A Sociologia na Universidade de Brasília

Abstract

This article analyses the development of sociological studies at UnB since the creation of the university and the commencement of social science studies. It is concerned principally with the profile of the academic staff and range of the graduate studies, and is complemented with a portrait of undergraduate courses. Highlighted is the fact that UnB’s department organizational structure, in conjunction with the university and Sociology Department’s requirement of D.Phil. degrees for academic staff has shaped a new model which is different from the typical Brazilian university’s “dual structure” approach where research and graduate studies are isolated from university’s other activities. The article’s objective is to stimulate the debate and articulate issues for discussion on the history of social science which will help focus on comparative analysis and on models for teaching and researching on sociological studies in Brazil.