
Public Administration
Public Administration
Programme Introduction
The degree in Public Administration is designed to prepare professionals with multidisciplinary and specialized training for the exercise of activities in Public Administration and private sector companies that relate to Public Administration, based on skills development. Therefore, one of its goals is to try to answer to the new challenges faced by Public Administration as a result of several changes and developments, namely, on State rules of functioning, the process of European integration and even globalization, which demands a new way of acting based on criteria of efficiency and productivity not forgetting the responsibility of a Public Service prosecutor of social equity and training throughout life. This course, leaning on the set of knowledge in areas such as Law, Public Administration, Management, Accounting, Informatics, and Statistics allows thorough training in the field of Public Administration, with high capacity of understanding and action in this field.
Programme Coordinator
Luis Pedroso de Lima Cabral de Oliveira
coord.ap.estg@ipleiria.pt
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Vacancies
General contingent 25
International student contingent 4
DGES certification


Study Plan
- 1st Year
- 2nd Year
- 3rd Year
- Electives
ID | Name | Semester | ECTS | Length |
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Political Science and Constitutional Law | 1st Semester | 7 | 81h | |
I – Polítical Science
II – Constitutional Law
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Public Budget Accounting | 1st Semester | 6 | 66h | |
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English | 1st Semester | 2 | 34h | |
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Introduction to Public Administration | 1st Semester | 5 | 51h | |
I. Basic concepts of Public Administration
II. Historical and scientific evolution of Public Administration in Portugal
III. Portuguese Public Administration today: current issues and present challenges. | ||||
Quantitative Methods for Public Administration | 1st Semester | 6 | 66h | |
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Fundamentals of Law | 1st Semester | 5 | 66h | |
Title I – Approaching the concept of law
Title II – Sources of law
Title III – Legal relationship
Title IV – Branches of the law
Title V – Law interpretation and enforcement
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Information Systems in Public Administration | 1st Semester | 5 | 66h | |
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Administrative Law | 2nd Semester | 7 | 81h | |
I – Public Administration, Public Law, Administrative Law
II – Public Administration today
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Fundamentals of Economics | 2nd Semester | 5 | 66h | |
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Gestão e Qualidade nos Serviços Públicos | 2nd Semester | 6 | 66h | |
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Introduction on Study of Organizations | 2nd Semester | 6 | 66h | |
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ID | Name | Semester | ECTS | Length |
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Public Financial Accounting | 1st Semester | 6 | 81h | |
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European Union Law | 1st Semester | 6 | 66h | |
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Economics and Public Finance | 1st Semester | 6 | 66h | |
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Procedimento Administrativo | 1st Semester | 5 | 66h | |
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Theory and Models of Public Governance | 1st Semester | 6 | 81h | |
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Public Procurement | 2nd Semester | 6 | 66h | |
Part I.
Part II.
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Economic Law | 2nd Semester | 6 | 66h | |
I. Introductory issues regarding Economic Law
II. General framework
III. Entrepreneurial State
IV. Regulatory State
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Tax Law | 2nd Semester | 6 | 66h | |
I – INTRODUCTION
II – GENERAL THEORY OF TAX LAW
III – OVERVIEW OF TAX SYSTEM PORTUGUESE
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Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior | 2nd Semester | 6 | 66h | |
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ID | Name | Semester | ECTS | Length |
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Regional and Local Administration | 1st Semester | 5 | 66h | |
I. Framing of Local Authorities in Portugal.
II. Municipal and sub-municipal bodies
III. The current supra-municipal and regional dimension
IV. Local Finances
V. Subnational public policies
VI. Comparative analysis of multilevel governance systems | ||||
Management Accounting for Public Administrations | 1st Semester | 6 | 66h | |
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Archives and Reccords Management | 1st Semester | 5 | 66h | |
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 1st Semester | 2 | 34h | |
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Public and Social Marketing | 1st Semester | 6 | 66h | |
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Public Administration Labor Regime | 1st Semester | 6 | 81h | |
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Urban Law | 2nd Semester | 6 | 66h | |
I – KEY CONCEPTS
II – OCUPATION, USE AND TRANSFORMATION OF LAND RULES
III – PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION INTERVENTION ON LAND POLICY
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Elective | 2nd Semester | 12 | – | |
The student must complete a total of 12 ECTS credits by selecting from the course units listed in the ‘Electives’ table. | ||||
Public Policies | 2nd Semester | 6 | 81h | |
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Social Security Systems | 2nd Semester | 6 | 66h | |
I – Introduction
III – social security legal relations
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ID | Name | Semester | ECTS | Length |
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International business | 2nd Semester | 6 | 64h | |
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Financial Instruments | 2nd Semester | 6 | 64h | |
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Intership | 2nd Semester | 12 | 26h | |
The program will be set for each case taking into account the type of firm or institution and the specific area where the internship will take place. | ||||
International Marketing | 2nd Semester | 5 | 64h | |
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Alternative Dispute Resolution | 2nd Semester | 4 | 51h | |
I: General framework for alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
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Decision Support Techniques | 2nd Semester | 6 | 64h | |
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Digital Marketing Strategy | 2nd Semester | 6 | 64h | |
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Insolvency and Reestructuring Law | 2nd Semester | 5 | 81h | |
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Entry Requirements
International Student
All information related to the international student application should be consulted on our International Students webpage.
International Student
All information related to the international student application should be consulted on our International Students webpage.
Accreditation
State: Accredited
Nº years of accreditation: 6
Publication date: 21-01-2025
A3ES Accreditation
State: Accredited
Nº years of accreditation: 6
Publication date: 21-01-2025
A3ES Accreditation
More Information
Contacts
E-mail: studywithus@ipleiria.pt
Contacts
E-mail: studywithus@ipleiria.pt

Application Fee
60€
60€
Enrolment Fee
General contingent: 30€
International student contingent: 100€
General contingent: 30€
International student contingent: 100€
Tuition Fee
General contingent: 697 €
International student contingent: 3000€
General contingent: 697 €
International student contingent: 3000€