The curriculum structure has been organized with consideration for the diversity in the background of the students, who may have had deficiencies in their educational process due to the regional context. Thus, the compulsory courses are designed to provide generalist training to the students of the Program, regardless of the research line they follow, contributing to the basic technical-scientific formation of incoming students. These courses are also expected to help students in the proposal, development, and improvement of their research projects. Currently, the mandatory courses in the PPGBC are: Statistics and Sampling Design, Biodiversity Conservation, Field Ecology, Research Methodology, and Research Seminars I and II.

The curriculum structure also involves the completion of a teaching internship for all students (scholarship holders or not), a master's qualification exam, and approval in a foreign language proficiency exam (English). Furthermore, a resolution was recently approved by the PPGBC Collegiate, which standardizes the creation of the Monitoring Committees. The Committee is a support structure for students in the execution of their projects, consisting of two doctoral researchers with recognized expertise in each student’s area of study. The objectives of the Monitoring Committee are as follows: to assist in the planning of the project to optimize the use of available time and resources; to assist in identifying and solving problems related to the master's research project; to provide learning experiences through the exchange of ideas with peers; to ensure that the qualification occurs within an appropriate period and results in approval; to help ensure that the dissertation leads to quality publications; and to encourage collaboration between faculty and students.

Thus, through the dissertation monitoring provided by the Committees, the following outcomes are expected: improving the education of students by encouraging critical thinking, debate between students and faculty, analysis and refinement of project design, data collection and analysis, and discussion of results; increasing the quality of the dissertations and the likelihood that they will result in well-published articles; enhancing collaboration among PPGBC faculty; consolidating and establishing partnerships between PPGBC faculty, students, and external researchers; and ensuring that the increase in dissertation quality and collaboration between students and advisors contributes to completing the master's degree within 24 months.