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HISTORY OF BRAZILIAN ARCHITECTURE
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
UCEAP Course Number
143
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HISTORY OF BRAZILIAN ARCHITECTURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
HIST/BRAZILIAN ARCH
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course examines the origins and development of modern architecture in Brazil. It explores the French artistic mission style and its influences, neoclassicism, eclecticism, and neocolonialism. It also looks at modern and contemporary architecture in cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Recife, and Belo Horizonte.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
HIS 1430
Host Institution Course Title
HISTÓRIA DA ARQUITETURA NO BRASIL
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de História
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IMAGE CREATION & TREATMENT
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Art Studio
UCEAP Course Number
109
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
IMAGE CREATION & TREATMENT
UCEAP Transcript Title
IMAGE CREATN&TRTMT
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course offers a study of the digitization and processing of still images. It covers structure and manipulation of static bitmap and vector images as well as file input, output, formats, and conversion
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
DSG1999
Host Institution Course Title
CRIACAO/TRATAMENTO DE IMAGEM
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Artes e Design
Course Last Reviewed
2023-2024
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SPECIAL TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURE XIV: ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN REPRESENTATION
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Architecture
UCEAP Course Number
131
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURE XIV: ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN REPRESENTATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
TOPICS:TECHNQS/REP
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course offers a study of graphics software. Students use computer technologies for the creation, evaluation, understanding, communication, and presentation of architecture and urbanism projects by using three-dimensional modeling programs, editing and image processing, and digital presentation.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
ARQ 1329
Host Institution Course Title
TÓPICOS ESPECIAIS EM ARQUITETURA XIV: TÉCNICAS AVANCADAS EM REPRESENTAÇÃO
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Arquitetura e Urbanismo
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INTRODUCTION TO SOLID MECHANICS
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Civil Engineering
UCEAP Course Number
28
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO SOLID MECHANICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
SOLID MECHANICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to solid mechanics. Topics include: structural idealization; balance, forces, and moments; trusses; tensions and deformations; mechanical properties of materials; transformation of stresses in the plane; twist; stresses and tensions in beams; cables.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
ENG 1007
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUÇÃO À MECÂNICA DOS SÓLIDOS
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Engenharia Civil
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ECONOMICS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
121
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ECONOMICS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR
UCEAP Transcript Title
PUBLIC SECTOR ECON
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines the role of the state in capitalist economics. It offers an historical analysis of the participation of the public sector in the Brazilian economy. Topics include: market failures; processes of collective choice; sectoral public policies; tax policy; tax incidence; economic regulation; investments in infrastructure.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
ECO 1218
Host Institution Course Title
ECONOMIA DO SETOR PÚBLICO
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Economia
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CHILDHOOD AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Education
UCEAP Course Number
117
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
CHILDHOOD AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
CHILDHOOD&CHILD LIT
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course analyzes the child as an historical, social, and cultural subject. It discusses children's literature, narrative, creative imagination, and the production of culture. This course explores children's literature and pedagogical practice, teachers and children's literature, cultural industry and children's literature, and the publishing marketing and the school.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
EDU 1797
Host Institution Course Title
INFÂNCIA E LITERATURA INFANTIL
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Educação
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POPULATION GEOGRAPHY
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
UCEAP Course Number
159
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
POPULATION GEOGRAPHY
UCEAP Transcript Title
POPULATION GEOG
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course offers a study of population development and growth. Topics include: demographic theories and policies; new technologies, new forms of work, and new forms of unemployment; territorial redistribution of the population; international migration of labor and the process of globalization and fragmentation.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
GEO 1214
Host Institution Course Title
GEOGRAFIA DA POPULAÇÃO
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Geografia e Meio Ambiente
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ELETRIC MATERIALS
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Electrical Engineering
UCEAP Course Number
133
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ELETRIC MATERIALS
UCEAP Transcript Title
ELETRIC MATERIALS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course offers a study of elemental concepts in materials science including: electrical and thermal conduction in dielectric solids and insulation; elements of quantum physics; semiconductor devices; semiconductor optical properties.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
ENG 1405
Host Institution Course Title
MATERIAIS ELÉTRICOS
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica
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THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Art Studio
UCEAP Course Number
131
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE
UCEAP Transcript Title
PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This courses focuses on theoretical notions of photography. It explores photographic composition as a means of expression and representation of ideas. Topics include: traditional and digital processes; cameras, lenses, films, and chemicals; high resolution graphic computers and cinematography.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
ART 1052
Host Institution Course Title
A IMAGEM FOTOGRÁFICA
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Artes e Design
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TEXTILE DESIGN
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Art Studio
UCEAP Course Number
116
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
TEXTILE DESIGN
UCEAP Transcript Title
TEXTILE DESIGN
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course focuses on the organization of motifs and repetition systems for creating patterns on various surfaces. Topics include: graphics and portfolio composition; texture and shape; textile design on electronic digital media.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
DSG 1151
Host Institution Course Title
DESIGN DE PADRONAGEM
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Artes & Design
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