BA Public Management
Brochure
The Programme
The BA (Hons) (Public Management) is a four-year part-time programme that explores public management in its various dimensions and the distinctive role of public sector organisations. Students take subjects that are at the heart of everyday practice in the contemporary civil service, enable them to understand the key issues in public policy.
The first year of the course follows the same programme as the Certificate in Public Management. In the second year of the course, students follow the Diploma in Public Management Programme.
Learning Methods
There are three available tuition methods: distance education, lectures at the IPA in Dublin, and lectures at slected regional Institutes of Technology and other Regional Centres (where there are sufficient students to make up a class).
Assessment
Studens are assessedby means of assignments given through the year and final examinations.
Audience
This degree is particularly suited to those who are employed in the civil service and the wider public sector.
Subject Accumulation
If you do not wish to take all the subjects in any year, you may study one, two or three on a phased basis.
Accreditation
The BA (Hons) in Public Management is accredited by the National University of Ireland (NUI), of which the IPA is a recognised college. It is positioned at level 8 of the National Qualifications Framework.
'I completed the BA (Hons) in Public Management with the IPA. The option to take the course through distance education allowed me to meet work and family commitments while studying. Aside from a great sense of personal chievement, I feel that the public service will beenfit from the understanding of public policy that I and the other graduates gained.'
57-61 Lansdowne Road
Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Tel: +353 1 240 3600
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Clonskeagh, Dublin 4
Tel: +353 1 240 3600
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