Trajetórias de vida de egressos de um curso de artes visuais da região Norte

Abstract

Introduction: The performance assessment of a higher education institution also depends on what its former students think of it. However, there are still few studies that analyse the data from these assessments by graduates. Objective: The research presented in this paper aimed to gather information and create profiles of students who graduated from the Bachelor of Visual Arts course at a Federal University campus in the north of the country, seeking to investigate, among other things, which factors hindered or facilitated their entry into the job market, their mobility after graduation, and how they can contribute to the improvement of the course. Methodology: The methodology was divided into bibliographic, documentary and field research – with the application of an online form with 40 questions answered by graduates of the course. We compared the data obtained with other arts courses in the country, as well as other courses in the same campus. Results: Among the various results obtained, we highlight the benefits of student support policies for course completion, the public sector as the almost exclusive job market in the region where the campus is located, and the low mobility of graduates. Conclusion: We conclude that the campus plays a fundamental role in the professional success of its former students, but this role can still be improved.