Curriculum

Public Administration - Semester 1

COURSES	W/S	Credits
English language I	W	8
European Studies I – history and culture	W	4
Albanian Language and Studies	W	3
Macedonian Language and Studies	W	3
Block courses Block A Sociology and Society in Europe Block B Introduction to Economics Block C Introduction to Common Legal Principals Block D Introduction to Communication Sciences and Technology	W	12
Totals	W	30

Public Administration - Semester 2

COURSES	W/S	Credits
English Language: intermediate spoken and written English	S	4
European Studies II- Institutions and Political Systems	S	4
Albanian Language and Studies II	S	2
Macedonian Language and Studies II	S	2
Principles of Economics: European Integration	S	4
Introduction to Public Administration	S	2
Political Sociology	S	4
Political Systems	S	4
Free Elective	S	4
Totals	S	30

Public Administration - Semester 3

COURSES	W/S	Credits
English III	W	4
Macedonian Language (administrative terminology)	W	2
Albanian Language (administrative terminology)	W	2
Economics and Budgetary Financing of the Public Sector: Incl. international, national and comparative aspects (individual case study and presentation)	W	6
Public and Administrative Law: National framework, international principles, European practices	W	4
Statistics: Applications in the Public Sector	W	4
Constitutional Law	W	4
Free Elective	W	4
Totals	W	30

Public Administration - Semester 4

COURSES	W/S	Credits
English IV	S	4
Foreign Language I	S	4
Public and Private Information Systems	S	4
Human Resources Management and Civil Service Reform: European examples of good practice (incl. individual paper)	S	4
Administrative Procedure (incl. case studies)	S	4
Structures and Methods of Local Government: European examples of good practice / applications in the national context (incl. individual paper)	S	4
Debate Class and Theme Clinic I	S	2
Elective Course	S	4
Totals	S	30

Public Administration - Semester 5

COURSES	W/S	Credits
English (administrative terminology) I	W	4
Foreign Language II	W	4
Management Planning & Control: Co-operation of public and private sector (incl. case studies/individual paper)	W	4
Public Revenue System (with comparative aspects): Principles of fiscal law	W	4
Civil Law: status and family law	W	4
Criminal Law: foundation	W	4
Debate Class and Theme Clinic II	W	2
Elective course	W	4
Totals		30

Public Administration - Semester 6

COURSES	W/S	Credits
English (administrative terminology) II	S	4
Foreign Language III	S	4
Political and Legal Change in Central and Eastern Europe: Political analysis – European and comparative practices – applications in the national framework - the role of the public service (including individual paper and presentation + debate class V)	S	4
European and International law – Regional and International Institutions (incl. case studies)	S	4
Human Rights and the Role of the Public Service (incl. case studies)	S	4
Criminology; bases and techniques	S	4
Custom Law; judicial- administrative aspects of the procedures	S	2
Elective Course	S	4
Totals		30

Public Administration - Semester 7

COURSES	W/S	Credits
English (administrative terminology) III	W	4
Public Accounting and Controlling Systems – Applications	W	2
International Private Law	W	2
Public Project Management and International Co-operation (incl. case studies)	W	2
Political National or Regional Problem solving: Peace research, European examples of good practice (incl. case studies)	W	4
Advanced Elective	W	4
Apprenticeship	W	8
Thesis	W	4
Totals	W	30

Public Administration - Semester 8

COURSES	W/S	Credits
English (administrative terminology) IV	S	4
Applied Informatics in Public Administration (incl. Exercises)	S	2
Public Ethics	S	2
Policy- and Decision Making: Managing societal development (incl. cases)	S	2
Strategic Management (incl. cases)	S	2
New systems of Public Administration in Europe with comparative aspects: incl. individual case study and presentation, applications in the national and regional context	S	2
Advanced Elective	S	4
Thesis & Public Hearing	S	10
Report on Apprenticeship	S	2
Totals	S	30

Electives Public Administration (4 credits for each)

I. Implementing Business Techniques in Public Administration: Cases
II. Comparative Public Administration: Cases
III. The Economics of European Integration Political Anthropology
IV. Political Anthropology

Free elective courses (semesters 2, 3, 4)

I. Employment and Social Security Politics
II. Parliamentary Law
III. Political Management
IV. Marketing
V. Political Problems of the European Integration
VI. Political Anthropology
VII. Implementation of business techniques in Public Administration: Cases
VIII. Federalism: Governmental Structural Tempo in Europe
IX. Culture Sociology
X. Massive Communication Sociology
XI. Public Ethic *
XII. Introduction to Public Administration *
XIII. Human Rights and Public Service Role *
XIV. Structures and Local Management Methods *
XV. Police and human rights

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* These courses (XI-XIV) can not be taken by students of PA Faculty, since according to the curriculum these are Obligatory Courses in PA.

Elective courses (semesters 5-6)

I. Public Opinion and Mass Communication
II. Comparative Public Management
III. Education Policy
IV. Sociology of Health. Special Topics on International Health System Research
V. Economy of European Integration
VI. Cultural Policy
VII. Sociology of Economic Transformation and Regulation
VIII. European Social Security Law

Elective courses (semesters 7-8)

I. Criminology and Penology
II. Public enterprises (companies): organizing and afarizem
III. The system of employees in Public Administration: management and professional carrier
IV. Public Health
V. Managerial Aspects of European Integration
VI. European Policy- and Decision Making: Advanced course
VII. Bases of management: particularly in Public Administration