Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

This programme aims to train the next generation of professionals for the public service in the region. Graduates will possess the skills to delve into complex administration and policy issues and create organizational conditions that enable public and nonprofit organizations to achieve their public policy objectives. They will be well-equipped to assume a leadership role in public service or pursue an academic career upon graduation. It is designed to develop qualified researchers and teachers to undertake sophisticated research in public policy and public administration with an Asian-Pacific perspective. This programme combines the interdisciplinary strength within NTU. It explores the intersection of technology, culture, organizational dynamics, international affairs, political economy, political sociology, and public policy. Its curriculum is tailored to provide students with the skills and capacity to critically analyze and define the broader economic, institutional, social and political issues of public administration / public policy. Specifically, the curriculum of this multidisciplinary programme is designed to develop the following competencies for students to effectively deal with increasingly complex public policy/public management issues: substantial knowledge in the fundamental intellectual tradition, the core subject matter and methodologies as well as to an mastery of public policy and administration; solid foundation of multiple academic disciplines supporting advanced scholarship in public policy and public administration, including political science, economics, management, and sociology throughout the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the University community; considerable competency for leading academic careers as researchers and teachers; extensive capability to inform the practice of public policy and public administration by the dissemination of ideas of the field. The programme is designed to provide students a solid foundational knowledge in public policy and public administration as well as to equip candidates the essentials of research skills for original investigation and analyses on enduring questions of public policy and public administration. This concentration focuses on the application of theory to administrative practices in public sector and nonprofit organizations and on the environment in which these organizations function. It involves issues of and approaches to the general field of Public Administration, as well as coverage of major sub fields. It aims to help the students obtain a firm understanding of the broad intellectual tradition of public administration.

Modul program

The compulsory courses are: Theories of Public Policy; Theories of Public Administration; Research Methodology; Graduate Communication; elective courses are: Public Management and Institutional Analysis; Ideas and Issues in Public Administration; Organization Behavior in the Public Sector; Political Economy of Globalization; Public Budgeting and Financial Management; Comparative Public Administration; Advanced Seminars on Public Management.

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Besides the requirements set by the University’s Admission and Matriculation Statute, admissions to the Ph.D. programme in Public Policy and Administration require a completed master’s degree in public policy, public administration, law, political science, international relations or related field. The admissions decisions are based on the strength of the candidates' academic record, English language competency, references, and a demonstrated capacity and motivation to pursue independent research in public policy and administration. Applicants who have graduated from an overseas university may be required to take GRE and submit their GRE scores for verbal, quantitative and analytical writing together with their application.

Kualifikasi

Doktor (S3)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

Nanyang Technological University