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Beyond the horizon: Political Science education in the interior of Minas Gerais

Abstract:

The article analyzes how Political Science teaching is organized in the interior of the state of Minas Gerais. It is justified by the fact that the understanding of such disciplinary area is still very focused on Brazilian capitals, especially where there are postgraduate courses, at masters and doctoral levels. We are interested in evaluating the specificities focused in the countryside, especially in Minas Gerais, because it is a state with greater numerical concentration of federal universities in Brazil, besides having, in addition to the capital Belo Horizonte, departments and undergraduate courses in Social Sciences, which offer courses and have faculty dedicated to specific research and extension courses in Political Science. Empirically, the investigation focused on the collection and analysis of data on: a) courses offered, b) syllabi of compulsory and elective subjects, and c) Political Science faculty training.

Keywords:
Teaching; Political Science; Undergraduate course; Minas Gerais

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