MA Public Policy and Management 文學碩士(公共政策及管理)

Course Description

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 Administration
• Managing Public Institutions and Organizations
• Values and Choice in Public Policy
• Policy Processes and Analysis
• Research Methods in Public Policy and Management
• Statistical Analysis for Public Policy and Management

Stream 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 Policy
• Evidence-based Policy and Practice
• Behavioral Insights in Public Policy
• Practice in Public Policy

Public Management Stream#

• Public Budgeting and the Management of Financial Resources
• Comparative Public Sector Management
• Public Strategic Planning and Management
• Public Human Resource Management
• Practice in Public Management

Smart Cities Stream#

• The Asian Metropolis: Issues in Urban Management
• The Urban Management Workshop: Exploring the Contemporary City
• Understanding and Managing Smart Cities
• Data Analytics for Public Policy and Management
• Urban Development and Sustainable Cities
• Practice in Smart Cities Management
• Environmental Energy and Policy

Governance in China Stream

• Key Issues in Chinese Politics
• State and Market in China
• Environmental Governance in China
• Governance 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 OR
• MAPPM Action Report OR
• MAPPM 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.