Curriculum Flow and
Areas of interest

Curriculum Flow

 

The Master's Program is organized around the offering of 05 mandatory 2-credit courses, totaling 10 credits, and 07 elective courses, accounting for another 14 credits. There is also a provision for 6 credits for the preparation of the Final Course Project/Dissertation. At the end of the course, the student must have completed 30 credits.

CoursesH/ACredits
5 Mandatory20010
8 Optional28014
1. Dissertation Guidance1206
 Total 600 30

The core set of required subjects consists of five disciplines, which have been structured with the following objectives:

i) To provide the master's student with the tools to understand and analyze the functioning of the public sector from the perspective of various complementary areas of knowledge (Economics, Finance, Banking, Regulation, Business Management and Public Policy);

ii) to offer students a solid foundation in research methodologies and techniques fundamental to a rigorous study of Economics.

The required subjects in the Program are:

  • STATISTICS AND INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS;
  • Fundamentals of Macroeconomics;
  • Fundamentals of Microeconomics;
  • Quantitative methods applied to economics;
  • RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Additionally, the program offers more than 30 elective courses, organized around 4 areas of interest. This organization aims to provide students with a didactic and intelligible structure that allows them to learn about the diverse perspectives that make up the area's study agenda.

Thus, the proposal is not to tie the student to one of the areas of interest, but, on the contrary, to encourage them to move between them, taking diverse subjects, interacting with professors, and getting a sample of the numerous research possibilities that meet their professional realities and academic expectations.

It can be said, then, that the areas of interest in the Master's program are complementary and interrelated, allowing professors and students to work in an integrated way on various research projects nuanced by these different thematic areas. This structure enables the formation and consolidation of a diverse internal research network, as well as allowing students to move between areas of interest, enabling, for example, a student who is conducting research on the topic of regulation to perfectly deepen their knowledge and take courses on social development.

The program's four areas of interest are:

  • Economy, Institutions and Development;
  • Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Applied to Economics;
  • Finance and Banking; and
  • Regulation and Competition.

AREA 01

Economy, Institutions and Development

Public resources are scarce, and decisions about how to use them should be based on an understanding of how well public programs and policies produce the desired results. This is precisely the objective of this area: to analyze and understand the main determinants of economic development, as well as the role of the State in this process. Furthermore, the disciplines in this area provide the master's student with a deeper immersion in specific issues of the Brazilian economy, both from a historical and contemporary perspective.

Examples of subjects offered by this center are as follows:

  • Long-term growth and economic cycles;
  • ECONOMICS OF INEQUALITY;
  • Labor Economics and Social Security;
  • PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMICS;
  • LAW AND ECONOMICS.

AREA 02

Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Applied to Economics

Area of ​​Interest II explores the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science techniques to analyze, model, and predict economic phenomena. The theoretical foundations of AI and its main methodologies will be covered, focusing on its practical application in macroeconomics, microeconomics, finance, econometrics, and public policy modeling. Students will develop skills to utilize...
Computational tools and interpreting results from AI models relevant to economic decision-making and academic research.

Examples of subjects offered by this center are as follows:

  • Public Policy Impact Assessment I;
  • Public Policy Impact Assessment II;
  • APPLIED DATA SCIENCE: FROM RAW DATA TO ANALYTICAL INSIGHT;
  • Artificial Intelligence Applied to Economic Science;
  • Computational Methods: Analysis of Complex Networks.

AREA 03

Finance and Banking

Area of ​​Interest III aims to provide professionals and those interested in economics and finance with a solid foundation in economic theory, public and private finance, and the financial system. To this end, master's students are introduced to the most recent theories and applications in the field of credit, monetary, and interest rate policies, as well as the tools and instruments commonly used in financial management and project evaluation. The approach to theoretical topics is rigorous, but the focus is on the analysis of case studies that illustrate the challenges faced by students in their professional lives.

Examples of subjects in this core area:

  • PROJECT AND INVESTMENT EVALUATION;
  • Public Finances of Brazil;
  • MACROECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE;
  • Macroeconomics and Financial Econometrics;
  • Microfinance of interest rates and foreign exchange.
 

AREA 04

Regulation and Competition
Area of ​​Interest IV is part of the debate regarding the role of the state as a regulator and promoter of economic development within the context of a free market economy. This area aims to provide students with a body of theoretical and practical knowledge that allows them to understand the logic behind state intervention through regulation, as well as to reflect on its consequences for the behavior of economic agents.

Examples of subjects offered by this center:

EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS;
Analysis and financial statements of regulated companies;
ECONOMICS OF COMPETITION DEFENSE;
ECONOMICS OF REGULATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE;
Public policies, competition, and the economics of digital platforms.