About the Course

The Master's and Doctorate Course in Space Geophysics at INPE aims to specialize graduates, preferably in the areas of natural sciences and engineering, enabling them to work in the areas of Teaching, Research and Applications at Universities, Research Institutes and Companies, in issues involving direct knowledge of science or technologies associated with or arising from the development of Space Research, with applications in Space Geophysics. All research topics are closely linked to the theme "Heliophysics". 

The Postgraduate Course in Space Geophysics (GES) has existed at INPE since 1968, as a concentration area in Astrogeophysics of the Postgraduate Course in Space Science. In 1980, the Postgraduate Course in Space Science also incorporated the concentration area in Radio Astronomy and Solar Physics, at the Master's and Doctorate levels, as a result of the transfer of the Mackenzie Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics Center (CRAAM), from the National Observatory (ON), to INPE, by determination of the CNPq Board.

This configuration, called Postgraduate Course in Space Science, existed from 1968 to 1993.

In a meeting held on April 18, 1996, the CAPES Technical Advisory Group ("Grupo Técnico Consultivo" - GTC) authorized the separation of the Postgraduate Course in Space Science, transforming its areas of concentration into independent courses, with retroactive effect from January 1, 1994.

Thus, the name "Postgraduate Course in Space Geophysics" came into formal existence in January 1994, although for INPE it has actually existed since 1987. In 2004, the Space Geophysics course, which until then had only one area of ​​concentration (Space Geophysics), began to have two new areas, Solar-Terrestrial Environmental Science (AST) and Atmospheric Sciences (ATM). As of March 2018, the program had graduated more than 170 masters and more than 150 doctors.  

In the latest evaluations carried out by CAPES, the Postgraduate Course in Space Geophysics obtained a grade of 6, both in the Master's and Doctorate degrees, and is a member of the CAPES Excellence Program - PROEX. Being a member of PROEX means that the course has international standards and autonomy in the management of financial resources.

The topics of Master's Dissertations and Doctoral Theses are, in general, closely linked to the Research Lines of the Divisions of Heliophysics, Planetary Sciences and Aeronomy - DIHPA and Space Weather - DICEP of INPE, in addition to having the collaboration of the other divisions of the General Coordination of Engineering and Space Sciences - CGCE.