PA Courses

University Required

General Education

Program Specific Courses

Courses

Courses

Foundation

Major

Electives

25 credit Hours

24 Credit Hours

30 Credit Hours

39 Credit

12 Credit Hours

Hours

University required

Students can select 8

Introduction to

Auditing

Students can select

courses include

courses (2 courses in

Public

System in

4 courses from a list

English, Organizational

each semester till 4th

Administration

Pakistan

of specializations

Communication,

semester) from a list

Public

Comparative

offered by the

Islamic Studies,

of courses offered by

Administration

Public

department

Pakistan Studies,

University in

in Pakistan

Administration

Introduction to

General Education

Fundamentals of

Human

Computers,

category

Finance

Resource

Mathematics

Management

Principles of

Organizational

Economics

Behavior

Introduction to

Financial

Specializations

Statistics

Management

1. Public Policy

Principles of

Research

2. Governance

Accounting

Methodology

Public and

Managing

3. Human Resource

Social

Public Sector

Management

Entrepreneurship

Public

Project

4. Marketing

Economics

Management

Management:

Orientation to

5. Management

Theory and

Public Policy

Practice

Public Sector

Administrative

6. Finance

Marketing

Law

Dynamics of

7. Entrepreneurship

Governance

Data Analysis

Thesis (6 cr. Hrs.)

Techniques for

Students can opt to

Managers

do research in lieu

Public Policy

of 2 elective

Analysis

courses.

Internship: 02 credit hours

to be done after 6th

semester.

Semester

Courses

No. of Courses

Cr. Hrs

1st Semester

University Required Courses

3

8

General Education Required Courses

2

6

Department course

1

3

Sub-Total

6

17

2nd Semester  University Required Courses

3

8

General Education Required Courses

2

6

Department course

1

3

Sub-Total

6

17

3rd Semester   University Required Courses

2

6

General Education Required Courses

2

6

Department courses

2

6

Sub-Total

6

18

4th Semester   University Required Courses

1

3

General Education Required Courses

2

6

Department course

3

9

Sub-Total

6

18

5th Semester

Department courses

6

18

Sub-Total

6

18

6th Semester

Department courses

6

18

Sub-Total

6

18

7th Semester

Department courses

3

9

Department courses (elective)

2

6

Sub-Total

5

15

8th Semester

Department courses

1

3

Department courses (electives) or Thesis

2

6

Internship

2

Sub-Total

3

11

Grand Total Courses & Credit Hours

44

132

Semester

Courses

Credit

Hours

1st

Women in Development (University Required Course)

2

Language Skills (University Required Course)

2

Introduction to Public Administration

3

Principles of Accounting

3

Management Theory and Practice

3

Public Sector Marketing

3

Sub-total Credit Hours

16

2nd

Skills for Research (University Required Course)

2

Orientation to Public Policy

3

Fundamentals of Finance

3

Public Economics

3

Organizational Behavior

3

Public Administration in Pakistan

3

Sub-total Credit Hours

17

3rd

Human Resource Management

3

Administrative Law

3

Auditing System in Pakistan

3

Research Methodology

3

Comparative Public Administration

3

Elective I

3

Sub-total Credit Hours

18

4th

Project Management

3

Statistical Tools & Techniques

3

Elective II

3

Elective III

3

Elective IV

3

Sub-total Credit Hours

15

Grand Total

66

Sr.

Course

Credit Hours

Semester I

1

Advanced Research Methods

3

2

Governance and Public Policy

3

3

Advanced Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

3

4

Policy Analysis, Design and Implementation

3

                    Sub-total credit hours

12

Semester II

5

Community Planning Engagement and Governance

3

6

Corporate Responsibility and Change in Global Context

3

7

Organizational Development and Change Management

3

8

Philosophy of Public Management

3

                    Sub-total credit hours

12

Semester III

Workshop on Proposal Development*

0

Proposal Defense**/Thesis

6

Semester IV

Thesis

Grand total credit hours

30