Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales

What Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales does

Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales (FCPyS) is a constituent faculty of Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCUYO), a public national university located in Mendoza, Argentina. The faculty delivers higher education in the social sciences, offering undergraduate degrees (licenciaturas) in Political Science and Public Administration, Sociology, Social Work, Social Communication, and University Management, plus technical programs (tecnicaturas), four master's programs, specializations, and a doctorate in Social Sciences. Its primary customer segments are undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students, with secondary audiences including researchers, faculty, and the general public served through extension programs and community outreach.

The faculty operates on a tuition-free public university model and is funded by the Argentine national government through UNCUYO. It is administered by a Decanato (Deanery) and Consejo Directivo (Directing Council), with ~184 employees. Its technology infrastructure includes the SIU-Guaraní academic management system, Plone CMS for its digital digest (Digesto), Microsoft 365 Education for the broader UNCUYO community, and virtual classrooms (Aulas Virtuales) for distance education. The faculty also operates Radio Abierta 107.9, an institutional community radio station used for broadcast communication and media training. Recent activity centers on institutional governance transitions, the creation of a new research center (CEHS), and participation in national academic networks such as CLACSO, CODESOC, and COPUCI.

Name

Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales

Legal name

Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales

Website

https://fcp.uncu.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales is a public faculty of Universidad Nacional de Cuyo offering tuition-free undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in political science, sociology, social work, communication, and university management in Mendoza, Argentina.

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Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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PRIMARYEDAHABAD

Social Sciences & Public Policy Research Universities

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Private Research Universities

SECONDARYEDAGAFAD

Social Sciences Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Social sciences
• Political science
• Public university
• Academic programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Mendoza

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales is a public university faculty within Argentina's national university system that delivers tuition-free undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and technical academic programs in political science, sociology, social work, social communication, and university management. It complements degree instruction with research infrastructure through SIPUC, pedagogical support via SAPOE-TRACES, virtual classrooms, an institutional radio station, and library and repository services. The faculty serves as the academic unit of record for students seeking accredited higher education credentials in the social sciences.

Product overview

Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales is an academic unit of Universidad Nacional de Cuyo offering a comprehensive portfolio of undergraduate degrees (Licenciaturas in Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, Communication, and University Management), technical programs (Tecnicaturas in Audiovisual Production, Organizational Management, and Public Policy), graduate programs (Doctorate, four Master's programs, and Specializations), and diploma courses. The faculty also provides student support services including library resources, a pedagogical support service (SAPOE-TRACES), virtual classrooms, and institutional radio broadcasting. The academic offerings are managed through the SIU-Guaraní student information system and supported by Microsoft 365 for the university community.

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Products and services

• Licenciatura en Ciencia Política y Administración Pública Undergraduate degree program in Political Science and Public Administration, offering theoretical and applied training in political analysis and public administration for prospective students and professionals.
• Licenciatura en Sociología Undergraduate degree program in Sociology providing theoretical and methodological training in social analysis for students seeking careers in social research and analysis.
• Licenciatura en Trabajo Social Undergraduate degree program in Social Work focused on community intervention and social welfare, preparing students for professional practice in social services.
• Licenciatura en Comunicación Social Undergraduate degree program in Social Communication covering media production and communication theory for students pursuing careers in journalism, media, and organizational communication.
• Licenciatura en Gestión y Administración Universitaria Undergraduate degree program in University Management and Administration specialized for higher education administration roles within academic institutions.
• Doctorado en Ciencias Sociales Doctoral program in Social Sciences offering advanced research training and thesis work for researchers seeking doctoral-level academic credentials.
• Maestría en Estudios Feministas (MEF) Master's program in Feminist Studies focusing on gender theory and feminist research methodologies for graduate students and researchers.
• Maestría en Estudios Latinoamericanos (MEL) Master's program in Latin American Studies examining regional social, political, and cultural processes for graduate students focusing on the region.
• Maestría en Política y Planificación Social (MPPS) Master's program in Policy and Social Planning addressing public policy design and social development for professionals in public administration and policy roles.
• Maestría en Análisis Institucional Master's program in Institutional Analysis studying organizations and institutional dynamics for graduate students and organizational professionals.
• Especialización en Gobierno y Gestión Pública Specialization program in Government and Public Management focused on public sector administration for working professionals in government roles.
• Especialización en Gestión Social Specialization program in Social Management addressing social policy implementation for professionals working in social policy and program delivery.
• Tecnicatura Universitaria en Producción Audiovisual Technical program in Audiovisual Production training students in video and multimedia content creation for careers in media production.
• Tecnicatura en Gestión y Administración de las Organizaciones Technical program in Organizational Management and Administration focused on business operations for students pursuing administrative roles.
• Tecnicatura Universitaria en Gestión y Administración en Instituciones Públicas Technical program in Public Institution Management and Administration preparing students for administrative roles in public sector institutions.
• Tecnicatura Universitaria en Gestión de Políticas Públicas Technical program in Public Policy Management training students for public sector roles in policy design and implementation.
• Biblioteca y Repositorio Library and repository services including journals, thesis repository, ALFIN training program, and access to CLACSO collections for students, researchers, and faculty.
• SAPOE-TRACES Pedagogical support service and student orientation program providing academic counseling, learning strategies, and vocational guidance for enrolled students.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered moderate, minor and core.

• CLACSO (Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCPyS maintains a partnership with CLACSO's specialized library on women, gender, and diversity. CLACSO is a major Latin American network of social science research institutions, providing academic collaboration, knowledge exchange, and library资源共享.
• EDIUNC (Editorial de la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDIUNC donates book titles to the FCPyS library, supporting the faculty's academic resource collection and knowledge dissemination.
• SIU (Sistema de Información Universitaria)coreTechnology or IntegrationFCPyS uses SIU-Guaraní, SIU-Piagua, and other SIU suite tools for academic management, student information systems, and institutional administration. SIU is the national university IT consortium providing core technology infrastructure.
• CODESOC (Consejo de Desarrollo Social)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCPyS participates in CODESOC plenaries, a national council for social development bringing together universities and governmental bodies for policy dialogue and social research coordination.
• COPUCI (Congreso de Políticas Públicas, Universidad y Ciudadanía)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCPyS participates in COPUCI conferences and has been announced as the new host sede for upcoming editions, demonstrating inter-institutional academic collaboration on public policy.
• Microsoft 365 EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationFCPyS, as part of UNCUYO, provides Microsoft 365 Education tools to its entire academic community (students, faculty, and staff), supporting digital collaboration and learning.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FLACSO Argentina: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales is a graduate-only social science institution focused on regional research and policy — directly comparable to FCPyS's postgraduate programs in social policy, feminist studies, and Latin American studies.
• Facultad de Ciencias Sociales (UNLP): Universidad Nacional de La Plata's Faculty of Humanities and Educational Sciences / Social Sciences is another Argentine public national university faculty offering comparable social science undergraduate and graduate programs.
• Facultad de Ciencias Sociales (UNC): Universidad Nacional de Córdoba's Faculty of Social Sciences offers sociology, political science, and anthropology programs as a public national university faculty — a direct peer in scope, structure, and student market.
• Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Relaciones Internacionales (UNR): Universidad Nacional de Rosario's Faculty of Political Science and International Relations is a peer Argentine public national university faculty offering political science and social science programs in the same tuition-free national system.
• Facultad de Ciencias Sociales (UBA): The University of Buenos Aires' Faculty of Social Sciences is the flagship Argentine public university faculty in sociology, political science, social work, and communication — directly overlapping with FCPyS's discipline portfolio and serving the same student market.

Broad incumbents

• Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Políticas (UNAM): UNAM's Faculty of Political and Social Sciences is the largest Mexican public university faculty in the same disciplines — a regional incumbent peer with significantly larger scale and prestige in Latin American social sciences.

Regional players

• Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales (UNaM): Universidad Nacional de Misiones' Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences operates as a smaller regional public national university faculty with overlapping social science programs, comparable in structure but serving a different geographic region.
• Facultad de Ciencias Sociales (Universidad de la República): Uruguay's public university Faculty of Social Sciences offers a comparable portfolio of social science undergraduate and graduate programs in the same tuition-free public university model across the Río de la Plata region.

Others

• CLACSO (Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales): CLACSO is the umbrella network of Latin American social science research institutions that includes FCPyS as a member institution; it sets research collaboration standards and provides library access that shapes FCPyS's scholarly ecosystem.
• EDIUNC (Editorial de la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo): The publishing arm of UNCUYO is a sibling institution within the same parent university; it donates book titles to FCPyS's library and provides scholarly publishing infrastructure that complements the faculty's research output.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FcpysUNCuyo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/FCPySUNCUYO_CONTENIDOS
• Facebookfacebook.com/fcpys.uncuyo
• Instagraminstagram.com/fcpysuncuyo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/facultad-de-ciencias-pol-ticas-y-sociales

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