The Postgraduate Program in Social Sciences (PPGCS), linked to the School of Philosophy and Human Sciences (FFCH) of the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), is based at the São Lázaro Campus. The Program offers Master's and Doctorate courses, organized around six axis: (1) Social Theories and History of Ideas; (2) Crime, Punishment and Human Rights; (3) Space, Politics and Citizenship; (4) Existences, Knowledge and Environment; (5) Culture, Art and Digital Sociabilities; and (6) Work and Social Inequalities. Through its axis and the research groups associated with them, the PPGCS has stood out for its broad national presence, maintaining strategic connections with networks of researchers from different regions of the country, while expanding its international presence each year through cooperation with institutions from the Global North and South. Its faculty is made up of prominent professionals in the field of social sciences, many of whom are recognized as academic leaders in their respective fields of research and social action.