MPAThe MPA program curriculum, created in close consultations with Columbia University (US) professors has a very strong applied emphasis and focuses on transmitting practical skills, educating students with a good understanding of general principles of public policy.
The program strives to equip students with practical knowledge relevant to the Georgian context. The whole curriculum is planned to contain cases, examples and exercises from the Georgian political reality. Students’ internships, public policy projects and case-studies will be continually linked with on-going reforms and policy processes in Georgia.
| Code | Title | Course status | Credits | Contact hours | Prerequisites | Semester | Lecturer | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Main module -54 credits | ||||||||||
| E371 | Microeconomics | Core | 6 | 45 | X | A. Ergeshidze | ||||
| D658 | Statistics and Data Analysis | Core | 6 | 30 | X | G. Ratiani | ||||
| G482 | Public Administration | Core | 6 | 30 | X | A. Abashidze | ||||
| G485 | Macroeconomics | Core | 6 | 45 | E371 | X | G. Barbakadze | |||
| I652 | Public Policy Analysis | Core | 6 | 45 | X | N. Tangiashvili | ||||
| K748 | Human Resource Management | Core | 6 | 30 | X | M. Kvirkvaia | ||||
| I659 | Administrative Law | Core | 6 | 45 | X | K. Uriadmkopeli | ||||
| I656 | Financial Management and Public Finances | Core | 6 | 45 | X | N. Kavelashvili | ||||
| I654 | Innovation & Technology | Core | 6 | 30 | X | M. Labadze | ||||
| Specialty courses – at least 24 credits | ||||||||||
| E373 | Non-Profit Management | Core-elective | 6 | 30 | X | N. Dzotsenidze | ||||
| I653 | Socila Policy | Core-elective | 6 | 30 | X | M.Ambrezhevska | ||||
| Project Management in thePublic Sector | Core-elective | 6 | 30 | X | T. Khutsishvili | |||||
| G487 | Strategic Management | Core-elective | 6 | 32 | X | L. Pataraia | ||||
| N140 | Constitutional Law | Core-elective | 6 | 32 | X | M. Jikia | ||||
| K749 | Internship | Core-elective | 6 | 30 | X | |||||
| Genaral module- max. 18 credits | ||||||||||
| Electives | ||||||||||
| International ad Security Policy | ||||||||||
| A746 | Theory of International Relations | Elective | 6 | 32 | X | G. Gvalia | ||||
| L896 | Modern National Security System | Elective | 6 | 32 | X | D. Darchiashvili | ||||
| C719 | European Neighbourhood Policy | Elective | 6 | 32 | X | T. Beruchashvili | ||||
| A965 | European Foreign and Security Policy | Elective | 6 | 30 | X | Q. Tsikhelashvili | ||||
| A912 | Democracy and Democratization | Elective | 6 | 30 | X | G. Nodia | ||||
| Education Policy | ||||||||||
| K641 | The System and Structure of Education: Comparative Analysis | Elective | 6 | 30 | X | T. Bregvadze | ||||
| G507 | Finance and Law in Economics (General Ecucation) | Elective | 6 | 30 | X | B. Shukakidze | ||||
| D114 | Education Policy | Elective | 6 | 30 | X | G. Gakheladze | ||||
| L227 | Monitoring and Evaluation in the Education System | Elective | 6 | 30 | X | I. Abuladze | ||||
| K627 | Higher Education Policy (Eng.) | Elective | 6 | 30 | X | I. Abuladze | ||||
| K630 | Higher Education Operational Management (Engl.) | Elective | 6 | 30 | X | B. Shukakidze | ||||
| B583 | Education in a Multicultural Society | Elective | 6 | 30 | X | G. Gakheladze | ||||
| Master Thesis-24 Credits | ||||||||||
| K747 | Master Thesis – Public Policy Project | Core | 24 | 15 | X | |||||
Important supplement to the program curriculum are Pubic Policy Lectures and Policy Workshops.