State University of Santa Cruz

The State University of Santa Cruz (Portuguese: Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, UESC) is a public institution of higher education in Brazil,^[1] based in the city of Ilhéus, Bahia. Until the 1990s, it was the only university in the city. As of 2020, the university offers 33 undergraduate courses and several graduate programs.^[2][3][4]

State University of Santa Cruz

Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz
Other name	UESC
Motto	In Altum (Latin)
Type	Public University
Established	1991
Rector	Adélia Maria Carvalho de Melo Pinheiro
Location	Ilhéus , Bahia , Brazil
Website	www.uesc.br

Courses

Humanities

• Administration
• Accounting
• Communications
• Economics
• Law
• Education
• Geography
• History
• Sociology
• Philosophy
• Psychology

Technology and Science

• Computer Science
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Production Engineering
• Mathematics
• Chemistry
• Physics

Natural Sciences and Health

• Agronomy
• Biomedical Sciences
• Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Nursing
• Biological Sciences
• Physical Education
• Medicine
• Veterinary Medicine

Letters and Arts

• English Literature
• Letters Vernacular
• Foreign Languages Applied to International Negotiations

See also

• List of state universities in Brazil