Master of Arts in Public Policy & Management - City University of Hong Kong

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The MAPPM will provide you with opportunities to enhance your theoretical knowledge, practical skills and critical understanding of public policy and management processes in both local and international contexts. Upon successful completion of the programme, you will have:

• Acquired up-to-date knowledge and developed skills in the critical analysis of principles, theories and current practices in international and local governance, public policy and management;
• Developed your abilities to contrast and evaluate critically the roles, inter-relationships and limitations of various actors and organizations involved in governance, policy making and public management;
• The capacity to explain, compare and evaluate critically various values, ethical principles and cultural traditions shaping policy-making processes and the delivery of services to community;
• Developed practical management, planning, team-working, decision making and research skills;
• Contributed to the development of knowledge about public policy and management.

Entry

To be eligible for admission, you must have satisfy the General Entrance Requirements and hold:

• a degree, or equivalent.
• Short-listed applicants may be asked to undergo a selection process that includes participation in a group discussion, the completion of a short written summary, and a brief individual interview.

Priority will be given to those applying with relevant work experience.

Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is not English should also fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement:

• TOEFL score 550 (paper-based test) or 213 (computer-based test) or 79 (interet-based test); or
• Overall band 6.5 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or
• Score 450 in the new College English Test (CET6) of China mainland or a pass in the old CET-6 test; or
• Other equivalent qualifications.

Course

The first year of the programme lays the theoretical framework for the academic study of key issues, practices and values in public policy and management. First year courses include:

• Applied Research Methods Workshops
• Managing Organizations and People
• Policy Processes and Analysis
• Theories of Government and Public Administration
• Values and Choice in Public and Social Policy

Special induction workshops help you to develop your study skills, and the overseas residential tour, held between Semester A and B on Year 1, provides opportunities for intensive experiential learning, and comparative study.

In the second year of study, you will proceed to more specialized courses in Comparative Public Policy and Public Management. Courses include:

• Comparative Public Policy
• MAPPM Dissertation or Capstone Project or special electives (subject to confirmation)
• International Public Management
• Public Budgeting and the Management of Financial Resources

Bonus Features

The programme offers you:

• A highly varied and dynamic peer group of public managers, disciplined services officers, politicians, as well as managers and professionals working in the private and non-profit sectors.
• Comparative Perspectives
• Integration of Theories and Practices
• International and local guest speakers and lectures
• MAPPM Year 1 Residential
• Special induction and study skills workshops