This one-year programme examines best practices in public administration in Asia in order to enhance the participants’ skills in decision making, governance, and policy design and implementation. It includes special lectures by former government officials and renowned academics and professionals. Participants will be equipped with the know-how to develop and implement strategic policies to meet the challenges in their countries, in turn enhancing their effectiveness as public administrators.

Curriculum and Structure

The curriculum consists of 10 courses (comprising 3 core courses and 7 electives), 1 capstone paper and an optional 10-day overseas study trip. The programme will equip students with knowledge, analytical skills and hands-on experience in public administration, management and policy-making.

For this graduate coursework programme, students are required to fulfill the following:

• 3 Core Courses
• 7 Elective Courses
• Optional 10-day Overseas Study Trip

Students also have the option to select up to 2 relevant courses from NTU’s other graduate programmes as electives to fulfill their course requirement. These courses must be approved by both the Director of MPA and the NTU School(s) or Division(s) concerned.

There are 2 semesters in an academic year, each consisting of 13 weeks of teaching, 1 week for examination preparation and 1 week for examination.