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POSITIONING ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN RELATION TO THE DISCIPLINES TO WHICH THEY ARE MOST CLOSELY RELATED
As mentioned previously, the basis of the respective curricula is different according to the type of institution. The key features of PA programmes in Hungary can be found below:
Budapest University of Economic Sciences (BUES)
MA in Economics, specialisation in Public Affairs
The MA programme was established in 1991 with an emphasis on management and public policy, although the curriculum also included courses in administrative and constitutional law. The disciplinary orientation has remained the same with minor modifications. Although administrative law is taught, a greater emphasis is put on the policy framework and the policy (and management) aspects of governance. No significant trends in terms of programme changes are apparent.
European Master of Public Administration/EMPA
The EMPA programme is based on management and public policy, with some elements of integration theory and includes aspects of comparative studies in public economics and public finance. Since the programme can still be described as being in the pilot stage (academic year 1998/99 was its second year of existence), no changes have taken place since its initiation. PA courses are more oriented towards the public policy framework and public policy processes, rather than towards law and its application. No significant trend in terms of programme changes are apparent.
Public Service Manager Programme/PSMP
The PSMP programme is primarily focused on issues of management and public policy, although emphasis is also put on integration studies, administrative law and computing. The programme is now in its fourth year, and no major changes have taken place to date. The ratio between administrative law and the public policy approach is more balanced, but still a greater emphasis is put on the latter. No significant trend in terms of programme changes are apparent
Századvég School of Politics, Budapest and Eger
MA in Public Policy
This MA programme, established in 1991, operates in conjunction with BUES, with the degree provided by that institution’s Faculty of Postgraduate Studies. The Századvég School of Politics provides most of the professional content of the programme. The main focus is political science, but courses are organised in a number of related fields as well (e.g., public administration, public policy, and constitutional law).
Central European University, Budapest
Political Science PhD Programme (Public Policy Track)
The core courses of this programme approach the field in a balanced manner, including the following disciplines: PA, law, public policy and political economy. Thus, the programme is interdisciplinary. There have been no major changes in the disciplinary orientation of the programme since its inception, and there is a definite emphasis placed on public policy and applied economics approaches.
Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest
MA in Law
The two hundred-year history of this programme, up to the 1990s, was overviewed in Section 1. In the past, the programme has primarily focused on various fields of legal studies. Although the core courses include related social sciences (political science, social philosophy, economics, etc.), they form less than ten percent of the curricula. In recent years, additional emphasis has been placed on European integration, mainly in the form of including European comparative studies in various fields of law. PA-related courses are characteristically oriented towards law, and no significant trend in terms of programme changes are apparent.
College of Public Administration, Budapest
BA in Public Administration
This BA programme was established largely on an interdisciplinary basis, and the disciplinary foundation of the programme was intended to be a balanced mixture of PA, administrative law, management/administrative sciences and other social sciences (political science, sociology). At present, slightly more emphasis is placed on the other social sciences component than in the past. No significant trend in terms of programme changes are apparent
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