SINTER

In view of the University’s internationalization process and the importance of achieving terminological consistency among UFSC documents written in English, we hereby provide the university community with a glossary of recurring terms in Portuguese with their respective English translation.

In addition to the glossary below, we indicate the following reference links:

:: List of Prorectorates: click here.

:: List of Offices: click here.

:: List of Academic Schools and Departments: click here.

:: List of Undergraduate Programs: click here.

:: List of Graduate Programs: click here.

:: List of Research Laboratories: click here.

:: Other information about UFSC in English: structure.ufsc.br

 

Estrutura administrativa e acadêmica
PORTUGUÊS	ENGLISH
Acordo de Cooperação	Cooperation Agreement
Afastamento	Leave
Agência de fomento	Funding agency
Aluno especial	Special student
Área de Concentração	Area of Concentration / Concentration Area
Atestado de matrícula	Certificate of Enrollment
Bacharelado	Degree with focus on research (bacharelado)
Banca examinadora	Examining Committee / Examination Committee
Biblioteca Universitária	University Library
Bolsa	Grant / Scholarship / Fellowship Bolsa de mestrado e doutorado: scholarship Bolsa de pós-doutorado: postdoctoral grant
Bolsista	Scholarship holder / Grant holder / Fellow
CAGR	Undergraduate Academic Records System
Câmara / Colegiado	Council
Candidato(a)	Applicant / Candidate
CAPES	Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel – CAPES
CAPG	Graduate Academic Records System
Campus / Campi	Campus / Campuses
Centro de Cultura e Eventos	Culture and Events Center
Centro de Ensino	School / Academic School
Chefe de Departamento	Head of Department
Colegiado Colegiado Pleno Colegiado Delegado	Council Full Council Delegate Council
Colégio de Aplicação	Colégio de Aplicação [Laboratory School]
Conceder/conferir título ou bolsa	to award/to grant
Conclusão de curso	Degree completion
Conselho Universitário	University Council
Convênio	Agreement
Coordenador(a)	Coordinator
Coordenadoria (…)	(…) Coordination Office
Corpo discente	Students / Student Body
Corpo docente	Faculty
Co-tutela	Co-supervision
Credenciamento	Accreditation
Curso presencial	In-classroom course / on-campus course
Defesa	Defense
Departamento (de Ensino)	Department (of…)
Diária	Daily allowance
Diploma	Degree / Diploma
Diretor(a) de Campus	Director
Diretor(a) de Centro	Dean
Disciplina isolada	Single course
Disciplina obrigatória	Required course
Disciplina optativa	Elective course
Dissertação (mestrado)	Thesis
Doutorado	Doctoral degree
Doutorado sanduíche	Sandwich Doctoral Program
Edital	Call for Applications / Call for Proposals
Editora da UFSC	UFSC Press
Educação à Distância	Distance Learning
EFI – Espaço Físico Integrado	Shared Building (EFI)
Egressos	Alumni / Graduates
Elenco de disciplinas	Course listing (ou outros)
Ementa (de disciplina)	Description (course description)
Em exercício (ex.: Reitor em exercício)	Acting (ex.: acting Rector)
Ensino Fundamental	Primary School/ Primary Education
Ensino Médio	Secondary School/ Secondary Education
Especialização	Specialization
Estagiário(a)	Intern
Estágio	Internship / Practicum
Estágio de Docência	Teaching Practicum
Estrutura curricular	Curriculum structure
Gabinete da Reitoria	Rector’s office
Graduação (Curso de Graduação)	Undergraduate degree (Undergraduate program)
Graduado(a)	Graduate
Histórico escolar	Transcript (Academic transcript / Transcript of Records)
Hospital Universitário	University Hospital
Imprensa Universitária	University Printing House
Ingresso	Admission
Inscrição	Application / Registration
Licenciatura	Degree with focus on teaching (licenciatura)
Linha de pesquisa	Line of Research
Matrícula	Registration / Enrollment
Média (de notas)	Grade point average
Mestrado	Master’s degree
Monitor(a) / Monitoria	Student Tutor / Student Tutoring
Moradia Estudantil	Student Residence Hall
Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia – MARQUE	Museum of Archaeology  and Ethnology
Núcleo	Center
Núcleo de Desenvolvimento Infantil (NDI)	Child Development Center
Núcleo de Pesquisa	Research Center
Orientação	Supervision
Orientador(a)	Supervisor
Ouvidoria	Ombuds Office
Parecer	Report
Pessoal Técnico-Administrativo	Staff / Administrative Staff / Technical and Administrative Staff
Pós-Doutorado Estudante de Pós-Doutorado	Postdoctoral Research Postdoctoral Researcher
Pós-Graduação Programa de Pós-Graduação	Graduate degree/education/studies Graduate Program
Prefeitura Universitária	University City Hall
Processo Seletivo	Selection Process / Admission Process / Admission Selection Process
Professor(a)	Faculty member / Professor / Course instructor
Professor(a) adjunto(a)	Assistant professor
Professor(a) assistente	Lecturer / Instructor
Professor(a) associado(a)	Associate professor
Professor(a) titular	Full professor
Pró-Reitor(a)	Prorector (for)
Pró-Reitoria	Prorectorate
Reconhecido (programa)	Accredited
Regimento Interno	Bylaws
Reitor(a)	Rector
Reitoria	Rectorate
Reitoria – Prédio I / II	Rectorate Building I / II
Restaurante Universitário	University Restaurant
Secretaria	Office
Secretaria/Coordenação do Programa X	X Office/X Administrative Office
Secretário(a)	Secretary (for)
Servidor(a) Público(a)	Civil Servant
Sub-Coordenador(a)	Deputy Coordinator
TCC	Final project
Tese (doutorado)	Dissertation
Título (titulação)	Degree
Trancamento	Leave of absence
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)	Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina(UFSC)
Vaga	Seat / Place
Validação de disciplina	Course credit transfer
Vestibular	University Entrance Examination (Vestibular)
Vice-Coordenador	Deputy Coordinator
Vice-Diretor(a) de Campus	Vice-Director
Vice-Reitor(a)	Vice-Rector

This glossary was elaborated by the SINTER/UFSC English-Portuguese Translator. In case of doubts, please contact her at paula.michels@ufsc.br.