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Summary of the Profile
Objective(s) of a study programme:
To prepare highly competent experts having knowledge in public administration theories and understanding practical contexts, able to assess public governance processes in comparative view as well as to apply different methodologies in analysing and solving ethically public administration problems.
Description of the study programme: https://admissions.ktu.edu/programme/m-public-administration/
Learning outcomes:
Advanced knowledge and skills:
Are able to analyse and critically evaluate conceptions of public administration, current trends and theoretical paradigms of public governance.
Are able to identify public governance priorities, formulate aims and objectives as well allocate resources fro their implementation and evaluate public programs and projects.
Are able to lead and work in teams, efficiently plan, coordinate and control organisational processes, introduce changes and innovation into public governance.
Expert knowledge and skills in public policy:
Are able to contribute to improvement of public policy process, public policy agenda setting, priority definition, policy formulation and evaluation.
Are able to evaluate critically theories and concepts of public governance as well as to analyse the system of public policy and relations between public policy strategies and plans of implementation.
Are able to understand and evaluate political-administrative relations and their role in public policy, and to refer to these factors in policy analysis.
Ability to interact with citizens, other residents, businesses, NGOs and other interest groups to enable their participation in public governance:
Are able to plan and encourage NGOs and expert involvement into public governance.
Are able to interact professionaly with citizens and NGOs, consult them encouraging to participate in public governance.
Ability to identify public interest, negative phenomena in staff relations and signs of transparency, and to adhere to ethical principles, moral standards and the values of public administration in an organisation's changing environment and activities:
Are to reconcile public and private interests and to follow principles of ethics in public administration.
Are able to respond to principles of professional and ethical behaviour, understand ethical and social outcomes of decision making in their profession, studies and research.
The knowledge and ability to carry out scientific research and to use the results of that research as a basis for the strategic decisions taken and implemented in public administration:
Are able to apply methodology of public policy analysis, identify and distinguish between public policy results and longterm consequences, evaluate relevant alternative according to defined priorities of public policy.
Are able to apply quantitative and qualitative research methods, rigorously analyse information, on its' basis to advice politicians or leaders and cooperate with different stakeholders.
Activities of teaching and learning:
The studies include classroom work (lectures, practical work, laboratory work, seminars, outgoing visits to enterprises, etc.) and individual work for mastering theoretical material, preparation for classroom work, intermediate and final assessments and performing other activities. The studies of each study module are completed by the assessment of the student’s knowledge and skills – an examination or another final assessment; the study programme is completed by the final degree project and its defence.
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
The applied cumulative assessment system of the learning outcomes ensures constant and involving work of students during the entire semester of studies; the final evaluation of the study module consists of the sum of the grades of intermediate assessments and the final assessment multiplied by the weighting coefficients (percentages of components).
Study subjects (modules):
Management of Public Services, Public Governance and Civil Society, Social Research Methods, Strategic Management of Public Sector, Theories of Public Governance, Ethics and Values in Public Sector, Research Project, Master’s Degree Final Project.
Electives: Administrative Law, Theory and Practice of Public Policy, Public Programme Evaluation, Political System of European Union, Management of Regional Development, Management of Public Finance and Budget, Management of Educational System, Information Management and Communication in Organisations, Human Resources in Public Sector, Discourses of Contemporary Education, Comparative Public Administration, Andragogy.
Study programme abstract:
A graduate understands economic, social, legal and political context of public administration, has basic knowledge in public governance, understands principles of public policy and public administration, is able to select innovative managerial tools in public sector, understands the process and methods of social research and is able to apply it in problem analysis in the public sector.
Access to professional activity:
The graduate can perform managerial and administrative work in public governance institutions, budget organisations, non-governmental organisations as well as businesses at national and international level.
Access to further study:
S/he has access to the third cycle studies.
