page_title: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
section_title: CERES
hierarchical_section_title: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte / CERES
caption_attribution_description: English: Escola Multicampi de Ciências Médicas da UFRN, Campus Caicó/RN
context_page_description: The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte is a prestigious public Brazilian university funded by the Brazilian federal government, located in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
  Formally established on December 18, 1960, it includes 60 departments providing over 70 different undergraduate courses, as well as a number of graduate programs.
  UFRN is the top ranked university in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, the best university in the North and Northeast region and one of the best universities int the country according to 2012 league tables.
context_section_description: The Seridó Higher Education Center (CERES) of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte is formed by the university campuses of Caicó and Currais Novos. Its academic structure is formed by eight Departments that offer thirteen on-campus undergraduate courses and two master's courses - Professional Masters in Letters - PROFLETRAS and the Professional Master in Geography - GEOPROF.
  In Caicó, the academic departments are: Department of Law, Department of Education, Department of History, Department of Geography, Department of Exact and Applied Sciences and the Department of Computing and Technology. In Currais Novos, the Department of Social and Human Sciences and the Department of Letters operate.
  The undergraduate courses in the face-to-face modality are: in Caicó, degrees in Geography, History, Mathematics and Pedagogy, and in Currais Novos Letras / Spanish and Letras Português / Literatura. Within the scope of the bachelor's degree, we have 07 courses, of which 05 work in Caicó: Accounting, Law, Geography, History and Information Systems and 02 work in Currais Novos: Administration and Tourism.
  CERES also has support centers from the Secretariat of Distance Education (SEDIS) that offer distance learning courses. There are 17 undergraduate courses, of which 08 work in Caicó and 09 work in Currais Novos. Thus, on the campus of Caicó, there are degrees in Biological Sciences, Physical Education, Geography, Literature, Pedagogy and Chemistry, and bachelor's degrees in Administration and Technologist in Public Management. On the campus of Currais Novos, there are degrees in Biological Sciences, Physical Education, Physics, Literature, Mathematics, Pedagogy and Chemistry and bachelor's degrees in Public Administration and Technologist in Public Management.
caption: EMCM entrance in the Caicó campus
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