Curricular Flow
The MPAP is organized around the offering of 03 mandatory subjects of 2 credits and 1 mandatory subject of 4 credits, totaling 10 credits, and 07 optional subjects, accounting for another 14 credits. There is also a provision of 6 credits for the activities involved in preparing the Course Completion Work/Dissertation. At the end of the course, the student must have completed 30 credits.
| Disciplines | THERE IS | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Mandatory | 200 | 10 |
| 7 Optional | 280 | 14 |
| 1 Dissertation Guidance | 120 | 6 |
| Total | 600 | 30 |
Mandatory Subjects
The core of mandatory subjects is made up of four subjects, which were formatted with the following objectives:
i) provide the master's student with tools for understanding and analyzing the functioning of the public sector from the perspective of four areas of knowledge that are complementary to each other (Administration, Political Science, Law and Economics);
ii) offer students a solid foundation of fundamental research methodologies and techniques for a rigorous study of Public Administration.
The mandatory subjects of the Program are:
- Contemporary Public Management;
- Economy, Institutions and Development;
- Dissertation Project;
- Research Techniques Applied to Public Administration.
Areas of Interest
Additionally, the program offers more than 30 optional subjects, organized around 5 areas of interest. This organization aims to offer the student body a didactic and intelligible structure that allows students to learn about the different perspectives that make up the study agenda in the area.
Thus, the proposal is not to link the student to one of the areas of interest, but, on the contrary, to encourage them to move between them, studying different subjects, interacting with professors and having a sample of the countless research possibilities that meet their realities. professional and academic expectations.
It can be said, then, that the areas of interest of the Master's degree are complementary and interrelated, enabling teachers and students to work in an integrated manner in different research projects based on these different thematic areas. This structure enables the formation and consolidation of a diverse internal research network, in addition to allowing the movement of students between areas of interest, enabling, for example, that a student who is carrying out research on the topic of regulation can perfectly deepen knowledge and take courses on social development.
The Program’s 5 Areas of Interest are:
- Public Policies and Social Development
- Contemporary Public Management and Modernization of the State
- Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation in the Public Sector
- Regulation, Competition and Infrastructure
- Law and Public Management: Control of Administration, Combating Corruption and Management of the Judiciary
AREA 01
Public Policies and Social DevelopmentThe first nucleus is characterized as a space for study and reflection on the processes of formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of public policies and social programs aimed at the country's economic and social development. The subjects offered will allow the student to investigate, for example, institutional arrangements, social participation mechanisms and the main determinants of the implementation process of a given public policy and/or social program. With this, the aim is to provide the master's student with analytical tools that allow him to think and implement, in a more systematic and organized way, new public policies and social programs, in addition to restructuring existing policies and programs.
Examples of subjects offered by this nucleus are the following:
- Public Policy Analysis;
- Implementation of Public Policies;
- Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policies and Social Programs;
- Public Policies, Development and Environment;
- Public Policies, Democracy and Inequality;
- Public Policies, Gender and Race;
- Decision-making Processes in Public Policies;
- Public Policies and Bureaucratic Development;
- Evidence, Narratives and Public Policies.
AREA 02
Contemporary Public Management and Modernization of the StateThe disciplines of this core are inserted in the broader debate about the forms of action and challenges of the Contemporary State. The recurring process of social, economic and technological transformations in contemporary societies has imposed on public organizations the need to develop new strategies and management models to deal with the multiplicity of interests and actors. It is in this environment that the importance of knowledge about strategic governance models and successful transparency practices nationally and internationally grows, which will be widely debated in the disciplines of this core.
Examples of subjects in this core:
- Governance and Transformations in Public Management;
- Strategic Planning in the Public Sector;
- Project Management in the Public Sector;
- Public Budget Management and Federalism;
- Purchasing Management in the Public Sector;
- People Management in the Public Sector;
- Public Service, State Effectiveness and Reforms in Brazil and the World;
- Leadership and Transformation in the Public Sector.
AREA 03
Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation in the Public SectorThis area of interest focuses on the integration of innovation, technology and entrepreneurship within the scope of public management. Addresses the digital transformation of the public sector, encouraging the adoption of new tools and methods to improve government efficiency and transparency. The proposed curriculum aims to equip students with practical and theoretical skills to foster innovation and entrepreneurial thinking in public institutions, as well as implement technological solutions that assist in government management and in the processes of implementing, monitoring and evaluating public policies.
Examples of subjects offered by this center:
- Public Management and Digitalization: The Public Sector in the Digital Era;
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Public Sector;
- Public Sector Innovation Laboratory;
- Startups, Management and Public Policies;
- Policy Design Laboratory for Complex Problems;
- Special Topics in Technology and Innovation in the Public Sector.
AREA 04
Regulation, Competition and InfrastructureThe subjects in this core focus on the study of the Regulatory State. In this sense, the center offers the master's student conditions to understand, analyze and improve the institutional regulatory framework currently in force in Brazil, in addition to best practices found around the world. One of the main objectives of the disciplines is to examine the regulation of economic activities and public services, as well as to understand under what conditions the free market is capable of encouraging the best allocation of resources and under what conditions it is necessary for the State to act towards to regulate and stimulate competition.
Examples of subjects offered by this nucleus are the following:
- State, Regulation and Competition;
- Industrial Economics and Infrastructure Regulation;
- Sector Regulation in Contemporary Brazil: Case Studies;
- Digital Platforms, Public Policies and Competition;
- Special Topics in Regulation and Competition.
AREA 05
Law and Public Management: Control of Administration, Combating Corruption and Management of the JudiciaryThis area of interest is dedicated to the integrated study of Law and Public Management, with a focus on administrative control, strategies to combat corruption and efficiency of the Judiciary. The subjects offer a comprehensive view of the intersection between management, public policies and law, exploring everything from the role of the Audit Courts to efficient management practices in the judiciary and alternative methods of conflict resolution.
Examples of subjects offered by this center:
- Law, Management and Public Policies;
- Public Administration and Audit Courts: Panorama, Complexities and Perspectives;
- New Mechanisms to Combat Corruption in Brazilian Law;
- Ethics, ESG, Compliance and Risks;
- Management of the Judiciary and Alternative Means of Conflict Resolution;
- Public Management, Penal Policy and Judiciary in perspective.
