Master of Public Administration
Programme Code: TMMPA
Department: School of Public Policy
For students starting this programme of study in 2018/19
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
The programme is taught over two academic years (21 months). Some courses have a unit value of 1.0 and some have a unit value of 0.5. To be awarded the degree, students must complete courses to the value of 8.0 units in total over two years.
There are three types of courses:
1. Compulsory courses, studied by all students;
2. Policy Stream courses, which students will take depending on which Policy Stream (specialism) they choose at the start of Year 2;
3. Option courses.
Note that some courses on one Policy Stream may be optional courses on other Policy Streams.
No interim award is available: students completing courses with a unit value of less than 8.0 receive no award, regardless of performance in the courses that have been successfully completed.
Students can apply to spend their second year at one of the 杏吧论坛 MPA Partner Institutions. If offered a place and upon successful completion of year one, the student will transfer onto the Dual MPA Programme.
The School of Public Policy has recoded their course codes to replace department codes (EC, GV, DV, EU, SA, MG) with PP codes for 2018/19. The majority of courses listed below with a PP code are not new courses but some may have changed code.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Before Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
Introductory course |
All students must attend the following MPA introductory course: | |
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PP408 Introduction to Quantitative Methods for the MPA Programme (0.0) | |
Year 1 | ||
Paper 1 |
PP440 Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy) (1.0) | |
Paper 2 |
PP455 Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis (1.0) | |
Paper 3 |
PP478 Political Science for Public Policy (1.0) | |
Paper 4 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the list of Policy Stream courses or MPA Options List below: | |
Year 2 At the start of Year 2, all students must select one of the six Policy Streams: (i) Public and Economic Policy; or (ii) Public Policy and Management; or (iii) International Development; or (iv) European Policy-Making; or (v) Public and Social Policy; or (vi) Social Impact. | ||
Introductory course |
Students who wish to choose a MSc in Economics course as an option in Year 2 are required to attend the following introductory course: | |
|
EC400 Introductory Course in Mathematics and Statistics (0.0) # | |
Paper 5 |
PP4B3 MPA Capstone Project (1.0) | |
Papers 6, 7 & 8 |
Students must take the course(s) required by their chosen Policy Stream detailed below, plus sufficient courses from the MPA Options List to ensure that they have taken courses to a total value of 8.0 units over Year 1 and Year 2: | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
* means available with permission
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Total unit value 8.0 = Compulsory courses (4.0) + Policy Stream courses (1.0 or 2.0 units depending on the stream) + Optional courses (3.0 or 2.0 units depending on which Policy Stream is chosen).
SUPPLEMENTARY CRITERIA FOR PROGRESSION FROM THE FIRST TO THE SECOND YEAR OF THE MPA AND DUAL MPA DEGREE
- Students who attain at least a Pass grade in each of the first year courses will be eligible to proceed into the second year of the MPA or Dual MPA programme.
- A student on the MPA programme who has attained a Fail grade in courses to the value of 1.0 unit and at least a Pass grade in the remaining courses to the value of 3.0 units will be eligible to proceed into the second year.
- A student holding an offer on the Dual MPA for their second year, who has attained a Fail grade in courses to the value of 1.0 unit, may only progress if a mark of at least 60% has been achieved in courses of an equivalent value or an aggregate mark of at least 165 has been achieved in the non-failed courses.
- A student who receives a Bad Fail in any course or who otherwise fails to meet the above criteria for progression will not be able to progress to the second year of the MPA or Dual MPA programme and will be entitled to repeat the failed courses as follows:
A student shall normally be entitled to repeat any failed courses only (on one occasion) and at the next normal opportunity, in accordance with paragraph 30 of the General Academic Regulations. The Repeat Teaching Panel may consider an application for repeat tuition in any failed courses from a student. Results obtained following a repeated attempt at assessment shall bear their normal value.
- A student who has completed year one and is unable to complete year two of the MPA or Dual MPA programme will not receive an interim award.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the . Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the .
