Masters in Public Administration (MPA)

The Objective

The evening class Master of Public Administration (MPA) programme is specifically designed for managers from public, private sectors, NGO’s and civil society.

Such executives will have full time job responsibilities and cannot afford to attend an advanced management education on full time basis.

The programme is intended to develop and build capacity in leadership and management required to address the growing challenges in the management of the public sector.

The Master of Public Administration is geared towards the improvement of public service delivery. In an effort to address the challenges of globalization, the programme has been designed to support the competitiveness of our countries by helping them to benchmark globally.

The Master of Public Administration programme is based on the understanding that managers in the public service need to be exposed to global management best practices in order to build and develop competence to apply knowledge, skills and the right attitude in the management of the public sector resources for service delivery.

Classes run in the evenings from 5.00pm to 10.00pm for two-three weeks in every two to two and a half months, for a period of 2 years.

The Business School also conducts Global classes that attract students from across Africa and are delivered virtually.

The evening class MBA Programme is offered in various countries.

These venues are:

  • Arusha, Dar es Salaam and Dodoma, Tanzania
  • Nairobi, Kenya
  • Kampala, Uganda
  • Lusaka, Zambia
  • Lilongwe and Blantyre, Malawi
  • Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Windhoek in Namibia
  • Mbabane, Eswatini
  • Maputo, Mozambique and
  • Mahe, Seychelles.

The Candidate must submit a completed application form together with the following:

  • Current curriculum Vitae
  • Certified copy of official academic documents including official academic transcript, degree certificate and other key relevant documentation
  • Copies of O’ and A’ level certificates
  • At least one letter of recommendation from a person who is in a position to judge the candidate’s ability
  • Passport-size photo
  • A non-refundable processing fee of US $ 30

All documents accompanying the application must be in English

Candidates eligible for Masters programmes must possess the following qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree from a recognized university or equivalent qualification.
  • International recognized full professional qualification.
  • Candidates must have passed ALL qualifying examinations
  • Proficiency in both spoken and written English
  • At least two years of work experience
  • PAG 09101 Public Policy Analysis and Management
  • PAG 09102 Programme and Project Management
  • PAG 09103 Macro-Economic Policies and Development Issues
  • PAG 09104 International Relations, Diplomacy and Negotiations
  • PAG 09105 Administrative Law
  • PAG 09106 Public Financial Management
  • PAG 09107 Research Methods
  • PAG 09208 Strategic Human Resource Management
  • PAG 09209 Public Procurement and Asset Management
  • PAG 09210 Local Governance
  • PAG 09211 Business Ethics and Leadership
  • PAG 09212 E-Governance Management
  • PAG 09213 Public Sector Innovations and Performance Management
  • PAG 09214 Applied Quantitative Methods
  • PAG 09315 Master’s Dissertation
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