Online Courses in English at UFV
Term: 2022-1
When?
March 7 – July 1, 2022 (most courses, see
exceptions below)
Who is eligible?
· “Academic mobility”: undergraduate, Master’s or Ph.D. students currently enrolled in any Higher Education Institution.
· “Diploma holders”: individuals holding a bachelor’s degree granted by any Higher Education Institution.
Steps for the application process:
1. Before February 5, fill up the application form, uploading the required documentation:
a. For academic mobility students: https://forms.gle/4zduUqBqQ1FfBWSd8
b. For diploma holders: https://forms.gle/krhXypgXy3aqcRpG7
2. The coordinator of each UFV requested course will evaluate your application, based on your curriculum vitae and transcript of records.
3. Before March 4, the UFV international office will inform you the list of courses you are approved to register for.
4. Classes will start on March 7, 2022 (except for INF100, which starts on May 2, 2022).
IMPORTANT :
· Good internet connection is mandatory to follow the activities!
· For academic mobility, one of the required documents is an official nomination from the home institution. “Self-nominated” candidates are not accepted for academic mobility.
· The program does not provide a degree - students who conclude courses will receive only an official transcript of records from UFV.
Courses
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CODE |
NAME |
LECTURERS |
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CBF
770 |
Eduardo Gusmão |
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Ann H. Mounteer |
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ENT
662 |
Eugenio E.
Oliveira |
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ENT
774 |
Simon Luke
Elliot |
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FIT
632 |
Sérgio
Yoshimitsu Motoike |
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FIT
678 |
Guilherme da
Silva Pereira |
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FIS
651 |
Winder A. de M. Melo |
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FIS
690 |
Márcio Santos Rocha |
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|
Leandro Guitierrez Rizzi |
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INF
100 |
Vladimir
Oliveira Di Iorio |
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LET
604 |
Idalena Chaves |
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MBI
610 |
Antônio Galvão
do Nascimento |
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ZOO
791 |
SImone E. F.
Guimarães |
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Timetable:
UTC -03:00
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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8:00h |
FIT
632 |
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CIV
642 |
FIT
678 |
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ENT
774 |
ENT
774 |
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9:00h |
FIT
632 |
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CIV
642 |
FIT
678 |
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ZOO
791 |
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ENT
774 |
ENT
774 |
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10:00h |
FIT
632 |
MBI
610 |
CIV
642 |
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MBI
610 |
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ZOO
791 |
INF
100 |
FIT
678 |
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INF
100 |
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LET
604 |
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LET
604 |
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CBF
770 |
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11:00h |
FIT
632 |
MBI
610 |
CIV
642 |
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MBI
610 |
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ZOO
791 |
INF
100 |
FIT
678 |
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INF
100 |
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LET
604 |
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LET
604 |
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CBF
770 |
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12:00h |
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13:00h |
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14:00h |
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ENT
662 |
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ENT
662 |
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15:00h |
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ENT
662 |
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ENT
662 |
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16:00h |
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17:00h |
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OBS:
· For FIS 651 and FIS 690, the
timetable will be defined later by the lecturer after discussing with the
students enrolled.
· All classes will take place from March 7 to July
1, 2022, EXCEPT the classes for INF 100, which will take place from May 2 to August
5, 2022.
TOPICS
CBF 700 - Plant Stress
Physiology (45h)
1. Plant stress responses.
2. Metabolic adjustments and antioxidant metabolism.
3. Light stress and thermic stress.
4. Water stress and salinity.
5. Nutritional stress and resistance to trace
metals.
6. Environmental pollution stress.
CIV 642 - Biological
Wastewater Treatment Processes (60h)
Course objectives are to be
able to analyze and model biological wastewater treatment processes, plan and
evaluate monitoring and operational control programs and biological process
optimization studies. Topics that will be discussed include applicability of
biological processes, microbial ecology and bioenergetics of wastewater
treatment, quantification and characterization of microorganisms, bioreactor
hydraulics and kinetics, wastewater treatability studies. Processes focused on:
anaerobic reactors, stabilization ponds, activated sludge, trickling and
submerged aerobic filters and biological nutrient removal.
ENT 662 – Insect
Physiology (60h)
1. Size, scale and morphological adaptations.
2. Embryonic and post-embryonic development.
3. Tegument and Metamorphose (and its hormonal
regulation).
4. Diapause and biological rhythms.
5. Reproductive system.
6. Sensory systems.
7. Locomotion (including muscles physiology) and
nervous system.
8. Insect flight and migratory movements.
9. Insect nutrition and digestive system.
10. Hemolymph, circulatory and immunological systems.
11. Gas exchange (respiration) and temperature
control systems.
12. Excretory system.
ENT
774 – Insect-Microbe Interactions (60h)
1.
Introduction to
Insect-Microbe Interactions (What is symbiosis? Parasitism and mutualism as a
continuum | Modes of transmission of symbionts | Theory on evolution of
virulence | Types of parasitism: castration, gigantism etc, host manipulation |
Immune defence | Insects as vectors: plants versus animals and vectors as hosts
| Types of mutualism | An overview of applications (microbial control and
biotechnology))
2.
Insect-Virus
Interactions (Baculoviruses and other occluded viruses | Arthropod vectors of
plant viruses | Arthropod vectors of animal viruses | Mutualistic or
nonpathogenic viruses (or their remnants))
3.
Insect-Prokaryote
Interactions (Bacillus thuringiensis | Other bacilli and other bacterial
pathogens | Wolbachia and other sex ratio distorters | Bacteria as defensive
and trophic mutualists | Insects as vectors of prokaryotes
4.
Insect-Protist
Interactions (Protists as pathogens and trophic mutualists)
5.
Insect-Fungus
Interactions (Entomophthoraceae - obliged to kill | Hypocrealean pathogens |
Trophic mutualisms and fungiculture | Insects, endophytes and phytopathogenic
fungi | Microsporidia)
6.
Insect-nematode
interactions (Nematode parasites of insects | Nematode pathogens with bacterial
mutualisms)
7.
Extensions (The
insect microbiome and food webs | Production of entomopathogens |
Biotechnological applications | Management of vectorborne diseases | Diseases
of beneficial insects)
FIT 632 – Plant Cell and Tissue Culture
(60h)
1.
Plant cell and
tissue culture: definition, history and applications.
2.
Plant cell and
tissue culture facilities: organization of a tissue culture laboratory,
equipment and supplies and basic techniques.
3.
The components of
plant tissue culture media: mineral components, organic components, plant
growth regulators, geling agents, pH. Organogenesis: definition, organogenesis
process, developmental sequences, control and examples.
4.
Somatic
embryogenesis: definition, somatic embryogenesis process, developmental stages,
control of embryogenesis and examples.
5.
Micropropagation:
applications, types, stages and limitations.
6.
In vitro clonal
cleanse: techniques and applications.
7.
Variations in
plant tissue culture: somaclonal variations, epigenetic variations, origin of
the variations, control of the variations, examples.
8.
Mutagenesis in
vitro: induction methods, selection of mutants, application of in vitro
mutagenesis in plant breeding.
9.
Embryo rescue and
culture: applications and culture techniques.
10.
In vitro germplasm
Conservation: importance, methods and applications.
11.
Production of
haploids plants in vitro.
12.
In vitro
protoplast culture: protoplast isolation and cultivation, protoplast fusion.
13.
Plant
transformation: plant tissue culture as pre-requisite for transformation,
14.
Agrobacterium-mediated
transformation, gene gun, electroporation, virus mediated method.
FIT 678 – Genetic Data
Analysis (60h)
1.
Introduction to genetic data
analysis;
2.
Molecular markers;
3.
Mapping populations;
4.
Linkage map;
5.
QTL mapping;
6.
Genetic data analysis of
outcrossing species;
7.
Genome-wide association
studies;
8.
Genomic selection;
9.
Genetic data analysis of
autopolyploid species.
FIS 651 – Eletromagnetic
Theory II (60h)
1.
The formalism of special
relativity.
2.
Dynamics of relativistic
particles.
3.
Radiation of moving charges.
4.
Canonical formulation of
Electromagnetism and conservation laws.
FIS 690 – Soft Matter
Physics (60h)
1.
Intermolecular forces.
2.
Self-organized systems and
phase transitions.
3.
Polymers. Surfaces and
surfactants.
4.
Brownian motion and thermal
fluctuations.
5.
Diffusion and permeation in
soft matter.
6.
Rheology in soft matter.
7.
Ionic soft matter.
INF 100 – Introduction to
Programming (60h)
1.
Elements of an algorithmic
language.
2.
Basic commands (assignment,
conditional, repetition).
3.
Arrays.
4.
Functions.
(The language
adopted is Python)
LET 604 - Portuguese
for Foreigners (60h)
1.
Listening
comprehension and analysis of oral texts, in Portuguese.
2.
Production
of oral texts.
3.
Analysis
of academic written texts.
4.
Reading
and interpretation of written texts.
5.
Writing
texts related to several academic genres (abstracts, conference presentations,
bibliographical essays, journal articles, conference proceedings, etc.)
6.
Vocabulary
and grammar.
7.
Preparation
for the Portuguese language proficiency exam for foreigners (Celpe-bras).
MBI 610 – Microbial
Physiology (60h)
8. Microbial cell structure and function.
9. Composition, organization and physiology of
microbial cells.
10. Nutrient transport and protein secretion.
11. Growth of microbial populations.
12. Thermodynamics and energy conservation in
biological systems.
13. Introduction to cellular bioenergetics.
14. Electron transport.
15. Bioenergetics in the citosol.
16. Classification of microbial metabolism.
17. Central metabolic pathways.
18. Flux in central metabolic pathways.
19. Fermentations.
20. Autotrophy.
21. Mineral nutrition.
22. Monomer biosynthesis.
23. Polymer biosynthesis.
24. Growth yield.
25. Regulation of metabolic pathways.
26. Multigene networks and global regulation systems.
27. Nutrient limitation responses and growth rate
effects on cellular physiology.
28. Environmental adaptive responses.
29. Cellular communications and biofilms.
30. Cellular differentiation and morphogenesis.
ZOO 791 – Introduction to
Animal Breeding (45h)
1. Definition of animal breeding;
2. How can animal breeding help in animal
production?
3. Genetic parameters in animal breeding;
4. Correlation, inbreeding and crosses;
5. Genomics applied to animal breeding;
6. Breeding and genomics applied to the main
livestock species: cattle (beef and milk), pigs, poultry, horses.