There are six common core courses (a total of 18 credit units) and four stream core courses (a total of 12 credit units). In addition, this programme includes a 3-credit research elective course and and 3-credit experiential learning elective course:
Programme core courses (18 credit units)
Students are required to take six common core courses (a total of 18 credit units). These common core courses consist of public management, public policy evaluation, research methods and statistical analysis. They serve as a firm foundation for public policy and management professions.
Theories of Government and Public AdministrationManaging Public Institutions and OrganizationsValues and Choice in Public PolicyPolicy Processes and AnalysisResearch Methods in Public Policy and ManagementStatistical Analysis for Public Policy and ManagementStream core courses (12 credit units)
To facilitate professional specialization, the programme has four streams: Public Management, Public Policy, Smart Cities, and Governance in China. Students are allowed to choose one stream, with twelve credit units. Four designated stream courses (3 credit each) are specially designed for each of the streams.
Public Policy Stream
Comparative Public PolicyEvidence-based Policy and PracticeBehavioral Insights in Public PolicyPractice in Public PolicyPublic Management Stream#
Public Budgeting and the Management of Financial ResourcesComparative Public Sector ManagementPublic Strategic Planning and ManagementPublic Human Resource ManagementPractice in Public ManagementSmart Cities Stream#
The Asian Metropolis: Issues in Urban ManagementThe Urban Management Workshop: Exploring the Contemporary CityUnderstanding and Managing Smart CitiesData Analytics for Public Policy and ManagementPractice in Smart Cities ManagementEnvironmental Energy and PolicyGovernance in China Stream
Key Issues in Chinese PoliticsState and Market in ChinaEnvironmental Governance in ChinaGovernance in the Greater China Region#Note: Depending on the availability of resources, the Department will decide which four courses will be offered for the Smart Cities Stream and the Public Management Stream respectively at the beginning of each academic year.
Experiential Learning Elective (3 credit units)
PIA Postgraduate Internship ORMAPPM Action Report ORMAPPM Overseas Study
Research Electives (3 credit units)
Most students work in groups on a capstone project, thoroughly analyzing a public management or policy problem using the concepts and skills they have learned. Students who performed particularly well (both in terms of their cumulative grade point average and their grade in research methods) and want to work on more academically oriented research topics or pursue further study may choose to work on a dissertation instead.