NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE

University of the Philippines Diliman

Email address: [email protected] Contact Number: 8981-8500 loc 4154

BACHELOR OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 2018

Effective 1st semester, AY 2018-2019

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES

Course Course Title and Description Units Course Description Units

No No
PA 101 Introduction to Public Administration 3 PA 102 Philippine Administrative Thought and 3
(PA 11) Evolution of Public Administration (PA 108) Institutions
(PA) theories, principles, philosophies, Theories and concepts underlying the
models and values, and PA’s role in Philippine Administrative System (PAS);
development. its historical development, organizational
structure, functions, operations and roles
in national development; its subsystems,
ethos, processes challenges and issues,
and the contexts where it operates.

Prerequisite: None Prerequisite: PA 101

PA 103 Public Administration and Global and 3 PA 104 Public Administration and the Economic 3
(New) Regional Development Institutions (PA 172) System
Policies, practices and processes of global The role of public administration in
and regional development institutions economic development
and their roles in supranational
administration, governance and
development

Prerequisite: PA 101 Prerequisite: PA 101

PA 105 Administrative Law 3 PA 106 Citizenship and Governance 3
(PA 146) Legal framework in the administration of (PA 162) Citizenship and citizen-state relations in
public agencies governance

Prerequisite: PA 101 Prerequisite: PA 101

PA 107 Ethics and Accountability in the Public 3 PA 108 Politics and Administration 3
(PA 161) Service (PA 160) Reciprocal relations of politics and
Ethical questions and behavior in the administration and their roles in nation
public service and the issue of building and development
administrative accountability

Prerequisite: None Prerequisite: PA 102, POLSC 11

PA 111 Management of Organizations 3 PA 112 Information and Communication 3
Understanding the major theories and (New) Technology (ICT) and
practices of Knowledge Management (KM) in the
organization and management, and their Public Sector
relevance to the Philippines Information society and the role and
challenges of ICT and KM in development

Prerequisite: PA 101 Prerequisite: PA 111

PA 113 Office and Systems Management 3 PA 121 Human Resource Management in the 3
The management of a government office, Public Sector
with emphasis on records and property Theoretical foundations, development
management, systems improvement, and current trends in human resource
modern office equipment and the design management, with special emphasis on
and implementation of a management the civil service
information system

Prerequisite: PA 111/COI Prerequisite: PA 101

PA 124 Leadership in the Public Sector 3 PA 131 Public Fiscal Administration 3
(New) Fundamental leadership theories, The organization and procedure of
concepts, tools, and exemplars in the efficient fiscal management including tax
public sector administration, expenditure control,
auditing, purchasing, and debt
administration

Prerequisite: PA 121 Prerequisite: PA 101

PA 132 Public Accounting and Budgeting 3 PA 141 Public Policy and Program 3
Budgeting and accounting for the Administration
government service Public policy formulation and
implementation; administration and
evaluation of public programs

Prerequisite: PA 131 Prerequisite: PA 101

PA 142 Tools for Policy Analysis 3 PA 143 Program and Project Development and 3
Principles, concepts and techniques for Management
systematic analysis and decision-making Concepts, methods and processes in
in public policy and management planning, implementing, monitoring and
evaluating programs and projects.

Prerequisite: PA 141 Prerequisite: PA 141

PA 151 Local Government and Regional 3 PA 152 Urban and Metropolitan Governance 3
Administration (New) Fundamental theories and concepts,
The administrative organizations and opportunities and challenges in the
operations of local governments; the governance of urban and metropolitan
structure and processes of regional regions
administration

Prerequisite: PA 101 Prerequisite: PA 151

PA 181 Internship in Governmental 6 PA 191 Special Topics in Public Administration 3
Administration
Practical experience in government
offices under the supervision of a faculty
member of the college
Prerequisite: None
Prerequisite: Completed at least 105 units Course Stipulation: Third-year standing or
have taken at least 15 units of PA
courses; shall be taken twice provided
that topics are different.
PA 199.1 Research Methods in Public 3 PA 199.2 Research Methods in Public 3
Administration I Administration II
Introduction to research design, The conduct of research through the
documentation, analysis and other administration of data gathering
research methods in public instrument, analysis of data collected and
administration, and the use of computers the writing of research report
in data processing and analysis

Prerequisite: Stat 101 Prerequisite: PA 199.1