School of Agricultural Sciences
The School of Agricultural Sciences (CCA) at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) was established in 1975 with the creation of the Agriculture degree program. It comprises five departments and offers four undergraduate and four graduate programs, standing out for its teaching, research, and outreach in Agricultural Sciences.
Its strategic areas include Agroecology, One Health, Mariculture, Food Quality, Biodiversity Conservation, and Biotechnology. The graduate programs, recognized both nationally and internationally, focus on research topics such as environmental conservation, agroecological production, sustainable rural development, genetics and plant breeding, aquaculture health, management and conservation of agricultural and aquatic ecosystems, and development of new food products.
CCA is consolidated as a center of excellence in scientific innovation, with a strong commitment to sustainable development.
Departments
:: Department of Animal Science and Rural Development (DZDR)
:: Department of Aquaculture (AQI)
:: Department of Food Science and Technology (CAL)
:: Department of Plant Science (FIT)
:: Department of Rural Engineering (ENR)
Undergraduate Programs
:: Aquaculture Engineering
:: Agriculture
:: Animal Science
:: Food and Science Technology
Graduate Programs
:: Agroecosystems | master’s | doctoral degree
:: Aquaculture | master’s | doctoral degree
:: Food Science | master’s | doctoral degree
:: Plant Genetic Resources | master’s | doctoral degree
Faculty
Meet the CCA faculty members by visiting each department’s website.
Contact us
Contact the School of Agricultural Sciences at cca@contato.ufsc.br or +55 48 3721-5458.
