The MPA program comprises 42 credits hours taken over 4 semesters, as follows:

A. Program Core Compulsory Courses (24 Credits): 

Students are expected to complete 8 courses of 3 credits each as follows:

MPA 612              Introductory Statistics with Applications

MPA610               Introduction to Citizenship, Governance, and Public Administration

MPP 611               Public Policy Analysis and Formulation

MPA002               Academic skills for Public Administration

MPA 602              Public Service Internship

MPA614               Public Human Resource Management

MPA618               Research Methods in Public Administration

MPA613               Public Budgeting and Finance

MPA616               Public Leadership, Change and Conflict Management

MPA619               Strategic Management for Public Sector and NGOs

MPA698               Capstone Research

B. Concentration Tracks (15 Credits)

MPA students may specialize in any one of the two offered concentration tracks, align with the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the international sustainable development goals, by enrolling in elective courses and completing 15 credits in the following areas.

Non-Governmental Organizations focuses on:

• - Understanding and applying concepts, principles, and processes that affect the governance of nongovernmental agencies in the Arab World and in international settings.

• - Understand and apply budget, finance, human resources and development to non-governmental organizations.

• - Formulate and apply different strategies related to marketing, public relations, and communication in non-governmental organizations.

• - Formulate and apply strategies for acquiring, managing, developing, and retaining volunteers and board members in nongovernmental organizations in the Arab World and in international settings. The courses are the following: 
  

• MPA 623              Public Administration in Arab Countries

  MPA 625              Marketing for Public Service

  MPA 626              Non-Governmental Organizations Management and Governance

  MPA 628              Capacity Building and Non-Governmental organizations

  MPA 629              International Non-Governmental Organizations

  MPA 630              Special Topics in Public Service

  MPA 647              Ethical Foundations for Public Service

  MPA 670              Diversity Management for Public Sector

  Free Elective      Free Elective course
  

Administrative Development aim to:

• - Understand and apply concepts, principles, and processes that affect the administrative development efforts in the Arab World and in international settings.

• - Understand and apply new management techniques to public organizations.

• - Formulate and apply different strategies related to strategic management of public organizations.

• - Analyze and evaluate the efforts in reforming the public organizations to increase their effectiveness and efficiency.

- Students in these tracks are entitled to choose one course (3 credit hours) from outside the track as a free choice.

Or   

- No Concentration Track

 Students selects 6 credits hours from DI course work and 9 credits hours from the program. the courses aer the following: 

MPA623               Public Administration in Arab Countries

MPA 637              Special topics in Administrative Development

MPA641               Alternative Public Service Delivery

MPA643               Institutional Reform in Public Sector

MPA647               Ethical Foundations for Public Service

MPA 670              Diversity Management for Public Sector

MPA680               Globalization and development Economics

Free Elective      Free Elective course

C. Capstone Research (3 Credits)

-  MPA 698 Capstone Research

Students with less than two years of work experience in public service (government or non-profit sector) will be required to enroll in (3 Credits), "Compulsory Public Service Internship". This course MPA 602 Internship is for pre-service students only.

Completion rate:

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