DOCTORATE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PROVISIONAL OFFICIAL RECOGNITION AND NATIONAL VALIDITY OF THE DEGREE RES. ME N째 698/13
SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
UNL University
DOCTORATE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE
ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS
This programme confers the degree of “Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Public Administration”.
School of Economics of Universidad Nacional del Litoral, in Santa Fe city.
DURATION
SCHEDULE
Lessons: 18 months. Thesis deadline: six (6) years from the moment of enrollment in the programme.
Fridays from 5 PM to 9 PM Saturdays from 8.30 AM to 12.30 PM
REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENT The requirements for passing the subjects are a minimum attendance of eighty per cent (80%) to on-campus lessons and the accomplishment of the aims set by the assessment procedures approved by the Board of Directors. All subjects must have at least one individual assessment and the presentation of research articles according to the acceptance requirements of specialized journals with refereeing systems.
STUDY PROGRAMME HOURS UCAs
Total
On-campus
Tutorials/Exams
Academic Optimization
20
300
140
160
Paradigms and Frontiers in Public Administration
10
150
70
80
Advanced Public Economics
5
75
35
40
Evolution and Transformations of the Contemporary Political Systems
5
75
35
40
Research Methods and Skills
20
300
140
160
Advanced Seminar of Research Methodology
10
150
70
80
Seminar on the Critical Aspects of the Theory of Organizations
5
75
35
40
Seminar on Governance and Institutional Changes
5
75
35
40
Thesis
60
900
70
830
Stage for the formulation of the thesis statement
10
150
70
80
Stage for writing the thesis
50
750
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750
100
1500
350
1150
Programme Totals
Study Programme Diagram After 3 (three) semesters, i.e. 18 months, having completed the first two on-campus stages and the stage for the formulation of the thesis statement, the candidate is ready to begin the Doctoral thesis, the extension of which may vary according to the task and within the time restrictions determined by the regulations of UNL.
By the time a regular candidate who holds a Master’s Degree completes all courses and submits the thesis, the amount of time devoted to their studies at the start of the Doctorate Programme will be between five and six years. Those candidates who hold different degrees are supposed to have devoted nearly as much time to obtain a Ph.D. Degree.
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES AND PROFILE OF THE GRADUATE The overall aim of the Doctorate in Public Administration is to produce university graduates of the highest academic level in their field, within a framework of excellence and scientific rigour. Our graduates are competent professionals whose standards in public administration are comparable to similar national or international experiences. The specific objectives include the production of high-status academics for teaching at graduate and postgraduate levels, who –at the same time- will be able to produce resources of high quality for their teaching activity and for the transmission of knowledge. Furthermore, the proliferation of scholars devoted to the production, reproduction and increase of the existing knowledge by means of research and the training of human resources for research is intended. Our graduate’s profile should meet those objectives. Apart from having thorough and deep knowledge about the “state of the art” of the field covered by the programme, graduates must prove to be original with their contributions to and perceptions of such field, which will win them the highest academic degree: a Doctorate.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Those who hold a Master in Public Administration or in Public Policy from any legally acknowledged university in Argentina will be admitted without any other academic requirement. The Board of Directors, given the nomination of candidates by the Academic Committee, might admit: a) university graduates who do not hold one of the Master’s Degrees above mentioned; b) graduates who hold a university degree from foreign universities, which are officially acknowledged in their countries; c) those who do not hold a Bachelor’s Degree but still pass satisfactorily the assessment from the Academic Committee. At the moment of analysing records, the Academic Committee will value positively those candidates who hold a Specialization in Administrative Law degree. Moreover, competence in foreign languages will be evaluated.
FACULTY It consists of both permanent and guest teachers, including a broad participation of academics from our House and the participation of others of great renown, who have long cooperated with us. Some of these outstanding academics who have joined us are: Ph.D. Pedro E. Andrieu Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. M.A. Jorge Barraguire Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Ph.D.. José Manuel Benvenuti Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Ph.D. Orlando Braceli Universidad Nacional de Cuyo Ph.D. Daniel Buquet Corleto Universidad de la República Uruguay Ph.D. Rinaldo Antonio Lauriano Colomé Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Ph.D. Gustavo Adolfo Dufour Universidad Nacional de La Plata Ph.D. Patrice Dutil Ryerson University de Canadá Ph.D. Víctor Ramiro Fernández Universidad Nacional del Litoral Ph.D. Fernando Javier Isuani Universidad Nacional de Cuyo Ph.D. Fernando Martín Jaime Universidad Nacional de Quilmes y Universidad Nacional de La Matanza
B.A. José María Las Heras Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Ph.D. Tomas Mancha Navarro Universidad de Alcalá Ph.D. Roberto Meyer Universidad Nacional del Litoral B.A. Néstor René Perticarari Universidad Nacional del Litoral Ph.D. Bruno Rezzoagli Universidad Nacional del Litoral Ph.D. Luciano Rezzoagli Universidad Nacional del Litoral Ph.D. Horacio Rosatti Universidad Nacional del Litoral Ph.D. Erica Salvaj Universidad del Desarrollo de Santiago de Chile Ph.D. Ivan Beck Universidad Federal Mira Gerais
INFORMATION AND APPLICATION School of Economics and Business Santa Fe. República Argentina. Moreno 2557 Teléfono: +54 (0342) 4571245 or 4571180 int. 136 or 142 E-mail: dap@fce.unl.edu.ar Website: www.fce.unl.edu.ar/dap
AUTHORITIES DEAN MA Carlos Beltrán DIRECTOR OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES CPA Marcela A. Martín PROGRAMME DIRECTOR Ph.D. Miguel A. Asensio TECHNICAL COORDINATOR OF THE PROGRAMME MA. Stella Rodriguez