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The Master's Degree in Public Administration is intended for executives and managers in public administration, as well as students and specialists with adequate qualifications and interest in the area.
Based in a multi-disciplinary perspective, this course provides students with the analytical foundations to apply knowledge and previously acquired skills in a professional context. Its students become able to not only identify problems and formulate solutions to the various issues that arise in public administration, but also to communicate information, support arguments and develop ideas before both specialists in the discipline and non-specialized audiences.
Accreditations
In 2017, the MSc in Public Administration obtained accreditation from the International Commission on Accreditation of Public Administration Education and Training (ICAPA), according to the Standards of Excellence of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA), established in conjunection with the United Nations. This accreditation, valid for three years, was attributed for the first time in Portugal to Iscte.
The Master's in Public Administration seeks to provide an academic response to the demands of knowing and doing more and better by the state and administrative society in general, faced with processes of change that call into question theories and practices consolidated over time. The strong link to public administration, present in the genesis of the Master's Degree, has marked its evolution, creating the conditions for it to make a significant contribution to the ongoing processes of administrative modernization, particularly through the dissertations and project work produced within its scope. With an experienced and qualified teaching staff, attended by students from various Portuguese-speaking countries, we believe that the Master's is a good option for anyone who wants to have an informed and rigorous vision of the future of public administration.
2026/2027
The Msc in Public Administration is two years long, and requires the completion of 120 ECTS credits, which are divided among 60 credits in mandatory curricular units, 12 in elective curricular units and 48 in the dissertation or final project. The predominant discipline of the course is Public Policy, which is complemented by material from Administration Science, Political Science, Management, Finance, Law and Economics.
| Unidades curriculares | Semester | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability and Responsabilies on the Public Administration * | 1 | 6.0 |
| Ethics, Cybersecurity and Privacy * | 1 | 6.0 |
| Human Resources Management in Public Organizations * | 1 | 6.0 |
| Public Administration Law * | 1 | 6.0 |
| State, Governance and Public Policy * | 1 | 6.0 |
| Comparative Administrative Modernization * | 2 | 6.0 |
| Debates in Public Policy * | 2 | 6.0 |
| Public Management and Public Value * | 2 | 6.0 |
| Research Design * | 2 | 6.0 |
| The Control of Financial Administration of the State * | 2 | 6.0 |
Recommended optative
Optional courses will only be held if they achieve a minimum number of enrollments.
2nd year - 1st semester
Public Policies Formulation and Design Thinking
European and International Public Policies
Leadership and Innovation for Public Management
Economy, development and territory
Research Methods Optative
Accreditations
The leadership training courses FAAP, FORGEP, CAGEP, CADAP and CEAGP may be accredited, as well as others that fully correspond to Curricular Units of this master's degree.
| Unidades curriculares | Semester | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Cycle Internship Parte Escolar > Optional Courses > Free Optional | 1 | 6.0 |
| Master Dissertation in Public Administration Final Work | 1 | 48.0 |
| Master Project in Public Administration Final Work | 1 | 48.0 |
Recommended optative
Optional courses will only be held if they achieve a minimum number of enrollments.
2nd year - 1st semester
Public Policies Formulation and Design Thinking
European and International Public Policies
Leadership and Innovation for Public Management
Economy, development and territory
Research Methods Optative
Accreditations
The leadership training courses FAAP, FORGEP, CAGEP, CADAP and CEAGP may be accredited, as well as others that fully correspond to Curricular Units of this master's degree.
| Round | Start Date | End Date | Vacancies | Application fee | Reservation fee | candidacy.reservation_fee_international |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | Mestrado/Master | 2025-12-15 09:30 | 2026-01-14 17:00 | 5 | 70.00 € | 350.00 € | 500.00 € |
| 2nd round | Mestrado/Master | 2026-01-15 09:30 | 2026-02-25 17:00 | 5 | 70.00 € | 350.00 € | 500.00 € |
| 3rd round | Mestrado/Master | 2026-02-26 09:30 | 2026-04-06 17:00 | 7 | 70.00 € | 350.00 € | 500.00 € |
| 4th round | Mestrado/Master | 2026-04-07 09:30 | 2026-05-13 17:00 | 5 | 70.00 € | 350.00 € | 500.00 € |
| 5th round | Mestrado/Master | 2026-05-14 09:30 | 2026-06-24 17:00 | 10 | 70.00 € | 350.00 € | 500.00 € |
| 6th round | Mestrado/Master | 2026-06-25 09:30 | 2026-08-26 17:00 | 8 | 70.00 € | 350.00 € | 500.00 € |
See the admission and ranking criteria 2026/2027