Course Composition in masters of public administration

The Core Courses carry 800 marks and specialization areas (elective courses) carry 200 marks. The following are the courses for the first and second year.

First Year
Course No. (Marks)
PA 510 Fundamentals of Public Administration (100)
PA 520 Development Management (100)
PA 530 Public Policy (100)
PA 540 Research Methods in Public Administration I (50)
PA 550 Human Resource Management (50)
PA 560 Organizational Behavior (50)
PA 570 Local-self Governance (50)

Second Year
PA 610 Research Methods in Public Administration II (50)
PA 620 Global Governance (50)
PA 630 Contemporary issues in public affairs Management (50)
PA 640 Public Finance (50)
PA 650 Administrative System in Nepal (50)
PA 660 Public Enterprise (50)


Specialization Areas (Elective Courses):

Courses equivalent 200 marks to be selected from any one of the following areas.

a) Development Management
DM 621 Planning and Project Management (100)
DM 622 Study on Human Development (100)

b) Human Resources Management
HRM 631 Human resource development (100)
HRM 632 Personnel Administration in Nepal and SAARC Countries (100)

c) Local Governance and Development
LGD 641 Rural Development (100)
LGD 642 Urban Governance and Development Management (100)

d) Civil Society Governance
CSG 651 Civil Society Governance and Management (100)
CSG 652 NGOs and Development in Nepal (100)

e) Public Policy
PP 661 Public Policy Analysis (100)
PP 662 Public Policy Development and Implementation (100)

f) Thesis Writing
TH 675 Thesis (100)

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.