Master's programs

Top-level Master's programs within an international environment prepare you for a responsible position in society.

Curriculum

The program includes three core course components. Firstly, there are course components for the core theoretical themes in the fields of public administration and organizational science. Secondly, there are course components for advanced methodological study in the fields of philosophy of science, research ethics, and methods of research. The third course component involves policy research-oriented or more fundamental, theory-oriented scientific research that students prepare for through the above-mentioned theoretical and methodological course components.

The Research Master's Program includes three core course components: Firstly, there are course components for the core theoretical themes in the field of Public Administration and of Organizational Science. Secondly, there are course components for advanced methodological study in the field of Philosophy of Science and Research Ethics and in the field of Methods of Research. The third course component involves policy research-oriented or more fundamental, theory-oriented scientific research that you prepared for during the above mentioned theoretical and methodological course components. In case you choose for policy research-oriented research, you will enter the track that leads through all the phases of contract research; this track is concluded with a research report. If you choose for fundamental research, you will be required to carry out research with a more theoretical or more empirical emphasis. This track is concluded with an article and a research proposal that could form the basis for PhD research.

First year

  • Core themes and modern classics Public Administration
  • Core themes and modern classics Public Management and Organizational Science
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Research Methods: Design
  • Research Methods: Planning
  • Research Methods: Reception
  • Advanced thematic course: Multilevel Governance
  • Advanced thematic course: Multiculturality and Multiformity
  • Advanced thematic course: State and Network Society
  • Advanced thematic course: Public Management Reform, Public Service Motivation and Personnel Policies

Second year

Advanced thematic course

    Options:
  • Normative Policy Analysis
  • Public Management
  • HRM and Personnel
  • International Comparative Constitutional Law
  • Management of Information and Knowledge
  • European Program Management and Evaluation

Research Methods: Specialties

    combinations of:
  • Case Study Research
  • Content Analysis
  • Introduction to Survey Design and Multivariate Data Analysis
  • Games and Simulations for Research and Policy Support
  • Qualitative interviewing for Political Research and Policy Analysis
  • Introduction to Network Analysis
  • Fieldwork Methodology

The Research and Master's thesis track

  • Thesis Track Part A: Research Plan and Data Collection
  • Research Seminar Part 1: Research Design
  • Research Seminar Part 2: Research Planning
  • Thesis Track Part B: writing the thesis and preparing for graduation
  • Research Seminar Part 3: Research Reception

Program review MSc Public Administration and Organizational Science