Executive Master of Public Administration

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Executive Master of Public Administration

Overview

Organisation	Australia and New Zealand School of Government
Acronym of programme	EMPA
Programme name in main language	Executive Master of Public Administration
Programme level	Executive (postgraduate) level : Executive Masters and diplomas of Schools of National Administration
Format	Part time

Length of the part-time programme (summer included)	Minimum length : 24months / Maximum length : 48 months
Main language	English
Number of credits (ECTS, credit hours etc...)	ECTS
Tuiton fees for the whole programme	22600 Euros

Website of the programme	http://www.anzsog.edu.au/programs/empa.php
Email	anzsog@anzsog.edu.au
Mission statement	Designed to meet the needs of high potential employees, the EMPA aims to develop world-class public sector managers who have a broad view of, and excellent skill base in management and policy analysis. The EMPA is offered by ANZSOG and participating universities in partnership.
Main target group(s)	The course is designed for mid-level managers with at least five years relevant work experience. Applicants will have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification for entry through extensive practical, professional or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind. Applicants need to be accepted by ANZSOG and also by one of the partner universities.
Main objectives	Graduates of the EMPA will: * be familiar with fundamental theories and concepts underpinning effective performance in public sector management and policy development * have a good feel for the difficulties of delivering results in government * be skilled in applying theory and analysing data to solve real world management and policy problems * have well-developed personal and leadership skills.
What sets you appart from your competitors ?	ANZGOG is a unique network of rearch-intensive academic institutions: * Curtin University of Technology * Flinders University * Griffith University * Monash University * The Australian National University * The University of Melbourne * University of Canberra * University of Western Australia * University of New South Wales* University of Sydney * Victoria University of Wellington Networking is one of the strengths of the course. Students join the course as one of about 120 students, all demonstrating high potential as future leaders in the public sector. Students are drawn from the Commonwealth, New Zealand, Queensland, New South Wales and Victorian governments. Students work very closely with some in syndicate group for the core intensive residential subjects. Networking is increased through meeting guest presenters and practitioners during the intensive subjects. When students graduate, opportunities will be provided through the alumni organisation to build on their networks.
Additional information about this programme	Students study ten subjects over a two year period. There are seven core subjects and three elective subjects. Four of the core subjects are taught in intensive, residential mode over five days. A further two core subjects are taught in one or two day blocks for a total of five days.. The final core subject is a work based project done in a syndicate . The three electives are taught by our partner universities in the mode offered by them, often over a semester.

Admission criteria

Specific diplomas	Bachelor degree (in most cases)
Specific professional experience	At least 5 years of experience (in most cases)
Others	Students enrolling in the EMPA will demonstrate strong evidence of leadership potential, clearly and consistently above average work performance and sound management capability/potential

Language requirements

Is there an admission exam or admission interview ?

yes

Admission exam

n/a

Admission interview

yes

Characteristics

Partnerships

Joint degree programmes with :	Australian National University
	Melbourne Business School
	The University of Sydney
	University of Canberra
	Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management
	University of Western Australia
	Victoria University of Wellington - School of Government
	The University of Melbourne
	The University of Queensland
	Griffith University

Curriculum

Core courses
Fields covered	Economics, Law, Management / Marketing, Political sciences
Subfields of Economics	Other
	Government in a Market Economy
Subfields of Law	Regulation
Subfields of Management / Marketing	Digital governance Project management Other
	Delivering Public Value Decisions Making Under Uncertainty
Subfields of Political sciences	Ethics Public policy

Elective courses
Fields covered	Economics, Law, Management / Marketing, Methodology, Political sciences, Social sciences
Subfields of Economics	Development and growth economics Financial economics International economics Macroeconomics Microeconomics Public finance Welfare economics
Subfields of Law	Competition law Conflict of laws Constitutional law Consumer law Human rights Public international law
Subfields of Management / Marketing	Change management Digital governance Evaluation Human ressources New public management Non-profit organizations management Organization theory Performance management Project management Public communication Public management Public marketing Public-private partnerships Strategic management
Subfields of Methodology	Interviews Mathematics for social sciences Qualitative analysis Quantitative analysis Research design Statistics
Subfields of Political sciences	Comparative politics Comparative public administration Comparative public policy Ethics International institutions International relations Multi-level governance National politics Public administration Public governance Public policy
Subfields of Social sciences	Organizational sociology Public servants sociology Public sociology

Are there internships during this program ?

Is there a thesis required during this programme's curriculum ?

Is a capstone project included in this programme ?

yes

Characteristics of the capstone project

This collective worked-based project will provide participants with the opportunity to apply and integrate the skills and knowledge they have gained in the EMPA. The project is undertaken by teams of up to 6 participants who adresses a substantive public sector issue identified by a government agency. Projects test the team's ability to define a "real-life" problem, design a strategy to address it, gather data, formulate and evaluate options and make recommandations. Leading to genuine and sustainable solutions to the problem concerned, the Work-Based Project concludes with a 2 days residential component where participants have the opportunity to present the outcome of their project to ANZSGOG faculty and their EMPA colleagues.

Is there a final exam at the end of the programme ?

Last update : 01/14/2009 04:36:36 PM