Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy degrees: Differences and similarities in the curricula and course contents

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-332
Author(s):  
Göktuğ Morçöl ◽  
Michele Tantardini ◽  
Adam Williams ◽  
Derek R Slagle
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Public Budgeting ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Analytical Skills ◽  
Core Curricula ◽  
Public Policy Analysis ◽  
Master Of Public Policy ◽  
Master Of Public Administration

The historical origins of public administration and public policy analysis suggest that Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy programs should have different focuses in their curricula: the former on management skills and the latter on analytical skills. To investigate whether and to what extent the two types of programs are different and whether the accreditation standards of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration have a homogenizing effect on them, we investigated the titles and descriptions of the courses in their core curricula. The results show some differences between Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy programs, but no clear distinction. Analytical skills are required by both Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy programs. Master of Public Policy programs distinguish themselves from Master of Public Administration programs primarily by requiring economics and economic analysis courses. Higher percentages of Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration-accredited programs require organization studies, human resource management, and public budgeting courses.

scholarly journals AN OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS MASTERS PROGRAMS

2021 ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Branko Radulović
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Master Program ◽  
Policy Theory ◽  
European Universities ◽  
Public Policy Analysis

The paper presents research on the content of postgraduate programs in the field of public policy at leading European universities. Based on previous research, more than 80 courses are classified in four areas: economic analysis, research methods, public administration, and public policy, in order to obtain a typical master program in public policy analysis. The programs mostly emphasize research methods and public policy theory and application with somewhat lower presence of economic analysis and public management. The results of the research can be used for the purpose of formulating new postgraduate programs at universities in Serbia.

Developing E-Government Coursework through the NASPAA Competencies Framework

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M McQuiston ◽  
Aroon P Manoharan
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Organization Theory ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The Public ◽  
Master Of Public Policy ◽  
It Skills

Information technology (IT) is often less emphasized in coursework related to public administration education, despite the growing need for technological capabilities in those joining the public sector workforce. This coupled with a lesser emphasis on e-government/IT skills by accreditation standards adds to the widening gap between theory and practice in the field. This study examines the emphasis placed on e-government/IT concepts in Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Public Policy (MPP) programs, either through complete course offerings or through related courses such as public management, strategic planning, performance measurement and organization theory. Based on a content analysis of their syllabi, the paper analyzes the extent to which the IT/e-government courses in MPA/Master of Public Policy programs address the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration competency standards, and further discuss the orientation of the courses with two of the competencies: management and policy. Specifically, are e-government/IT courses more management-oriented or policy-oriented? Do public management, strategic planning, performance measurement, and organization theory courses address IT concerns?

Public Policy Analysis to Redress Urban Environmental Health Inequities

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 245-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Chircop
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Health Inequities ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Privileged Position ◽  
Analytical Skills ◽  
Community Health Nurses ◽  
Public Policy Analysis

Public policies may not have been designed to disadvantage certain populations, but the effects of some policies create unintended health inequities. The nature of community health nurses’ daily work provides a privileged position to witness the lived experiences and effects of policy-produced social and health inequities. This privileged position requires policy competence including analytical skills to connect lived experiences to public policy. The purpose of this article is to present an example of an urban ethnography that explicates inequity-producing effects of public policy and is intended to inform necessary policy changes. This study sheds light on how issues of childcare, housing, nutrition, and urban infrastructure in the context of poverty are fundamental to the larger issues of environmental health. This policy analysis documents how the Day Care Act of Nova Scotia, Canada explicates patriarchal and neoliberal gender and class assumptions that have implications for mothers’ health decisions.

Futurism in Policy Analysis

1986 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
E. Clarke Ross
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Science Fiction ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Air Force ◽  
State University ◽  
Futures Studies ◽  
Politics And Science ◽  
Public Policy Analysis ◽  
The U.S

Michael Genovese's summer 1985 article, “Politics and Science Fiction Films,” is an excellent introduction to the broader topic of futurism and forecasting as methods of public policy analysis. These methods can be an interesting and challenging aspect of a graduate public administration course in public policy analysis.“The future does not simply happen. We create it. We can choose our future.” Accepting this assumption, I have integrated futures studies and forecasting into the Troy State University European Region graduate public administration course, “Policy and Decision Making in Government.” The course is a required component of a master's degree program offered under contract with the U.S. Air Force European Command. I have taught the course seven times, at bases in England, Turkey, Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Global comparative public administration

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aroon P Manoharan ◽  
Wendel Mirbel ◽  
Tony J Carrizales
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Policy Analysts ◽  
Master Of Public Policy ◽  
Comparative Public Administration

Within the past two decades, globalization has led to increased literature on comparative public administration (CPA) research, and it has enhanced analyses of administrative systems in various societies. Our paper examines CPA education among Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy programs in the United States. The findings highlight select topics of interest from these courses, as well as emphasizing an immediate need for programs to internationalize their curricula, in order to prepare the next generation of public administrators and policy analysts.

Policy analysis and bureaucratic capacity in the federal government

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesus F. Hernández-Galicia ◽  
David Arellano-Gault
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
The Other ◽  
Federal Level ◽  
Public Policy Analysis ◽  
Network Manager ◽  
Current Characteristics

The purpose of this chapter is to understand and study the emerging bureaucratic skills being developed at the federal level to undertake policy analysis in Mexico. To this end, first, a literature review was undertaken to identify some of the key capacities and skills required for a bureaucracy to be regarded as competent in public policy analysis. Second, two surveys were conducted, one administered to all middle and senior public administration management, and the other focusing on units specializing in public policy analysis. The current characteristics of Mexican federal bureaucracy were identified, together with the challenges faced by bureaucrats in translating the results of policy analysis into actions and programs that can be implemented. Finally, a series of activities and skills informally performed by certain civil servants (articulators/translators called fixer, network manager and policy manager) of the enormous bureaucratic apparatus is discussed.

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