Curricular Structure in Masters in Public Administration

The curriculum for Masters in Public Administration (MPA) degree comprises of four separate and distinct course components as follows:

1. Core Courses: Core courses integrate all functional areas and provide the students with an appreciation of the diversity and interrelationship of Public Administration, Development Management, Public Policy, Public Finance, Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior.
2. Analytical and Professional Core Courses: Analytical courses are designed to enable the students to develop the skill of identifying and analyzing the problems. It includes subjects - Research Methods in Public Administration, Global Governance, Local Governance, and Administrative System in Nepal, Public Enterprises and Privatization and Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs Management.
3. Specialization Courses: Specialization in any one of the areas, Development Management, Human Resource Development, and Public Policy, Local Governance and Development and Civil Society Governance areas enables the student to develop their expertise in the functional area. Term paper or field report in each elective course is mandatory.
4. Thesis Writing: Thesis writing is an optional subject. While completing the specialization areas (elective courses), students are required to take either two courses of 100 marks each or thesis writing of 100 marks with any one courses of 100 marks each from the same specialized area. The thesis has to be written within the specialization area opted by the students.