The Federal University of Rio Grande ( pt, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, FURG)Its official name changed in 2008, dropping the word "Foundation", while keeping the historic acronym (FURG), as per Portaria Nº 653/200

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funded by the Brazilian federal government, located in the city of

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. Formally established on October 21, 1969, it includes 18 departments providing 31 different undergraduate courses, as well as a number of graduate programs.

Degrees

FURG provides five different types of degree: undergraduate (bachelor, teaching, and technology), graduate's specialization, residency (for undergraduate courses, such as

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, and law), master's degree, and doctoral degree.

Undergraduate studies

FURG teaching the following undergraduate courses in five different campi (located in the following cities:

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): * Accounting sciences – bachelor's degree * Administration – bachelor's degree * Agroecology – bachelor's degree * Agrochemistry – bachelor's degree * Food industries – bachelor's degree * Applied mathematics – bachelor's degree * Archaeology – bachelor's degree * Archival science – bachelor's degree * Automation engineering – bachelor's degree * Biochemical engineering – bachelor's degree * Biological science – both bachelor's degree and teaching degree * Chemical engineering – bachelor's degree * Chemistry – both bachelor's degree and teaching degree * Civil engineering – bachelor's degree * Civil engineering and management – bachelor's degree * Port civil engineering – Bachelor's degree * Computer engineering – bachelor's degree * Cooperative management – technology degree * Economics – bachelor's degree * Environmental management – technology degree * Environmental toxicology – technology degree * Events – technology degree * Exact sciences – teaching degree * Field education – teaching degree * Food engineering – bachelor's degree * Geography – both bachelor's degree and teaching degree * History – both bachelor's degree and teaching degree * Hotel management – bachelor's degree * Information systems – bachelor's degree * International relations – bachelor's degree * International trade – bachelor's degree * Spanish, French or English – teaching degree * Library science – bachelor's degree * Mathematics – teaching degree * Mechanical engineering – bachelor's degree * Mechanical engineering and management – bachelor's degree * Medicine – bachelor's degree * Naval mechanical engineering – bachelor's degree * Nursing – bachelor's degree * Oceanology – bachelor's degree * Pedagogy – teaching degree * Physical education – teaching degree * Physics – both bachelor's degree and teaching degree * Production engineering – bachelor's degree * Psychology – bachelor's degree * Sciencies – teaching degree * Tourism – bachelor's degree * Visual arts – both bachelor's degree and teaching degree

Master's and doctoral degrees

FURG teaching the following master's and doctoral degrees in two different campi (located in the following cities: Rio Grande, Brazil, Rio Grande and Santo Antônio da Patrulha): * Accounting sciences – master's degree * Administration – master's degree * Agroindustrial systems and processes – master's degree * Applied economics – master's degree * Aquaculture – master's and doctoral degree * Biological oceanography – master's and doctoral degree * Biology of continental aquatic environments – master's and doctoral degree * Chemical engineering – master's degree * Coastal management – master's degree * Computational modeling – master's and doctoral degree * Computer engineering – master's degree * Education – master's degree * Environmental education – master's and doctoral degree * Exact sciences teaching – master's degree * Food science and engineering – master's and doctoral degree * Geography – master's degree * Health sciences – master's and doctoral degree * History – master's degree * Law and social justice – master's degree * Letters – master's and doctoral degree * Mathematics – master's degree * Mechanical engineering – master's degree * Nursing – master's and doctoral degree * Ocean engineering – master's degree * Oceanology – master's and doctoral degree * Physics – master's degree * Physics teaching – master's degree * Physiological sciences – master's and doctoral degree * Public health – master's degree * Science education – master's and doctoral degree * Technological and environmental chemistry – master's and doctoral degree

References

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* Educational institutions established in 1969 1969 establishments in Brazil Universities and colleges in Rio Grande do Sul Federal universities of Brazil {{Brazil-university-stub