Students attending the Professional Doctoral Program must take five mandatory subjects and one optional subject. Students will also be required to attend four tutorial seminars with their advisors. Activities included in the tutorial seminars will be defined by the advisor.

Mandatory subjects are the following:

History of Brazil: it discusses themes and issues that are central to the history of Republican Brazil, including events, political figures and debates that marked the establishment of modern Brazil, with a special focus on the implementation of public policies that characterized governmental standards. Above all, it is about considering the historical dimension a key piece of a critical reflection on cultural heritage and social projects.

Culture and Society: it aims to equip students with Social Science concepts to help them think about society and culture in a more qualified manner by moving their approaches away from common sense and making them more reasoning-based. It also includes themes that are relevant to contemporary Brazilian society.

Research Methods and Design: designed to provide analytical and methodological tools that enable students to produce and analyze data. It aims to offer tools for the students to evaluate, plan and conduct research with an emphasis on quantitative and qualitative methods of social sciences.

Final paper seminar: it encourages discussion of the topics of study by reflecting on the methodological options and the theoretical references that may help add consistency to each project.

Advanced Product Development Seminar: this subject is a continuation of the Final Paper Seminar, but its specific objective is to support doctoral students in their research (and no longer their research project) and in the writing of the qualification material. Students will be given the chance to present the development of their products along the way. At the end of the subject, students should be ready to take the qualification exam.

Each subject included in the Professional Doctoral is equivalent to three (3) credits and is completed in 45 class hours. Subjects are always taught from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm.

In the Professional Doctoral Program, the final paper is not a conventional dissertation. It should have a product format accompanied by a summary of descriptions situating it in its relevant field, explaining the methodological options and promoting some substantive reflection on the topic concerned. Examples of products that can be presented as a final paper: analytical inventories of archives, projects for museums or memory centers, editorial projects focused on heritage education and websites.