Compulsory and Optional Courses

It should be noted that, for each sub-field, compulsory courses are marked with an asterisk (*). Optional courses include courses within the sub-field, and also, where possible, relevant courses offered by other departments in the Faculty of Social Sciences and other Faculties. Naturally, special approval is required for registration in an extra-departmental course, from both the Department of Government and the other Department or Faculty, and all prerequisites must have been covered by the student concerned.

MSc. (Public Sector Management) Research Paper

The research project is an integral part of the MSc. (Public Administration) course of study. Its main objective should be to apply what has been learned in the core Public Sector Management courses to an analysis of: (a) some aspects of the political and administrative process within a given subject area; or (b) positive responses to a particular policy/institutional problem within the discipline. The paper should be double spaced type-written comprising about 10,000 - 15,000 words.
Soon after the courses on Research Methods, each student is assigned a research supervisor by the Programme Director (s). Together the supervisor and student agree on an outline and research strategy.

Three copies of the paper agreed on for FINAL SUBMISSION are due by July in the year of graduation.

Similar procedures apply for the Research Papers/Projects in International Relations and Political Theory/Comparative Politics. Students must meet with their respective Programme Directors to be assigned a Research Supervisor.