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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CONTENTS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMMES

Basic information on the structure and entry requirements of the programmes described in the previous section can be found in Table 1.

Table 1: Basic Structure and Entry Requirements of PA Programmes in Latvia

University and Programme	Bachelor’s Sub-programme in Organisation of Local Government, University of Latvia	Master’s Programme in Public Administration, University of Latvia	BA and MA Programmes in Regional Development and Administration, Latvian University of Agriculture	BA and MA Programmes in the Sociology of Organisations and Public Administration, Latvian University of Agriculture
Degree	Vadibas zinibu bakalaura grads	Vadibas zinibu magistra grads sabiedribas vadiba	Bakalaura grads regionalaja attistiba un parvalde. Magistra grads regionalaja attistiba un parvalde.	Sociologijas bakalaura grads. Sociologijas magistra grads
Entry Requirements	Secondary education entry exams (mathematics and Latvian)	Bachelor’s degree or diploma from a five-year university programme	Entry requirements for bachelor’s sub-program: Secondary education. Entry requirements for master’s program: Bachelor’s degree or diploma from a five-year university programme in any area.	Entry requirements for bachelor’s programme: Secondary education. Entry requirements for master’s programme: Bachelor’s degree or diploma from a five-year university programme in any area.
Minimum Number of Years	4 years	2 years	Four years to obtain a bachelor’s degree and two years to obtain a master’s degree. Specialisation in the RDA bachelor’s sub-programme starts in the third year of study.	Four years to obtain a bachelor’s degree and two years to obtain a master’s degree

 

It should be noted that, in Latvia, public administration programmes are predominantly managerial at present, with the exception of one programme of the Latvian University of Agriculture, which has a sociological foundation. The managerial orientation of academic programmes in public administration puts Latvia closer to the British and American tradition, rather than to the Central European (legal) or the Northern European (political or other social science) traditions.

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