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Master of Arts (MA) in Public Management & Policy

The Master's degree in Public Management and Policy offers interdisciplinary teaching, methodological tools, case studies, and exercises focused on a single subject of analysis: public administration. It is also characterized by its academic and professional orientation.

General Content

The increasing complexity of the tasks carried out by the State and the manner in which it performs them require us to look at public service and the modernization of public administrations in a new way. Today's institutions need decision-makers with interdisciplinary knowledge who are capable of understanding and solving complex managerial, economic, political, and legal problems. Switzerland's multilingual culture necessitates a multicultural approach to management in the public and quasi-public sectors.

Specialisations

From the third semester onwards, students can choose from the following specializations:

• Transformation et innovation dans le secteur public (UNIL)
• Gouvernance internationale et administration publique (UNIL)
• Öffentliches Recht (University of Bern)
• Politikwissenschaft (University of Bern)
• Management der Öffentlichen Verwaltung (University of Bern)
• Volkswirtschaftslehre (University of Bern)
• Public Policy and Sustainability (Universita della Svizzera Italiana)

Educational Content

Compulsory Courses

The first two semesters constitute a core curriculum during which students will follow a basic interdisciplinary program in Lausanne, Bern, or Lugano. Compulsory courses include:

• Public Policy and Decision-Making
• Swiss Politics and Institutions
• Internationalisation of Public Policies
• Research Seminar
• Comparative Public Administration
• Public Management
• Human Resource Management
• Administrative Law
• Legislation
• Constitutional Law
• Fundamental Rights
• Economy and Public Policies
• Public Economics and Government Budgeting
• Swiss Economics
• Policy Evaluation
• Research Methods

Specialisation

In the third and fourth semesters, students choose from the optional study modules taught on the course partners' campuses.

Master's Thesis

Academic Master's thesis or Internship report

Exchanges and Mobility

Because teaching occurs in three of Switzerland's different linguistic regions, student mobility is strongly encouraged.

Career Prospects

University studies develop, in addition to specific academic skills, a great many transverse skills such as:

• Oral and written communication
• Critical, analytical, and summarizing faculties
• Abilities in research
• The learning and transmission of knowledge
• Independence and the ability to make judgments in the field of specialization and overlapping areas This panoply of skills, combined with specialist knowledge acquired in the course of studies, is excellent preparation for a wide range of employment opportunities such as:
  • Federal, cantonal, local public administration
  • Non-profit organizations
  • Quasi-public institutions
  • Associative structures
  • Journalism
  • Doctoral studies
  • Public and private companies
  • Research and teaching
  • International organizations

Practical Information

Organisers

• University of Lausanne
• University of Bern
• Universita della Svizzera Italiana

Address

Institut de hautes etudes en administration publique Faculte de droit, des sciences criminelles et d'administration publique Quartier UNIL-Mouline Batiment IDHEAP CH-1015 Lausanne

Degree Awarded

Master of Arts (MA) in Public Management and Policy

ECTS Credits

120

Duration

4 semesters

Teaching Language

Language of the University where the studies take place and English. Recommended level: C1. Students should have sufficient knowledge of a second national language, or, under certain conditions, English.

Admission Requirements

Candidates should hold a Bachelor's degree in Economics, Management, Political Sciences, Sociology, Law, or Media and Communication Sciences awarded by a Swiss university. Under certain conditions, another degree or academic title may be considered as equivalent and enable admission to the Master's degree course.

Enrolment and Final Dates

The degree course begins in the autumn semester only. Applications must be submitted to the Admissions Department before the deadline. Final enrolment date: 30 April. Candidates needing a visa to study in Switzerland: 28 February (this time limit is applicable to enrolment at the UNIL only).

Part-time

Possible under certain conditions.

Start of Courses

Mid-September