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Master of Public Administration (MPA)- School of Social Sciences


  • OVERVIEW

    Course Structure

    The programme incorporates a balance among the various kinds of knowledge and skills required by a public administrator. Candidates are required to accumulate 44 units from core and elective courses

    Core Courses (32 units)

    • Public Administration and the Political System
    • Research Methods
    • Organisational Management
    • Economics for The Public Sector
    • Government and Politics in Malaysia
    • Public Sector Management
    • Issues in the Malaysian Economy
    • Public Policy Analysis and Design

    Elective Courses (12 units)

    • Case Studies in Managing Public Policy
    • Ethics and Administration
    • Globalisation and Regionalism
    • Environment, Development and Policy
    • Independent Studies
    • Research Project
  • ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

    Applicants should possess the following:

    • A Bachelor's degree with a CGPA of 3.00/4 or equivalent in a related field.
    • Any Bachelor's degree with working experience related to the field of study.
  • LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

    (Applicable for International Applicants Only)

    The minimum score for each programme can be vary from the below list, candidates are required to check for each programme requirements.

    • A minimum of Band 5 for IELTS; or
    • A minimum score of 40 for TOEFL (Internet-based); or
    • A minimum of Band 7.5 for TOEFL Essentials (Online); or
    • A minimum score of 154 for Cambridge English: Advance (CAE)/Proficiency (CPE) /Preliminary (PET) /First (FCE)/ Linguaskill Online min. score 154; or
    • A minimum score of 47 for Pearson Test of English (PTE); or
    • A minimum of Band 107 for CIEP Level (ELS); or
    • A minimum of Band 3.5 for Malaysian University English Test (MUET)

    Exemption is given to candidate if:

    • English is the candidate’s mother tongue or National Language; or
    • Candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction at Bachelor and/or Master degree level is English (statement of proof required)
  • DURATION

    • Full-time: Min 3 semesters / Max 6 semesters
    • Part-time: Min 6 semesters / Max 12 semesters
  • SEMESTER INTAKE

    • October
  • FEES

    Malaysian (MYR) International (USD) *
    • Registration Fee : 510.00
    • Tuition Fee :  525.00 X 44 Units = 23,100.00
    • Convocation Fee : 200.00
    • Registration Fees : 275.00
    • Personal Bond : 1000.00
    • Tuition Fees :  200.00 X 44 Units = 8,800.00 
    • Convocation Fee : 50.00

    *NOT inclusive 6% Sales and Service Tax (SST) imposed by Government of Malaysia

    ** Fees are subject to change

     

Postgraduate

Institute of Postgraduate Studies
Universiti Sains Malaysia,
11800 Penang, Malaysia.

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