Master of Public Administration (MPA)- School of Social Sciences
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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
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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.
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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)
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DURATION
- Full-time: Min 3 semesters / Max 6 semesters
- Part-time: Min 6 semesters / Max 12 semesters
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SEMESTER INTAKE
- October
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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
