PROFESSIONAL MASTERS
Professional Master's Degree
Friday: 2pm to 5:40pm and 6:30pm to 10pm
Saturday: 9am to 12:40pm and 2pm to 5:40pm
August/2021
600 hours
Based on an interdisciplinary vision of Public Administration, the Professional Master's Degree in Public Administration at IDP (MPAP) is organized to meet the demands of the different profiles of public servants and other professionals who work directly or indirectly with public policies and government management. The MPAP is a stricto sensu master's degree, approved and recommended by CAPES, which privileges the application of theoretical knowledge to solving problems related to the formulation, monitoring and evaluation of public policies and government management.
Do you want to know in detail the subjects
of the PROFESSIONAL MASTERS DEVELOPMENT in Dev MPAP?
Doctor in Political Science.
Coordinator of the Systems, Governance and Identification Axis of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
Doctor in Public Administration;
Director of State Studies and Policies, Institutions and Democracy at IPEA.
Master in Law.
Minister of the Federal Court of Auditors (TCU).
Doctor in Economics.
Legislative Consultant at the Federal Senate
PhD in Information Sciences.
General coordinator of user experience in digital channels at the Ministry of Economy.
PhD in Economics with Post-Doctorate at UFMG and University of California.
Senate Legislative Consultant.
PhD in Law with Post-Doctorate at the Université de Paris and Université de Nice.
Professor of the Masters in Public Administration and Constitutional Law at IDP.
Master in Public Administration and PhD in Administration.
Public Management Consultant and Founder of the Publix Institute.
PhD in Administration
Partner at Montezano Consultoria Organizacional
PhD in Comparative Studies of the Americas with Post-Doctorate at the University of Oxford and University of Princeton.
Former President of the Regional Development Bank of the Far South (BRDE). He is currently Lemann Fellow Of Practice, Blavatnik School Of Government at the University of Oxford.
Doctor in Administration.
Legislative Consultant at the Federal Senate.
PhD in Political Science
Deputy Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Public Administration at IDP
Doctor in Political Science.
Specialist in Public Policies and Government Management at the Ministry of Economy, working at the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA).
PhD in Political Science with Post-Doctorate at Columbia University and University of California.
Specialist in Public Policies and Government Management at the Ministry of Economy.
PhD in Public Policy and International Development with Post-Doctorate at Brown University and Foundation Nationale Des Sciences Politiques.
Researcher at the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA).
PhD in Political Science.
Former President of IBAMA. Senior Specialist in Public Policies at the Climate Observatory.
PhD student in Constitution, Law and State
Lawyer and Legal Consultant
Master in Law and PhD in Economic and Financial Law.
Minister of the Union Court of Auditors.
Click and meet the Coordinators and Team of the Professional Master's in Public Administration at IDP.
Caio Cordeiro de Resende
Coordinator of the Professional Master's Program in Public Administration at IDP. PhD in Economics from the University of Brasília (UnB). Legislative Consultant to the Federal Senate.
caio.resende@idp.edu.br
Paulo Alexandre Batista de Castro
Deputy Coordinator of the Professional Master's Program in Public Administration at IDP. PhD in Political Science from the University of Brasília (UnB).
paulo.castro@idp.edu.br
Renan Silveira Holtermann
Academic Supervisor in the professional Public Administration and Economics programs at IDP. Master's student in Applied Computing and Production Engineer at UnB.
renan.holtermann@idp.edu.br
Matheus Gonçalves da Silva e Souza
Academic Advisor in the professional postgraduate programs in Public Administration and Economics at IDP. Specialist in Big Data and Business Analytics and Bachelor in Chemical Engineering.
matheus.souza@idp.edu.br
ALESSANDRO DE OLIVEIRA GOUVEIA FREIRE
PhD in Political Science from UnB and professor at IDP
alessandro.freire@idp.edu.br
Milton de Souza Mendonça Sobrinho
He has a PhD in Political Science from the University of Brasília (UnB, 2018). He is a professor of Law and Administration/Economics courses at IDP
milton.sobrinho@idp.edu.br
ANDERSON VIANA FERNANDES DA SILVA
Intern in the professional postgraduate programs in Public Administration and Economics at IDP. Studying Administration at UniProjeção College
anderson.silva@idp.edu.br
Jackline Regis de Oliveira
Intern in the professional postgraduate programs in Public Administration and Economics at IDP. Studying Administration at the State University of Goiás (UEG)
jackline.oliveira@idp.edu.br
The student body of the IDP Professional Master's Program in Public Administration is predominantly made up of public servants and professionals from the private sector, who aim to deal with the growing complexity of the sphere of public policies and government management. Click and meet our current student body.
List of Students Profile
The Program's training process, strongly influenced by an interdisciplinary perspective, includes disciplines that relate specific knowledge in the area of Public Administration with other areas, such as Political Science, Economics and Law. Click and see the course syllabus.
Among the main themes covered in this subject, the following stand out: connections between law and public policies, starting from the 1988 Constitution; social rights and public policies; Constitution as a matrix of public policies; and, the problem of judicialization.
Link to MenuThis subject discusses theories and instruments that can be applied to the functioning of the State, allowing the student to develop the ability to critically examine public interventions, with a focus on economic development.
Link to MenuThe discipline addresses the paradigms of Public Administration: bureaucratic, new public management, new public governance, as well as New Public Governance: institutional qualities and capabilities (state capabilities, leadership, institutional architecture, management model, innovation), relationships and collaboration ( networks, Network-society, Network-State network governance), in addition to performance and public value management (strategy, alignment, monitoring and evaluation).
Link to MenuThe objective of the discipline is to present the process of scientific production in the area of applied social sciences, with an emphasis on the production of knowledge in the field of public administration. The course also covers the importance of research methods and techniques, as well as the guidelines for preparing a master's thesis: structure and content.
Link to MenuAmong other topics, this subject offers a current overview of the relationships between audit courts and public administration.
Link to MenuIt deals with several topics fundamental to control in public administration, such as: judicial control of Public Administration; judicialization of public policies; administrative improbity and corruption.
Link to MenuThe discipline includes the analytical study of the fight against corruption, a topic that constitutes one of the main topics of discussion on the national and international scene.
Link to MenuAmong the main themes of this discipline are economic reforms and development, as well as microeconomic reforms and the business environment.
Link to MenuThe emphasis of this discipline is on Judiciary management instruments, as well as mediation, arbitration and other appropriate conflict resolution methods. Also addressing the Mediation Law and the reform of the Arbitration Law.
Link to MenuDiscipline with a variable topic, focusing on the discussion of contemporary challenges linked to the management of the judiciary.
Link to MenuThe discipline encompasses the following themes: State, government and public policies; public policies and institutions; social participation and federalism; politics, bureaucracy and government teams; presidentialism and political system in Brazil; institutional arrangements and democratic public governance.
Link to MenuThis subject addresses important topics relating to federalism and the Brazilian budget, including: Brazilian budget system; Fiscal Responsibility Law; fiscal federalism; intergovernmental transfers; Tax Recovery Regime for the States and the Federal District.
Link to MenuAmong other topics, the discipline deals with new public management instruments, strategic planning and management for results in the public sector.
Link to MenuThe discipline focuses on analysis and reflection on the processes that promote methodological support to establish the best direction to be followed by organizations.
Link to MenuThis course covers the contemporary debate on democracy, as well as the Brazilian case, its institutions and how this design affects the formulation and implementation of public policies.
Link to MenuDiscipline with a variable topic, focusing on discussing contemporary challenges in public policies and government management.
Link to MenuThe discipline encompasses the definitions, types and phases of public policy processes, as well as theoretical perspectives on the State and public policies. The discussions also reach the Brazilian political-institutional environment.
Link to MenuAmong the topics covered in this course, the following can be highlighted: context of innovation - concepts and principles; innovation and public management; design thinking methods and tools applied to policy making.
Link to MenuThis subject provides a broad and intuitive view of the tools available for evaluating the impact of public policies and social programs.
Link to MenuThe discipline comprises the discussion of fundamental concepts in the environment and environmental policy, policies related to the brown agenda, environmental licensing and strategic environmental assessment.
Link to MenuAmong other topics, this discipline deals with productivity, economic growth and development, productive development policy instruments and regional development policies.
Link to MenuAmong other topics, this subject offers an in-depth view of the concepts of regulation, theories of regulation and motivations for regulation, in addition to addressing institutional aspects of Brazilian Regulatory Agencies.
Link to MenuThe discipline analyzes the role played by the government in a market economy, focusing on the restrictions imposed by the government on firms' decisions.
Link to MenuThis discipline encompasses the debate on the relationship between the State and the market, as well as the State's intervention in the economy, in two of its various forms, namely, regulation and defense of competition.
Link to MenuThe discipline deals with the problems of governance of large-scale projects through empirical cases from the Brazilian political-institutional environment. Topics such as: institutional arrangements for PPPs and coordination and monitoring of investment programs are also covered.
Link to MenuDiscipline with a variable topic, focusing on discussing contemporary challenges in public policies and government management.
Link to MenuThis subject focuses on Administrative Law in the Paradigm of the Democratic Rule of Law. It will cover topics such as: state power and legitimacy, constitutional sanctioning regime, Law no. 9784/99, jurisdictional control, among others.
Link to MenuIn this discipline, the focus of studies is on electoral jurisdiction, political financing models, the legal system (campaign and political party financing) before and after ADI 4,685, corruption - criminal and electoral criminal treatment, among others.
Link to MenuThe discipline deals with the emergence, stability or rupture of contemporary democratic regimes, as well as which institutions are related to their functioning and how they impact public decisions.
Link to MenuThe discipline presents, among other axes of discussion, the conceptual basis on project management and techniques/tools relevant to the area. The proposals presented by the PMBOK Guide (Project Management Body of Knowldge, PMI) are used as a guideline.
Link to MenuHow have governments innovated in terms of building capabilities and governance arrangements to deal with current and dynamic challenges? This and other questions guide the main learning focuses of this subject.
Link to MenuThis discipline focuses on bureaucratic development and its impacts on public policies: institutional path and analytical biases.
Link to MenuThe discipline deals primarily with the political economy of economic reforms, with empirical cases, such as: labor, social security and tax reforms.
Link to MenuThe discipline focuses on the structure and functions of public bureaucracy and organizations, understanding it in various countries from a comparative perspective.
Link to MenuThe discipline addresses fundamental concepts, historical origins and contemporary reality in a comparative perspective on the theme of federalism. The discussions also encompass the Brazilian federation, its institutional base and concrete reality.
Link to MenuThe course aims to detail the new Regulatory Framework (Law 13019/2014), highlighting its innovations, implementation methods and differences with other partnership and contractualization instruments.
Link to MenuThe discipline focuses on analysis and reflection on the processes that promote methodological support to establish the best direction to be followed by organizations.
Link to MenuThe discipline comprises the discussion about public policies and economic aggregates, savings, economic cycle, growth, national accounts, macroeconomic variables, fiscal policy, among others.
Link to MenuThe subject aims to analyze the determinants of economic growth, short-term fluctuations in the economy and relevant aspects of the impact and implementation of fiscal policy.
Link to MenuThe discipline focuses on the study of empirical cases about the Brazilian political-institutional environment and international experience in decision-making processes and project selection, coordination and monitoring of investment programs, among other topics.
Link to MenuThe discipline encompasses the definitions, types and phases of public policy processes, as well as theoretical perspectives on the State and public policies. The discussions also reach the Brazilian political-institutional environment.
Link to MenuAmong the topics covered in this course, the following can be highlighted: context of innovation - concepts and principles; innovation and public management; design thinking methods and tools applied to policy making.
Link to MenuThis subject provides a broad and intuitive view of the tools available for evaluating the impact of public policies and social programs.
Link to MenuThe discipline comprises the discussion of fundamental concepts in the environment and environmental policy, policies related to the brown agenda, environmental licensing and strategic environmental assessment.
Link to MenuAmong other topics, this discipline deals with productivity, economic growth and development, productive development policy instruments and regional development policies.
Link to MenuThe discipline addresses fundamental concepts, historical origins and contemporary reality in a comparative perspective on the theme of federalism. The discussions also encompass the Brazilian federation, its institutional base and concrete reality.
Link to MenuThe course aims to detail the new Regulatory Framework (Law 13019/2014), highlighting its innovations, implementation methods and differences with other partnership and contractualization instruments.
Link to MenuThe discipline focuses on analysis and reflection on the processes that promote methodological support to establish the best direction to be followed by organizations.
Link to MenuThe discipline comprises the discussion about public policies and economic aggregates, savings, economic cycle, growth, national accounts, macroeconomic variables, fiscal policy, among others.
Link to MenuThe subject aims to analyze the determinants of economic growth, short-term fluctuations in the economy and relevant aspects of the impact and implementation of fiscal policy.
Link to MenuThe discipline encompasses the following themes: State, government and public policies; public policies and institutions; social participation and federalism; politics, bureaucracy and government teams; presidentialism and political system in Brazil; institutional arrangements and democratic public governance.
Link to MenuThis subject addresses important topics relating to federalism and the Brazilian budget, including: Brazilian budget system; Fiscal Responsibility Law; fiscal federalism; intergovernmental transfers; Tax Recovery Regime for the States and the Federal District.
Link to MenuAmong other topics, the discipline deals with new public management instruments, strategic planning and management for results in the public sector.
Link to MenuThe discipline focuses on analysis and reflection on the processes that promote methodological support to establish the best direction to be followed by organizations.
Link to MenuThis course covers the contemporary debate on democracy, as well as the Brazilian case, its institutions and how this design affects the formulation and implementation of public policies.
Link to MenuDiscipline with a variable topic, focusing on discussing contemporary challenges in public policies and government management.
Link to MenuThe discipline presents, among other axes of discussion, the conceptual basis on project management and techniques/tools relevant to the area. The proposals presented by the PMBOK Guide (Project Management Body of Knowldge, PMI) are used as a guideline.
Link to MenuHow have governments innovated in terms of building capabilities and governance arrangements to deal with current and dynamic challenges? This and other questions guide the main learning focuses of this subject.
Link to MenuThis discipline focuses on bureaucratic development and its impacts on public policies: institutional path and analytical biases.
Link to MenuThe discipline deals primarily with the political economy of economic reforms, with empirical cases, such as: labor, social security and tax reforms.
Link to MenuThe discipline focuses on the structure and functions of public bureaucracy and organizations, understanding it in various countries from a comparative perspective.
Link to MenuAmong other topics, this subject offers an in-depth view of the concepts of regulation, theories of regulation and motivations for regulation, in addition to addressing institutional aspects of Brazilian Regulatory Agencies.
Link to MenuThe discipline analyzes the role played by the government in a market economy, focusing on the restrictions imposed by the government on firms' decisions.
Link to MenuThis discipline encompasses the debate on the relationship between the State and the market, as well as the State's intervention in the economy, in two of its various forms, namely, regulation and defense of competition.
Link to MenuThe discipline deals with the problems of governance of large-scale projects through empirical cases from the Brazilian political-institutional environment. Topics such as: institutional arrangements for PPPs and coordination and monitoring of investment programs are also covered.
Link to MenuDiscipline with a variable topic, focusing on discussing contemporary challenges in public policies and government management.
Link to MenuThe discipline focuses on the study of empirical cases about the Brazilian political-institutional environment and international experience in decision-making processes and project selection, coordination and monitoring of investment programs, among other topics.
Link to MenuAmong other topics, this subject offers a current overview of the relationships between audit courts and public administration.
Link to MenuIt deals with several topics fundamental to control in public administration, such as: judicial control of Public Administration; judicialization of public policies; administrative improbity and corruption.
Link to MenuThe discipline includes the analytical study of the fight against corruption, a topic that constitutes one of the main topics of discussion on the national and international scene.
Link to MenuAmong the main themes of this discipline are economic reforms and development, as well as microeconomic reforms and the business environment.
Link to MenuThis subject focuses on Administrative Law in the Paradigm of the Democratic Rule of Law. It will cover topics such as: state power and legitimacy, constitutional sanctioning regime, Law no. 9784/99, jurisdictional control, among others.
Link to MenuIn this discipline, the focus of studies is on electoral jurisdiction, political financing models, the legal system (campaign and political party financing) before and after ADI 4,685, corruption - criminal and electoral criminal treatment, among others.
Link to MenuThe discipline deals with the emergence, stability or rupture of contemporary democratic regimes, as well as which institutions are related to their functioning and how they impact public decisions.
Link to MenuThe emphasis of this discipline is on Judiciary management instruments, as well as mediation, arbitration and other appropriate conflict resolution methods. Also addressing the Mediation Law and the reform of the Arbitration Law.
Link to MenuDiscipline with a variable topic, focusing on the discussion of contemporary challenges linked to the management of the judiciary.
Link to MenuIn the period between its foundation in 2016 and December 2020, the IDP Professional Master's Program in Public Administration awarded 131 masters, with work covering the three Powers of the Republic and the three levels of the federation. Browse and learn more about the works defended, published articles and the trajectory of our graduates!
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The selection process for the professional master's degree in Dev MPAP at IDP has monthly assessments. This process will consist of three phases or until all vacancies are filled.
To register for the selection process, you will need to prepare your CV and cover letter. In your CV, prepare the main highlights of your academic and professional career. In your cover letter, you must describe and analyze the main events in your academic and professional career, specifically those that are most significant in relation to your objectives when studying the Master's degree. In the e-book "Guide to creating your CV and cover letter" we give a step-by-step guide on how to create these documents.
After preparing your cover letter and your CV, you are ready to enroll in the selection process. To complete your registration, you must attach the documents and pay the fee.
After completing your application (attaching the requested documents and paying the fee), our academic team will carry out an assessment of your academic and professional trajectory. Candidates approved in this stage will be called for an oral assessment. Oral assessments take place monthly and our sales team will contact you to schedule the assessment.
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How about trying out being our student? In the IDP Experience, you attend a live Professional Master's in Public Administration class, free of charge.
FIND OUT MOREIt is the opportunity to study some subjects of our Professional Master's Degree in Public Administration, having contact with our teachers and methodology. When enrolling in the full course in the future, the subjects can be used!
FIND OUT MOREAn event that promotes the meeting between you, our future student, and our coordinators and teachers, who provide all the details of the course. It's the ideal time to ask all your questions!
FIND OUT MOREThe IDP establishes agreements with foreign universities and institutes to give students the opportunity to experience periods of international studies and research. The agreements signed by IDP allow entry to more than 15 educational institutions in around 6 different countries. Check out some partner institutions and programs carried out!
Reduced ClassesReduced classes at all education levels. Greater networking and contact between teachers and students.
Infrastructure of ExcellenceLarge and modern classrooms, laboratories and study rooms, which facilitate student exchange and learning.
Focus on the Job MarketTeaching methodology based on case studies, in which the acquisition of knowledge and skills occurs through the resolution of real problems.
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The IDP Professional Master's Program in Public Administration has made a positive difference not only in the academic training of its student body, but also in producing actions of impact and innovative character, both in its intellectual production and in the professional performance of the NDP and students and graduates. Click and check out actions with social, economic and cultural impact and visibility with the external community.
Prof Alexandre Gomide publishes article on ethics in Brazilian public service
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"How the change in the pesticide law affects consumers", by profa. Suely Vaz
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Professor Fernando Meneguin analyzes forms of state intervention beyond traditional regulation.
Find out moreCreated by Prof. Caio Resende, Coordinator of the Professional Master's Degree in Public Administration, Open Class consists of offering free mini-courses open to the community in the areas of public administration, economics, law and communication. The courses are taught live, online and with IDP certification. Click and discover the courses with themes related to Public Administration.
“Espaço Aberto IDP” is a project that launches free and open mini-courses to the public, in the areas of Public Administration, Economics and Law. It is the result of a partnership between the IDP Master's Programs and its main objective is to contribute to the quality of public debate, offering society rigorous technical and scientific knowledge on current topics from the most different areas of knowledge.
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The Public Policy Assessment & Innovation Laboratory (LAIPP) is an initiative of the IDP Professional Master's Program in Public Administration that aims to form a large network of researchers from different institutions in Brazil, building a collaborative environment whose potential impact is to make reach public managers with knowledge resulting from innovative experiments published in the most renowned international scientific journals in the areas of public policy. Click and see more.
The Journal of Management, Economics and Business - REGEN - is the scientific journal of the School of Management, Economics and Business of the Brazilian Institute of Education, Development and Research - IDP. With a continuous submission process and biannual frequency, it is interested in original articles, in Portuguese and English and that address topics related to management, economics and business.
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Technical Magazine aimed at disseminating preliminary results of applied studies and research being developed by professors, researchers and postgraduate students with the aim of stimulating the production and discussion of relevant technical knowledge in the area of Public Administration.
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