Castro, Janete Lima deMendonça, Paula Beatriz de Souza2022-06-082021-09-03MENDONÇA, Paula Beatriz de Souza. Graduação em saúde coletiva: o que dizem os Projetos Pedagógicos. 2021. 144f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Saúde Coletiva) - Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2021.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/47611The object of study of this dissertation is the training of the public health professional at the undergraduate level. It is delimited in the history of undergraduate courses in Public Health and in the training design carried out for the new profession. The objective is to analyze the undergraduate training in Public Health of the existing courses in Brazil in the light of the Pedagogical Projects of the Courses. This is a qualitative and exploratory study with a documental approach, using the method of content analysis, in the thematic modality according to Minayo’s technique (2014). The results show a gradual opening of courses, with a concentration between 2008-2009, the last being in 2019, organized in the Brazilian regions in greater numbers in the northern region, with 27.3%. Most courses follow or fit the National Curriculum Guidelines of the Undergraduate Course in Public Health (DCNsCGSC), with a predominance of hours equal to or greater than 3,200 hours, duration of eight to nine semesters, and an average of four years, with night classes in 45.5% of the courses. The average offer is 1,864 places/year, 68% of the courses in federal universities and 77.3% with a bachelor's degree in Public Health. Of the 18 courses evaluated by the Ministry of Education (MEC), 67% are evaluated with a grade of 5. Training allows a gradual construction of knowledge based on the foundations of Public Health. The courses are articulated with UHS health services and systems and with the community through practical classes, internships, research, and extension projects, strengthening students' practical contact with real health situations in the population. Therefore, although the country is in a crisis in higher education, the undergraduate courses in Public Health are against this reality. However, the DCNsCGSC are not in force due to the non-publication by the MEC in the Official Gazette, the courses are in convergence with them. The training follows the basis of Collective Health so that it fulfills the objective of strengthening the UHS for the training of human resources in health.Acesso AbertoSaúde pública - ensinoSaúde coletivaFormação profissional em saúdeRecursos humanos em saúdemasterThesis