The program prepares professionals in the health and education fields to enhance their professional practice through scientific investigation.
Master's: 24 months | Doctorate: 48 months
On-siteProfessional Master’s Degree in Human Communication Health
The Professional Master’s Degree in Human Communication Health at the School of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo aims to prepare professionals in the health and education fields to use scientific investigation as a tool for enhancing their professional practice in various aspects of human communication.
Applications, selection process, and enrollment will conduct on a rolling basis, from February 6 to November 3, 2025.
(11) 3367-7858 / 7869 / 7870 / 7750
pos.stricto@fcmsantacasasp.edu.br
The Human Communication Health program at the Professional Master’s level comprises one Area of Concentration and three Lines of Research.
Area of Concentration: HUMAN COMMUNICATION IN HEALTH AND EDUCATION
Description:
To study and investigate the outcomes of promoting and enhancing human communication skills, and intervening in communication and hearing disorders. Additionally, the goal is to develop specific procedures and techniques for evaluating outcomes in processes involving human communication and hearing in health and education.
Involved Faculty: Ariella Fornachari Ribeiro Belan/ Katia de Almeida / Lica Arakawa Sugueno / Margarita Aparecida Bernal Wieselberg / Milton Luiz Gorzoni / Rosane Lowenthal / Sandra Cristina Fonseca Pires.
Description:
To investigate and enhance procedures related to the promotion, prevention, and evaluation of hearing and balance. Additionally, the goal is to develop specific procedures and techniques for evaluating hearing and balance disorders and their impact on quality of life.
Involved Faculty: Alessandra Spada Durante/ Caroline Nunes Rocha/Elisiane Crestani de Miranda Gonsalez/Margarita Aparecida Bernal Wieselberg/Osmar Mesquita de Sousa Neto.
Description:
To investigate various aspects involved in the prevention and evaluation of Communication Disorders, both in clinical and educational contexts. Additionally, the goal is to develop specific procedures and techniques for the prevention and evaluation of communication disorders and their impact on quality of life.
Involved Faculty: Adriana Limongeli Gurgueira / Adriana Rahal Rebouças de Carvalho / Ana Luiza Pereira Gomes Pinto Navas / Ariella Fornachari Ribeiro Belan/ Lica Arakawa Sugueno/ Marina Martins Pereira Padovani / Tatiana Pontrelli Mecca.
Level: Professional Master's Degree
Credits: 8
Course Load: 96 hours
Syllabus: Equipment, instruments, procedures, and processes involved in the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of communication disorders throughout life, in various practice settings and service models.
Level: Professional Master's Degree
Credits: 5
Course Load: 60 hours
Syllabus: Development and analysis of data from epidemiological research projects. Fundamental concepts and techniques of descriptive statistics and exploratory data analysis. Statistics as a tool in research.
Level: Professional Master's Degree
Credits: 3
Course Load: 36 hours
Syllabus: Structuring and writing technical-scientific articles. Structuring and writing dissertations. Fundamentals of scientific article editing. Basic rules for writing and illustration. Technical standardization of articles, reports, and dissemination texts.
Level: Professional Master's Degree
Credits: 4
Course Load: 48 hours
Syllabus: Physiology of the hearing process at its different levels of processing and pathological alterations. Physiology of motor control, memory, and language and their pathological alterations.
Level: Professional Master's Degree
Credits: 5
Course Load: 60 hours
Syllabus: Epistemology of scientific thought. The scientific method. The research project. Research methodologies for the development of final projects.
Level: Professional Master's Degree
Credits: 5
Course Load: 60 hours
Syllabus: Exploration of contemporary theoretical frameworks and models related to speech and language processing, as well as methods for assessing auditory function in both children and adults. Emphasis on diagnostic and intervention strategies grounded in emerging models of auditory and language processing. Focus on interdisciplinary collaboration in clinical practice, promoting comprehensive approaches to the management of communication disorders.
Level: Professional Master's Degree
Credits: 2
Course Load: 24 hours
Syllabus: Critical analysis and discussion of literature on topics related to written language and complementary skills. Topics include scientific communication, evidence-based teacher training (reading, writing, comprehension, executive functions). Evidence-based practices for teaching or intervention in reading, including prosody and text comprehension. Construction and validation of assessment or intervention instruments.
Level: Professional Master's Degree
Credits: 5
Course Load: 60 hours
Syllabus: Critical thinking applied to the development and validation of screening protocols, clinical and instrumental assessment, and quality of life measures related to swallowing, phonation, and orofacial functions. Specific clinical and instrumental assessment methods across different age groups and underlying etiologies affecting swallowing, phonation, and orofacial functions.
CAPES Information
CAPES Code: 33019010013P0
CAPES Evaluation Area: Physical Education
CAPES Rating: Professional Master’s Degree – Rating 4
Course recognized according to MEC Ordinance No. 609, dated March 14, 2019 – DOU of March 18, 2019.
Professional Master’s Degree
To apply for the Professional Master’s Degree in Human Communication Health, the following documents must be provided, which will be requested when the official call is opened, to be electronically attached, and the candidate must be approved in the selection process:
The pre-project must contain the topic you intend to study and your research problem (2 to 5 pages). It is suggested that the text follows this structure:
The pre-proposal must include the topic the applicant intends to study and the corresponding research problem (2 to 5 pages). The text should follow the structure below:
Special Students
Students enrolled in other accredited postgraduate programs or faculty members from other higher education institutions may be accepted as special students to take individual courses.
Special students are subject to the same performance standards required of regular students, and their admission depends on course availability. However, they are not eligible for degree conferment.
Upon successful completion of the course(s), the special student will receive a statement issued by the Postgraduate Office indicating the course title, a brief syllabus, the total course load (in hours), and the number of credits earned.
Special students must pay the corresponding course fees, and are not eligible for scholarships or tuition waivers, except when the student is a faculty member of the same institution.
The exceptional admission of undergraduate students into specific graduate program courses is subject to the availability of slots and to written approval from the course instructor, which must be communicated in writing to the Postgraduate Office.
Students currently enrolled in lato sensu graduate programs may be recommended by a faculty member of the program to attend stricto sensu postgraduate courses. Credits earned may be validated if the student is later formally admitted as a regular stricto sensu postgraduate student.
Requirements and Forms
Download the form, complete it in its entirety, and submit it to the Postgraduate Office, either in person or by email (pos.stricto@fcmsantacasasp.edu.br).
Requests
Financial Reimbursement for Scientific Article – Note: Before filling out the form, click on the link for the respective program and download the spreadsheet to check the journal: Health Sciences / Surgical Research / Collective Health (Professional or Academic) / Human Communication Health
Acceptance Letter for Supervision (Postdoctoral)
General Qualification Examination
Declaration of Diploma Issuance Option
Authorization Term for the Dissemination of Dissertation (Master’s) and Thesis (Doctorate)
To access the guidelines, templates, and instructions to facilitate the development of theses and dissertations, click on the links below:
Guidelines for the Presentation of Dissertations and Theses
Monographic or Preferred Thesis Format (Guidelines)
Master’s Dissertation Cover and Title Page Template
Doctoral Thesis Cover and Title Page Template
Areas of Concentration for Stricto Sensu Programs (Guidelines)
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Emails: pos.stricto@fcmsantacasasp.com.br
Phone number: + 55 (11) 3367-7858
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São Paulo / SP – Brazil
Zipcode: 01221-020
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