednesday, from 9 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 6.

ECTS: 10.

Contents:

1. Soil genesis.
2. Soil sampling and description.
3. Diagnostic materials, properties and horizons according to World Reference base for soil resources and Soil Taxonomy.
4. Soil Classification.

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Frederico Barros.

Time: Thursday, from 10 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 2.

ECTS: 4.

Contents:

1. Monosaccharides;
2. Carbohydrate reactions;
3. Starch;
4. Carbohydrate nutrition and dietary fiber;
5. Bioactive compounds;
6. The protective effect of foods containing bioactive compounds on chronic noncommunicable diseases.

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Érica Nascif Rufino Vieira.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 2.

ECTS: 4.

Contents:

1. Functional compounds.
2. Probiotics, prebiotics, and symbiotics.
3. Microencapsulation technologies for functional compounds.
4. Application of functional microparticles in different food matrices.

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Renata Veroneze and Daniele Botelho Diniz Marques.

Time: Monday and Thursday from 9:00 to 10:40 (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7.

Contents:

1. SNP markers and linkage disequilibrium
2. Genotype quality control
3. Genotype imputation
4. Genomic prediction and genome wide associarion
5. Relationship matrices
6. RRBLUP, GBLUP and ssGBLUP
7. Genomic prediction accuracy, bias, and dispersion
8. Bayesian methods for genomic prediction and association
9. Breeding value accuracy
10. Post GWAS analysis

Format: In-Person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Maria Augusta Lima Siqueira.

Time: Tuesday and Thursday from 2pm to 4pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Solitary insects, social insects and degrees of sociality;
2. Presocial and eusocial insects;
3. Communication and foraging in social insects;
4. Defense strategies in social insects;
5. Caste determination;
6. Biology and ecology of social wasps;
7. Biology and ecology of social bees;
8. Biology and ecology of ants;
9. Biology and ecology of termites;
10. Evolution of sociality.

Format: Online and in-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: José Maria Franco de Carvalho.

Time: Wednesday, from 8 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Toxicity of the Construction and Building Materials
3. Energy
4. Life-Cyle Assessment of Construction and Building Materials
5. Performance Assessment of Construction and Building Materials
6. State-of-the-Art on the Strategies for Obtaining More Sustainable Construction and Building Materials
7. State-of-the-Art on the Utilization of Waste in Construction and Building Materials

Format: Online and in-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: José Maria Franco de Carvalho.

Time: Thursday, from 8 am to 10 am (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 2.

ECTS: 4.

Contents:

1. Introduction.
2. Technology entrepreneurship in engineering.
3. Considerations on viability.
4. Design and testing of sustainable materials and products.
5. Start-up exploration and incubation.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Doiara Silva dos Santos.

Time: Monday, from 2 pm to 4 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 2.

ECTS: 4.

Contents:

1. Exploration of the intricate relationship between media, education, and sports, with a particular emphasis on cyberculture, media education, and the utilization of media as a source of research data. It examines historical and sociocultural dimensions of sports media, the representation of sports in various media forms, and the impact of media on sports culture and education. The role of social media within the broader context of cyberculture. The course also delves into the discursive constructs surrounding sports media, including themes such as gender, health, education, and ethnic-racial discourses.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Fabiano Rodrigues de Melo.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Wildlife and their habitat
3. Population Viability Analysis (PVA)
4. Wildilife surveys
5. Wildlife management techniques

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Raul Narciso Carvalho Guedes.

Time: Monday to Thursday, from 9 am to 10 am (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. General Toxicology
2. Insecticides in the Environment
3. Insecticides within the Individual
4. Population Effects
5. Community Effects
6. Measurement and Interpretations of Ecological Effects
7. Ecological Risk Assessment

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Angelo Pallini and Madelaine Venzon.

Time: Monday, from 2 pm to 6 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Concepts and terminology. Classical biological control.
2. Augmentation biological control.
3. Conservation biological control.
4. Ecological basis for biological control.
5. Predators (insects and mites).
6. Parasitoids.
7. Pathogens.
8. Safety of biological control.
9. Biological control programs.
10. Legislation for the use of biological control agents in Brazil.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Ian M. Trotter.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. Computation in the science of economics
2. Introduction to programming in Python
3. Introduction to scientific computing
4. Equilibrium models in economics
5. Decision models for economic decision-making
6. Dynamic Models in Economics
7. Computation in finance and risk management

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Francisco Murilo Zerbini and Poliane Alfenas Zerbini.

Time: Friday, from 9 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Viral Ecology and Evolution. Evolutionary Mechanisms of Viruses.
2. Evolutionary Ecology of Viral Hosts.
3. Viral Diversity and Distribution.
4. Viruses in Ecosystems
5. Transmission and Epidemiology of Viral Diseases.
6. Emergence and Spread of Viral Diseases
7. Viral Ecology and OneHealth.
8. Case Studies and Current Topics.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Guilherme da Silva Pereira.

Time: Tuesday, from 4 pm to 6 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 2.

ECTS: 4.

Contents:

1. Introduction to plant biotechnology
2. Trait discovery
3. Product development
4. Biosafety and regulatory issues
5. Case studies

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: José Antonio Saraiva Grossi.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. Classification of ornamental plants
2. Propagation
3. Production factors
4. Flowering control
5. Cultivation techniques
6. Post-harvest handling of cut flowers, foliage and potted plants

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Vladimir Oliveira Di Iorio.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Principles of object-oriented programming.
2. Design patterns: concept and classifications.
3. Study of design pattern examples and their implementation.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: José Guilherme Prado Martin.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. History of fermented food production.
2. Fermenting microorganisms: bacteria, filamentous fungi and yeasts.
3. Fermentation types and their relevance for food production. Methods for fermented food studies.
4. Fermented foods and health.
5. Fermented foods: characterization, microbiology and nutrition of the main groups of fermented foods.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Elson Santiago de Alvarenga.

Time: Tuesday and Thursday, from 8 am to 10 am (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Visible) spectroscopy.
2. Infrared (IR) spectroscopy.
3. Mass spectrometry (MS).
4. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).
5. Structural elucidation of organic compounds by analysis of UV-Visible, IR, MS and NMR data.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Monique Renon Eller.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Scientific Communication;
2. Research Planning;
3. Grant and Proposal Writing;
4. Writing Research Papers;
5. Patent applications;
6. Publishing and Dissemination;
7. Ethical Considerations

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Jose Joao Lelis Leal de Souza.

Time: Monday and Wednesday, from 9 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 6.

ECTS: 10.

Contents:

1. Soil genesis.
2. Soil sampling and description.
3. Diagnostic materials, properties and horizons according to World Reference base for soil resources and Soil Taxonomy.
4. Soil Classification.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Emily Correna Carlo Reis.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. Stem cell definition and characterization.
2. Stem cell biology.
3. Effects of stem cells.
4. Influence of the microenvironment part 1: source.
5. Stem cell harvest, culture and expansion.
6. Influence of the microenvironment part 2: host.
7. Matrix and therapeutics.
8. Specific tissues

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Luis Augusto Nero.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7.

Contents:

1. Epidemiology of foodborne diseases;
2. Characterization of foodborne pathogens and diseases;
3. Detection and enumeration of foodborne pathogens;
4. Impacts of foodborne diseases;
5. Prevention of foodborne diseases;
6. Trends in food safety.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Renata Veroneze and Daniele Botelho Diniz Marques.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7.

Contents:

1. SNP markers and linkage disequilibrium
2. Genotype quality control
3. Genotype imputation
4. Genomic prediction and genome wide associarion
5. Relationship matrices
6. RRBLUP, GBLUP and ssGBLUP
7. Genomic prediction accuracy, bias and dispersion
8. Bayesian methods for genomic prediction and association
9. Breeding value accuracy
10. Post GWAS analysis