DOCTORATE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

DOCTORATE IN
PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
PROVISIONAL OFFICIAL RECOGNITION AND NATIONAL VALIDITY OF THE DEGREE RES.
ME N° 698/13
SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
UNL University
DOCTORATE IN
PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
DEGREE
ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS
This program 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 program.
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 PROGRAM
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
Program Totals
Study Program 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
Program 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.
PROGRAM 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 program, 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
Graduates from university study programs of a duration of four years minimum, from Argentinian
or any legally acknowledged university in a foreign country, may be admitted to the Doctorate in
Public Administration program.
When applying for the program, candidates must submit a detailed CV and all the documentation
that allows the Academic Committee to evaluate their academic background in order to accept
or reject their admission to the program. If necessary, candidates will be interviewed. Moreover,
competence in a foreign language will be required.
According to everything above mentioned, the Academic Committee will check the admission
requirements and the candidates’ academic record.
The admission possibilities are:
Direct admission: students with a Master Degree in Public Administration or Public Policies,
conferred by Argentinian universities which are legally acknowledged, or any other degree which is
regarded as similar in terms of contents by the Academic Committee.
Conditional admission based upon satisfying the acquisition of extra credits as required by the
Academic Committee:
a. University graduates who hold a postgraduate degree different from the Master Programs
already mentioned
b. University graduates and postgraduate students from foreign universities which are officially
acknowledged in their countries of origin.
Conditional admission based upon passing an assessment from the Academic Committee and
upon satisfying the acquisition of extra credits as required by the same Committee: University
graduates who do not hold a postgraduate degree.
Conditional admission based upon passing an assessment from the Academic Committee,
upon satisfying the acquisition of extra credits as required by the same Committee, and upon
passing courses or stages from University programs related to the Doctorate program: students
who do not hold a University degree.
In any of these cases, candidates must meet the requirements set by the Academic Committee in
terms of equivalencies and leveling modules.
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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
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Ph.D. Miguel A. Asensio
TECHNICAL COORDINATOR OF THE PROGRAM
MA. Stella Rodriguez