The Catholic University of Salvador (Portuguese: Universidade Católica do Salvador, UCSal) is a private and non-profit Catholic university, located in Salvador,[6] the first capital of Brazil,[7] and fourth[8] largest city of Brazil. It is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese of Salvador.[9]
Universidade Católica do Salvador | |
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Other name | UCSal[1] |
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Motto | Veritati |
Motto in English | True |
Type | Private, non-profit |
Established | October 19, 1961[2] |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
Chancellor | Dom Sérgio Rocha [3] |
Rector | Silvana Sá de Carvalho[4] |
Vice rector | Giorgio Borghi[4] |
Academic staff | 537[5] |
Students | 13,220[5] |
Undergraduates | 12,240[5] |
Postgraduates | 980[5] |
Other students | 580 other employees[5] |
Location | , Brazil[6] |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Orange and blue |
Website | www |
Undergraduate Courses
editCourse | Campus |
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Law | Federação |
Philosophy | Federação |
History | Federação |
Geography | Federação |
Pedagogy | Federação |
Social service | Federação |
Theology | Federação |
Social communication | Lapa |
Letters | Lapa |
Executive Secretary | Lapa |
Visual Arts | Centro |
Music | Centro |
Business Administration | Pituaçu |
Biological Sciences | Pituaçu |
Accounting | Pituaçu |
Economics | Pituaçu |
Physical Education | Pituaçu |
Nursing | Pituaçu |
Civil Engineering | Pituaçu |
Physiotherapy | Pituaçu |
Mathematics | Pituaçu |
Computers | Pituaçu |
Technology Graduation | Garibaldi |
Postgraduate lato sensu Courses
editCourse | Campus |
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Law | Federação |
Education and Society | Federação |
Environment | Federação |
Business | Federação |
Health | Federação |
Theology | Federação |
Engineering and Exact Sciences | Federação |
Pastoralist communication | Federação |
Postgraduate stricto sensu Courses
editMaster Degree
editCourse | Campus |
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Law | Pituaçu |
Social Policy and Citizenship | Federação |
Territorial Planning and Social Development | Federação |
Environmental Planning | Federação |
Family in Contemporary Society | Federação |
Doctorate Degree
editCourse | Campus |
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Family in Contemporary Society | Federação |
Territorial Planning and Social Development | Federação |
Notable alumni
editAlumni
editNotable Catholic University of Salvador alumni include:
- Augusto Aras, current prosecutor general of Brazil
- Luislinda Valois, jurist, former Desembargadora of the State of Bahia, former secretary of promotion of racial equality and former minister of human rights
- Otto Alencar, senator from Bahia
- Ana Arraes, vice president of the Tribunal de Contas da União
- João Henrique Carneiro, politician and former mayor of Salvador
- Bruno Soares Reis, politician and current mayor of Salvador after Antônio Carlos Magalhães Neto
- Daniel Almeida, current member of the Chamber of Deputies in Brazil representing the State of Bahia
- Claudia Leitte, axé and pop singer
- João José Reis, writer and one of the most important historians in Brazil, considered a world reference for the study of history and slavery in the 19th century
- Cristiano Chaves de Farias, Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Bahia and writer
- José Medrado, lecturer and medium, founder of Centro Espírita Cavaleiros da Luz (Knights of Light Spiritist Center)
References
edit- ^ Official website UCSal
- ^ "Foundation Day". Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Grão-Chanceler - Dom Sérgio da Rocha - Institucional".
- ^ a b "Reitoria e Pró-Reitorias - Institucional". noosfero.ucsal.br. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Relatório de Administração" (in Portuguese). UCSal. 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ a b "UCSAL - UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO SALVADOR | Pituaçu, Salvador, BA".
- ^ "Primeira Capital do Brasil - Salvador".
- ^ "Salvador permanece como 4ª maior capital do Brasil, diz IBGE". August 30, 2017.
- ^ "Serviços Arquidiocesanos - Arquidiocese de São Salvador da Bahia". arquidiocesesalvador.org.br. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020.
External links
edit- (in Portuguese) Official website