THE THE EXPERIENCE OF INTERDISCIPLINARITY IN THE MASTER'S DEGREE IN HEALTH AND SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT:

A master's student's viewpoint

Abstract

Human beings, as part of the Earth, as a common home, are also part of nature. The global union for the protection of natural resources refers to integral ecology. The practice of this concept can be experienced through interdisciplinarity, serving as a pedagogical tool that unites different areas of knowledge to find innovative solutions. Thus, this study aims to present the interdisciplinary experiences gained during an academic master's degree and their contributions to thinking about the complexity of current social challenges related to environmental protection. This is an experience report conducted by a master's student in the Postgraduate Program in Health and Socioenvironmental Development (PPGSDS) at the University of Pernambuco, Campus Garanhuns, Pernambuco. The research project employed interdisciplinary methods, contributing to reflection on environmental protection issues. Partial results revealed suggestive practices of environmental racism by the Public Authorities to quilombola communities. It is necessary to create and strengthen Public Policies for the titling of quilombola lands and the practice of ancestral quilombola environmental sciences, aiming at environmental protection and guaranteeing the quality of life for future generations worldwide.