Objectives

The main objective of the Science, Environment and Society Teaching Graduate Program (PPGEAS), of the Teacher Training College (FFP) is to promote the scientific improvement of graduates in the areas of Natural Sciences, Education and related areas, by giving them entry in the program's research lines, aiming at the training of teachers, researchers and professionals qualified for the development of scientific and teaching activities in the areas: Teaching Biology and Biodiversity Socio-environmental Assessment.

The program's objectives also include:

a) Promoting systematic research and reflection on relevant issues in the area of Environmental Studies and Biology Education;

b) Promoting the theoretical, practical and methodological improvement of its researchers, teachers and students;

c) Promoting the training of highly qualified professionals in the area;

d) Contributing to the expansion and integration of all areas of knowledge that are directly or indirectly related to the area of Environmental Studies and Biology Education;

e) Becoming an active center to effectively and decisively promote the elevation of the academic level of UERJ and, in particular, of the Department of Sciences (DCIEN) and the Faculty of Teacher Training of São Gonçalo (FFP);

f) Promoting national and international exchange in the area of Environmental Studies and Biology Education.