A Study of the Creation and Development of Undergraduate Mathematics at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

This paper presents a study of the history of the Mathematics major of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). First, we discuss the creation and further federalization of the University and the training course of Mathematics teachers in its various campuses. Secondly, we discuss specifically the Mathematics major of the Institute of Mathematics, located in Campo Grande, having as the main source curricular changes during 30 years time and a survey of the amount of its students in this period, as well as their professional performance. For this, we considered various documentary sources and responses to questionnaires completed by former students. The results show that it is necessary to rethink the initial training in view of the need for teachers to work in basic education.