Public Administration - Graduate Diploma
University of Limerick
Key Information
Campus location
Limerick, Ireland
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Introduction
Public Administration - Graduate Diploma
The Graduate Diploma/MA in Public Administration (MPA) is a one year full-time or 2 year part-time interdisciplinary program aimed at providing students with analytical and professional skills, combined with knowledge of public management and policy making in government. The modules offered in the MPA program are designed to provide participants with a rigorous and inter-disciplinary curriculum in public administration, economics, and law. The MPA aims to equip students with a comprehensive knowledge of the nature, role and development of the public sector, and an awareness of public service values. Students take compulsory modules in Public Administration, Economics, Organisational Behaviour, Policy Analysis and Law. For the research element of the program students participate in a research methods module designed for practitioners and complete an individual research project.
Both the 1 year full-time and 2 year part-time MPA also provide an exit award of Graduate Diploma in Public Administration for students who meet the academic requirements of the taught program (60 ects) and do not proceed to the dissertation (30 ects).
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
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Curriculum
Autumn Semester
- Public Administration Theory & Practice
- Research Methods for Practitioners
- Organisational Behaviour
- Economics for Business
Spring Semester
- Collaborative Governance & Leadership
- International Economic Issues
- Administrative Law
- Using Evidence to Improve Societal Outcomes in the Real World