Individual Courses
If you are interested in the Executive Master’s in Business Administration (MEX) but still have some doubts, you are welcome to enroll in an individual course.
MEX offers the possibility of taking elective courses as a non-degree student. Upon completion, you will receive an official statement of the credits earned in the program's courses taken under this status.
Individual courses are offered quarterly, according to the program’s academic schedule.
COURSES
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
Registration deadline: July 9, 2025
Workload: 30 hours
Credits: 2
Scheduled class period: July 28, 2025 – October 3, 2025
Day and time: Thursdays, from 6:30 PM to 9:45 PM
Professor: Sergio Eduardo de Pinho Velho Wanderley
Syllabus:
Fundamentals of quantitative research methodology. Possibilities for quantitative research in administration. Analysis and preparation of surveys. Descriptive statistics. Multivariate techniques for analyzing the dependence and interdependence of variables. Reading and discussion of theses and dissertations that have used quantitative methods. Writing a quantitative research report.
GESTÃO DA INOVAÇÃO
Registration deadline: July 9, 2025
Workload: 30 hours
Credits: 2
Scheduled class period: July 28, 2025 – October 3, 2025
Day and time: Monday, from 6:30 PM to 9:45 PM
Professor: Paulo N. Figueiredo
Syllabus:
Fundamentals of the nature of technology and innovation. The role of innovation in industrial and economic progress. The role of technology and innovation management in corporate strategy. Types and levels of innovation and technological capabilities, including “open innovation” and “distributed capabilities”. Innovation in the context of organizations in emerging economies: why is a different analytical basis needed? Management of innovative technological capabilities at company level. Innovation processes in subsidiaries of multinational companies. Managing sources for building technological capabilities: technological learning strategies as inputs for innovation. Users as sources of innovation. Innovation in services. Innovation clusters and systems (sectoral, regional and national), government policies and institutions to support innovation in companies. Special Topics in Innovation Management. Intellectual property management. Technological innovation and the environment. Globalization of innovation in the context of emerging economies.
TEACHING CASE STUDIES
Registration deadline: July 9, 2025
Workload: 30 hours
Credits: 2
Scheduled class period: July 28, 2025 – October 3, 2025
Day and time: Wednesday, from 6:30 PM to 9:45 PM
Professor: Lucia B. Oliveira
Syllabus:
The course covers the preparation of Teaching Case Studies and Technical Reports, with a focus on solving practical problems and innovation in the context of business management and public administration. Students will learn to apply theories and methodologies to analyze problem situations, identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation. The course also includes the development of case studies that translate real situations into teaching materials for use in the classroom, as well as exploring the categories of technical and technological products recognized by CAPES, encouraging the development of real solutions applied to business.
ECONOMICS
Registration deadline: July 9, 2025
Workload: 30 hours
Credits: 2
Scheduled class period: July 28, 2025 – October 3, 2025
Day and time: Tuesday, from 6:30 PM to 9:45 PM
Professor: Joana C. M. Monteiro
Syllabus:
Concept of GDP; supply and demand; investment and savings; exchange rate, balance of payments, currency crises; labor market; monetary policy and interest rate; inflation and indexation, economic growth; public budget, public deficit, public debt and debt dynamics; function of the State, Fiscal Responsibility Law and constitutional obligations; competition, monopoly and regulation; public goods and externalities; effect of taxation and Lafer curve; federalism and tax war; privatization, concessions and public-private
Class Location
FGV EBAPE Campus
Rua Jornalista Orlando Dantas, 30 – Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro
Fees
The investment for a course equivalent to 2 credits is
R$ 5781,41.