Public Administration: Economics and Governance
The MSc Public Administration offers 3 specialisations:
International and European Governance (IEG)
Public Management and Leadership (PML)
Economics and Governance (EG)
This master’s is a fulltime day programme taught in English. Only students of the MSc Public Administration can participate in the courses of Public Administration. However, once enrolled in the Master, students can only start their master's thesis after completing their bachelor's thesis.
The Economics and Governance specialisation of the Master in Public Administration teaches you to formulate problem-solving approaches to concrete policy issues found at the intersection between economics and public administration. This specialisation is a unique joint offering of the Department of Economics and the Institute of Public Administration.
Specialisation: E&G
Please consult the programme overview of the Master Public Administration for the September and February intake to see which courses you follow in each block. Your study load is 15 ECTS per block. The core and skills-oriented courses are offered twice per year and the specialisation courses are offered once per year. Please note: the range of electives differs per block II and block IV. You can find the overview on the right side under 'Files'.
In your first block, you follow one core course Public Institutions (5 ECTS) and two specialisation courses (2x5 ECTS).
In your second block, you follow one core course Public Policy and Values (5 ECTS), one skills-oriented course Research Design (5 ECTS), and one elective (5 ECTS).
In your third block, you follow two specialisation courses (2x5 ECTS) and start on your Master's Thesis (5 of 20 ECTS).
In your fourth block, you work fulltime on your Master's Thesis (15 of 20 ECTS).*