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Public Administration
University Babes-Bolyai
Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences
| Application Deadline: | September 11 (EU); September 1 (Non-EU) | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 600 - ≈ € 2,410 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Cluj-Napoca / Romania / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University Babes-Bolyai
Programme objectives:
The master’s programme curriculum has been designed in keeping with the current requirements in the public administration sector, with a focus on:
* development of key concepts in public administration;
* improvement of the managerial skills necessary to a modern public sector and development of an efficiency-based managerial culture in the delivery of public services;
* development of specialized implementation methods and assessment tools in the field.
Course aimed at:
In addition to the Babes-Bolyai University degree, the master’s graduates are granted a certificate from the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) at Michigan State University.
Partner universities: Michigan State University, East Lansing; Nelson Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York at Albany; National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Washington DC; Florida International University, Miami; University of Delaware; University of Genoa; Corvinus University of Budapest; Monash University and Victoria University (Australia).
Type of master’s programme: scientific.
Contents
The master studies represent the second cycle of the university studies. The MA programmes enable the students to further their research into a specific domain and they prepare the way towards their applying for the doctoral programmes. A master's degree corresponds to a two-year postgraduate program (120 ECTS credits, 30 ECTS in each semester). The curriculum of a master´s programme provides 14-16 hours a week. There are 4-6 disciplines in each semester.
Core disciplines:
The master’s programme in Public Administration is structured into four specialized areas: Management of Public Sector Services, Community Development, Management of Local Finances and Management of Non-Governmental Organisations.
* Economics and Public Finances; Organisational Theories; Research Methods and Techniques in Social Sciences; Comparative Public Administration; Community Development; Information Systems in Public Service Organisations; Public Sector Management; European and Comparative Administrative Law; Public Policies; Ethics; Decision-Making Process in Public Organisations; Local Economic Development; Human Resource Management; Project Management; Financial Management; Project Assessment; Public Policies Analysis; Management of Non-Governmental Organisations; Organisational Development; Regional and Community Policies; Strategic Planning; Environmental Policies; Urban Planning; Urbanism Law; Sustainable Development; Local Budgets; Fiscal Methods and Techniques; Internal Audit; Management of Local Public Investment; Budgetary Law; Decentralisation and Local Financial Autonomy; Social Capital and Public Involvement; Fundraising; Communication and Public Relations; Conflict Management and Negotiation; Marketing, Advocacy, Lobby and Volunteering.
Thesis
The completion of master studies assumes a dissertation corresponding to 20 credits, beyond the 120 credits of the curriculum.
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Selection criteria
The admission exam consists of a CV and motivation letter (in English) plus an interview in English.
Admission procedure
Non-EU citizens can enroll at Babes-Bolyai University based on the letter of acceptance delivered by the Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation without having to pass an admission exam. Foreign applicants who want to enroll at Babes-Bolyai University as self sponsored students have two choices:
1. Submit their documents to the Department of European Affairs and International Relations within the Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation (28-30, Gen. Berthelot Street, 010168 Bucharest, Romania, Phone no:+40 21 405 62 00).
2. Submit their documents directly to Babes-Bolyai University, Centre for International Cooperation (68 Avram Iancu St., 400083 Cluj-Napoca, Phone no:+40 264 429 762 ext 6023).
Self-sponsored EU citizens follow the same admission procedures as Romanian citizens. A precondition for application is the recognition of the study certificates (high school, BA) by the Romanian Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation. Our office can assist EU citizens in gettingthis recognition, by collecting and sending their files further to the Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation.
Documents necessary for admission at Master´s Level:
* Certified copy of the following documents translated into Romanian/English/ French or German, in case the originals are not written in one of the languages mentioned above:
a) High-school graduation diploma
b) Bachelor's Degree diploma
c) Birth certificate
d) Marriage certificate (if the applicant's last name changed subsequent to marriage)
e) Transcript of Records for university studies at graduate level
* Medical certificate
* Passport copy
* Four passport-size photographs
* Application form
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Accreditation
Accredited in 2007 by the European Association for Public Administration Accreditation and the first Romanian public administration master’s programme with European accreditation.
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