Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA)

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The objectives of the MPPA program is to equip future leaders with the conceptual framework and the specific skills needed to be effective and innovative policy makers and administrators in various spheres of governance within governmental, regional, international and multinational institutions through structural course work, internship and research addressing public policy and administration issues in the region.

Admission

All applicants must satisfy the university’s graduate admission requirements and have two or more years of relevant professional experience.

Courses

Students seeking the degree of Master of Public Policy and Administration must complete a minimum of 27 credit hours and a maximum of 33 credit hours plus a thesis. Students opting not to write a thesis must complete 6 additional credit hours of course work in lieu of thesis. The program core consists of 7 courses that have to be taken by all students. Students with adequate preparation in Public Policy and Administration could be exempted from up to 6 cr. hr. of the program core. Students should concentrate in one of four areas (Urban Policy, Public Policy in Islam, Public Policy for Innovation and Technological Development, Public Administration).

Core Requirement (21 credit hours)

The MPPA core consists of the following courses

POLS 556 - Public Policy Theory (3 cr.)
PPAD 500 - Research Methods for Public Policy and Administration (3 cr.)
PPAD 501 - Strategic Management for Public Organizations (3 cr.)
PPAD 502 - Economics for Public Policy Analysis (3 cr.)
PPAD 503 - Role of Government in a Market Oriented Economy (3 cr.)
PPAD 504 - Management of Public Funds (3 cr.)
PPAD 505 - Institutions, Democratization and Public Policy (3 cr.)

Concentration Requirement (12 credit hours)

Students have to complete four courses in one of the following areas:

1. Urban Policy

PPAD 520 - Urban Government Administration and Policy Analysis (3 cr.)
PPAD 521 - Cases in Urban Management and Development (3 cr.)
PPAD 522 - Introduction to Urban Economics (3 cr.)
PPAD 523 - Local Government and Decentralization (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 545 - Cities: Structure and Dynamics (3 cr.)

2. Public Administration

PPAD 510 - Organizational Behavior (3 cr.)
PPAD 511 - Administrative Environments and Public Policy in Egypt (3 cr.)
PPAD 512 - Problems of Development Administration (3 cr.)
PPAD 513 - Comparative Administration (3 cr.)
PPAD 514 - Administration of Public Personnel (3 cr.)

Note

The two other concentrations in Public Policy in Islam and Public Policy for Innovation and Technology Development will be introduced in phases II and III of program implementation, respectively.

Comprehensive Examination

The comprehensive examination is written and may be supplemented by an oral examination.

Thesis

Students are normally required to write a thesis on some aspect of public policy. Students who do not intend to seek accreditation by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities may take two courses in lieu of the thesis requirement.

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