Part 4

HUNGARIA

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CONTENTS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMMES

This section provides an overview of the main characteristics of public administration programmes.

Budapest University of Economic Sciences (BUES)

Tables 1,2 and 3 below summarise the features of the BUES’s three PA-related degree programmes:

Table 1: MA in Economics, specialisation in Public Affairs

Name of the Degree in Hungarian

Okleveles közgazdász, Közszolgálat főszakirány

Entry Requirements:

Secondary school diploma (for the MA in Economics programme); selection is made on the basis of an entrance examination

Minimum years:

Five years

PA Courses:

The administrative law programme includes:

constitutional and theoretical principles and organisations of public administration;

comparative public administrative systems, central and local administration;

public administration and law;

public administration decision-making and legal regulations affecting administrative procedures;

the civil service.

Table 2: European Master’s of Public Administration/EMPA

Name of the Degree

European Master’s of Public Administration (the programme, and thus the name of the degree, is in English).

Entry Requirements:

MA in Economics, Business, Political or Social Sciences; advanced language skills in English and German

Minimum years:

One year

PA Courses:

“The Governmental System in Hungary” deals with the constitutional, institutional and functional characteristics of government and with the “real world” of the Hungarian government and public administration in the conceptual frameworks of administrative transition. The course provides a comprehensive analysis of the major structural elements of modern administrative systems.

Table 3: Public Service Manager Programme/PSMP (BUES)

Name of the Degree in Hungarian

Közszolgálati menedzser másoddiploma

Entry Requirements:

MA in Economics, Business, Political or Social Sciences; a minimum of two years professional experience

Minimum years:

Two years

PA Courses:

The administrative law programme includes:

structures and principles of public administration;

comparative public administrative systems, central and local administration;

public administration and law, legal norms;

public administration decision-making and legal regulations on administrative procedures;

human resources management and the civil service, etc.

Századvég School of Politics, Budapest and Eger

Table 4 summarises the main features of the Századvég School of Politics’ MA programme in Public Policy.

Table 4: MA in Public Policy

Name of the Degree in Hungarian

Politika szakértő – közpolitika szakirány másoddiploma

Entry Requirements:

MA or BA degree; entry examination

Minimum years:

Two years

PA Courses:

The core courses most closely related to PA are:

Public Administration (an overview of European and U.S. developments from the nineteenth century; main theories of PA, contemporary tendencies and models, new public management, Hungarian administrative reform);

Introduction to Public Policy (economic rationale of public policy, market failures and government failures, classification of public policies, implementation);

Constitutional Theory (constitutional development in Europe, the United States and Hungary, state organisation and governance, legal norms.)

Central European University, Budapest

Table 5 summarises the main features of CEU’s PhD in Political Science, Public Policy Track, programme.

Table 5: Political Science Ph.D. Programme (Public Policy Track)

Name of the Degree in Hungarian

PhD in Political Science, Public Policy Track (the degree is issued in English)

Entry Requirements:

MA degree; application including two essays; English language proficiency tests; personal interview

Minimum years:

Three years

PA Courses:

The core courses most closely related to PA are as follows:

Bureaucracy and Public Administration (features and theories of bureaucratic organisations and public administration);

Additional courses cover public choice, social science theory, comparative legal policy, and public educational policy.

Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest

The main features of ELTE’s master’s in law programme are summarised in Table 6.

Table 6: MA in Law

Name of the Degree in Hungarian

Diplomás jogász

Entry Requirements:

Secondary school diploma; entry examination

Minimum years:

Five years

PA Courses:

Selected courses of the three-semester administrative law programme include:

Public Administrative Procedures and Their Legal Regulation;

Institutional Aspects of Public Administration;

Central and Local Government Administration;

Sectoral Public Administration (environment, regional planning, public health, social affairs, education, culture, etc.).

College of Public Administration, Budapest

Table 7 summarises the basic features of the College of Public Administration’s bachelor’s programme in public administration.

Table 7: BA in Public Administration

Name of the Degree in Hungarian

Okleveles igazgatásszervező

Entry Requirements:

Secondary school diploma; entry examination

Minimum years:

Three years

PA Courses:

Institutions of Public Administration: organisations and operations of public administration, civil servants and the civil service, principles and foundations of administrative law, administrative systems of selected EU member states, the United States and the EU;

Management of Human Settlements;

State Administrative Procedure: legal regulations on the functioning of the public administration;

Civil Service Law: legal regulations and legal status of public employees and civil servants.

In addition, several courses discuss local and central governmental administration and their legal characteristics (environmental regulations, etc.).

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Name of the Degree in Hungarian	Okleveles közgazdász, Közszolgálat főszakirány
Entry Requirements:	Secondary school diploma (for the MA in Economics programme); selection is made on the basis of an entrance examination
Minimum years:	Five years
PA Courses:	The administrative law programme includes: constitutional and theoretical principles and organisations of public administration; comparative public administrative systems, central and local administration; public administration and law; public administration decision-making and legal regulations affecting administrative procedures; the civil service.

Name of the Degree	European Master’s of Public Administration (the programme, and thus the name of the degree, is in English).
Entry Requirements:	MA in Economics, Business, Political or Social Sciences; advanced language skills in English and German
Minimum years:	One year
PA Courses:	“The Governmental System in Hungary” deals with the constitutional, institutional and functional characteristics of government and with the “real world” of the Hungarian government and public administration in the conceptual frameworks of administrative transition. The course provides a comprehensive analysis of the major structural elements of modern administrative systems.

Name of the Degree in Hungarian	Közszolgálati menedzser másoddiploma
Entry Requirements:	MA in Economics, Business, Political or Social Sciences; a minimum of two years professional experience
Minimum years:	Two years
PA Courses:	The administrative law programme includes: structures and principles of public administration; comparative public administrative systems, central and local administration; public administration and law, legal norms; public administration decision-making and legal regulations on administrative procedures; human resources management and the civil service, etc.

Name of the Degree in Hungarian	Politika szakértő – közpolitika szakirány másoddiploma
Entry Requirements:	MA or BA degree; entry examination
Minimum years:	Two years
PA Courses:	The core courses most closely related to PA are: Public Administration (an overview of European and U.S. developments from the nineteenth century; main theories of PA, contemporary tendencies and models, new public management, Hungarian administrative reform); Introduction to Public Policy (economic rationale of public policy, market failures and government failures, classification of public policies, implementation); Constitutional Theory (constitutional development in Europe, the United States and Hungary, state organisation and governance, legal norms.)

Name of the Degree in Hungarian	PhD in Political Science, Public Policy Track (the degree is issued in English)
Entry Requirements:	MA degree; application including two essays; English language proficiency tests; personal interview
Minimum years:	Three years
PA Courses:	The core courses most closely related to PA are as follows: Bureaucracy and Public Administration (features and theories of bureaucratic organisations and public administration); Additional courses cover public choice, social science theory, comparative legal policy, and public educational policy.

Name of the Degree in Hungarian	Diplomás jogász
Entry Requirements:	Secondary school diploma; entry examination
Minimum years:	Five years
PA Courses:	Selected courses of the three-semester administrative law programme include: Public Administrative Procedures and Their Legal Regulation; Institutional Aspects of Public Administration; Central and Local Government Administration; Sectoral Public Administration (environment, regional planning, public health, social affairs, education, culture, etc.).

Name of the Degree in Hungarian	Okleveles igazgatásszervező
Entry Requirements:	Secondary school diploma; entry examination
Minimum years:	Three years
PA Courses:	Institutions of Public Administration: organisations and operations of public administration, civil servants and the civil service, principles and foundations of administrative law, administrative systems of selected EU member states, the United States and the EU; Management of Human Settlements; State Administrative Procedure: legal regulations on the functioning of the public administration; Civil Service Law: legal regulations and legal status of public employees and civil servants. In addition, several courses discuss local and central governmental administration and their legal characteristics (environmental regulations, etc.).