Master's Degree in Public Administration 12 months Postgraduate Program By Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |Top Universities
Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Main Subject Area

Public PolicyMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Public Policy

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Are you interested in carrying out administration tasks in the public sector? Would you like to learn the ins and outs of public administrations? Do you want to expand or improve the knowledge and experience you already have? The master's degree in Public Administration is a leading academic programme both nationally and internationally, thanks to:


  • Its vast experience, over thirty years since the first edition was offered.
  • An inter-university programme, given that it is offered jointly by three of the top public universities in Catalonia (UAB, UB and UPF).
  • An interdisciplinary programme, combining aspects of public law, economics of the public sector and the analysis of public policies.
  • Participation of the leading public institutions in Catalonia, such as the Catalan School of Public Administration and the Catalan Institute of Public Policy Evaluation (Ivàlua).
  • Top quality lecturing staff, made up of academics with international prestige and lecturers who also work in different areas of the public sector.
  • The combination of a double professional and academic viewpoint, which works towards a constant exchange of management theory and practice.

Program overview

Main Subject

Public Policy

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Are you interested in carrying out administration tasks in the public sector? Would you like to learn the ins and outs of public administrations? Do you want to expand or improve the knowledge and experience you already have? The master's degree in Public Administration is a leading academic programme both nationally and internationally, thanks to:


  • Its vast experience, over thirty years since the first edition was offered.
  • An inter-university programme, given that it is offered jointly by three of the top public universities in Catalonia (UAB, UB and UPF).
  • An interdisciplinary programme, combining aspects of public law, economics of the public sector and the analysis of public policies.
  • Participation of the leading public institutions in Catalonia, such as the Catalan School of Public Administration and the Catalan Institute of Public Policy Evaluation (Ivàlua).
  • Top quality lecturing staff, made up of academics with international prestige and lecturers who also work in different areas of the public sector.
  • The combination of a double professional and academic viewpoint, which works towards a constant exchange of management theory and practice.

Admission requirements

1 Year
Sep

Tuition fee and scholarships

One of the important factors when considering a master's degree is the cost of study. Luckily, there are many options available to help students fund their master's programme. Download your copy of the Scholarship Guide to find out which scholarships from around the world could be available to you, and how to apply for them.

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More programs from the university

The UAB offers more than Bachelor's Degrees, covering all fields of knowledge. Our bachelor's degrees are known for their quality and international character, as well as for the amount of practical experience students acquire.

UAB bachelor's degrees provide students with a large amount of practical experience, helping them to be better prepared as they enter the professional world.

Some bachelor's degrees are offered fully in English, and many other degrees offer subjects in English.

The UAB Barcelona Summer School offers a wide array of subjects in several fields and takes place from the end of June to the beginning of August. Most of the courses are taught in English, with an option to learn and improve your Spanish as a Foreign Language. Depending on the regulations of each home university, especially if there is a mobility agreement with the UAB, students will be able to transfer the credits earned during their stay to their current degree.

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is a public university offering:

More than 500 programmes which include:

  • Universitary Master's Degrees, which provide you with advanced interdisciplinary training and are divided into programmes offering practical training for employment and others specialising in initiation to research. Our official master's degrees are valid in all of Spain and equivalent to the master's degrees programmes in Europe. The research-oriented programmes give access to PhD programmes.

  • UAB Master's Degrees and Graduate Diplomas. The aim of these programmes is to provide students with an advanced-level, specialised, multidisciplinary education oriented towards professional specialisation. In order to guarantee their academic rigour, they are subject to similar quality control processes to those used for official programmes taught at the UAB. Professors, professionals and external institutions take part in graduate teaching to make sure that courses offer the practical approach that the labour market demands.

 
Almost 90  PhD programmes in 5 areas of knowledge: Arts and Humanities, Health Sciencies, Sciencies, Social Sciencies and Law and Technological Sciencies.

The aim of these programmes is providing advanced training in research techniques, culminating in a doctoral thesis. They involve preparing and defending a thesis and usually last four years, with the aim of producing top-level academic and professionals.

Some of the UAB’s PhD programmes have received an Excellence Award. The European Doctoral Research Component includes stays in different European countries and the participation of lecturers from foreign universities.

Approximately 30-40% of students come from other countries in both master's degrees and graduate diplomas, as well as PhD programmes.

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