MPA Public Administration

Year 1

(Award available for year: Master of Public Admin)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

- to demonstrate in-depth, specialist knowledge and mastery of techniques relevant to the study of organisations involved in public administration
- to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding and the ability to deploy critically concepts, information and techniques at the forefront of the academic study of public administration;
- to exhibit mastery in the exercise of skills related to HR, Accounting and Policy Analysis;
- to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of skills attributes necessary to occupy a senior role in a organisation concerned with public administration own research or advanced scholarship;
- to take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others;
- proactively to formulate ideas and hypotheses and to develop, implement and execute plans by which to evaluate these;
• critically and creatively to evaluate current issues, research and advanced scholarship related to public administration.
• Show an enhanced understanding of personal and professional development gained through extended reflection on academic and work based learning opportunities
• a high level of transferable skills including communication (written and oral), self motivation, initiative, organisation and time management, objective setting, negotiating and team working;

Transferable (key) skills

Masters (taught), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate students will have had the opportunity to acquire the following abilities, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- the skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and/or for employment in a higher capacity in industry or area of professional practice;
- evaluating their own achievement and that of others;
- self direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations;
- independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development;
- critically to engage in the development of professional/disciplinary boundaries and norms.

Assessment

Achievement for the degree of Master (taught programme) will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:
- evidencing an ability to conduct independent in-depth enquiry within the discipline;
- demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to a complex specialist area;
- drawing on a range of perspectives on an area of study;
- evaluating and criticising received opinion;
- making reasoned judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.
- critical reflection on personal and professional development