Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

The Production Engineering program at UFSC, inaugurated in 2023, represents a consolidation of the previously separate Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Production Engineering degrees into a single, comprehensive program. This new structure is informed by current market studies and aims to equip students with not only the traditional skills of a Production Engineer but also with interdisciplinary knowledge in areas such as data literacy, sustainability, and entrepreneurship, so as to meet the evolving demands of the market.

Production Engineers are responsible for the design, implementation, operation, improvement and maintenance of integrated production systems for goods and services, involving people, materials, technology, information and energy. They also specify, predict and evaluate the outcomes of these systems, considering both societal and environmental impacts. Their work draws on specialized knowledge from Mathematics, Physics, Humanities and Social Sciences, combined with the principles and methods of Engineering analysis and design.

The program’s curriculum is structured into three cycles. The first cycle spans the first seven semesters, providing foundational engineering knowledge and covering the major professional areas in Production Engineering. The second cycle, encompassing the eighth, ninth and tenth semesters, offers elective courses from the Department of Production and Systems Engineering and other departments at UFSC. During this cycle, students can choose between two knowledge paths: Operations Management and Supply Chain or Product and Service Engineering.

The third cycle, also covering the ninth and tenth semesters, is optional and designed for students interested in pursuing the Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PPGEP). This cycle includes courses that qualify for credit transfer towards a graduate degree, enabling students to complete a Master’s degree in just one additional year.

Additionally, the program features three integrative courses (two required and one elective), where students apply the knowledge acquired in previous courses to address real-world complex problems. It also emphasizes internationalization by allowing credit transfers for courses taken abroad and offering students the possibility of obtaining a double degree with partner institutions.

Production Engineering students have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of teaching, research, and outreach activities throughout their studies. They benefit from a robust structure that includes a student association (CALIPRO), a Tutorial Education Program (PET), two study groups: Lean Study Group (GLean) and Logistics Study Group (Gelog), a junior enterprise (EJEP) and twelve research laboratories: Sustainable Innovation and Renewable Energy Group (SINERGIA), Costs and Measures Laboratory (LCM), Project Development and Investment Support Systems Laboratory (LabSAD), Logistics Performance Laboratory (LDL), Entrepreneurship and Innovation Laboratory (LEMPi), Ergonomics Laboratory (LABERGO), Environmental Management and Assessment Laboratory (LGAA), Operations Management Laboratory (LGO), Product Design Laboratory (LPP), Intelligent Production and Logistics Systems Laboratory (ProLogIS), Productivity and Continuous Improvement Laboratory (LPMC), and Quality Assurance Center (NGQ).