MS in Public Policy (PP)

This programme is primarily aimed at students who wish to pursue careers in areas related to technology and innovation management in public sector in general and private sector in particular. The programme shall aim to provide students with the analytical tools with which to understand, analyze and manage innovations in processes, products and services. This programme focuses on the innovating organizations and practical problem-solving skills required for creative management practice and  research.
Technological innovations are the key challenges in today's organizations. Whether large or small, manufacturing or service, public or private sector, organizations have increasingly come to rely on technology to give them a competitive edge in the products or services which they offer,and he processes they use to create and deliver them. The course is designed to acquaint students with recent theoretical and empirical developments in technology dynamics, management and strategy and to provide them with quantitative management techniques of selection, evaluation and implementation.

List of the courses to be taught in MS in Public Policy (PP) are given in the Tables: 1-4:

Table – 1: First Semester Courses

S.#

Title of the Course

Credit Hours

Marks

01.

Principles of Public Policy (PPP)

3-0

100

02.

Management and Governance (MG)

3-0

100

03.

Economics (EC)

3-0

100

04.

Statistical Methods (SM)

3-0

100

Total

12-0

400

Table – 2: Second Semester Courses

S.#

Title of the Course

Credit Hours

Marks

01.

Political Institutions and Public Policy (PIPP)

3-0

100

02.

Public Policy Analysis (PPA)

3-0

100

03.

Advanced Research Methods (ARM)

3-0

100

Total

9-0

300

Table – 3: Third Semester Courses

S.#

Title of the Course

Credit Hours

Marks

01.

Writing and Communicating in Public Policy (WCPP)

3-0

100

02.

ICT Concepts and Tools (ICT)

3-0

100

Total

6-0

200

Table – 4: Fourth Semester Courses

S.#

Title of the Course

Credit Hours

01.

Thesis

6-0

Total

6-0