Master in Public Management (MPM)

Course details

The 5 modules at NUS comprise 4 core modules and 1 elective. Of the 5 modules, 4 will be read in the first semester (July to December) and 1 in the condensed semester (May to June). The core NUS modules are:
PP5301 Economic Reasoning and Policy
PP5303 Public Management
PP5308 Frameworks for Policy Analysis
PP5311 Globalisation and Public Policy or PP5312 Public Financial Management

If a candidate reads both PP5311 and PP5312,one of these modules will be considered as an elective. Candidates may also choose to read an elective from the list of the electives (PP52XX series) offered by the School.

Academic Programme
The academic programme consists of four electives from the regular curriculum offered at the partner university. Courses offered may include the following topics (subject to their being offered):
Ethics in Government
Reasoning from History
Management, Finance, Regulation and Public Infrastructure
Introduction to Health Policy
Health Policy Reform
Poverty and Social Policy
Policy-making in Urban Settings
Real Estate Finance and Development Fundamentals
National Security Organisation and Management
The Political Economy of Trade
The American Presidency
Managing Political Campaigns
Leadership and Ethics in Foreign Policy
Why are so many countries poor, volatile and unequal?
Public Finance in Open Economies
Managing Policy Change in a Global Environment
Foreign Policy, the News, and American Public Opinion
Strategic Management in the Public Sector
Organisational Analysis for Managers
Public Management Reform and Innovation: A Comparative Survey
Leadership for a Digital World
Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Ruling the Net: Technology, Policy, and the Future of Governance
Theory of International Political Economy
Politics of Policy-making
International Law
Politics of Middle East and North Africa
Southeast Asia
Central Issues in American Foreign Policy