Doctor in Public Administration

The Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) program is offered in the CPSPA Graduate Studies Programs for those who intend to advance their careers in the government service, non-government, and academic sectors. The program provides a solid theoretical foundation in public management, administration as well as hands-on experience in good public governance.

• Develop high quality leadership and expertise in the field of public management, administration, and governance;

• Enhance conceptual, analytical, and research skills in public administration, management, and governance education;

• Provide advanced knowledge and skills in instruction, research and extension services to meet global trends and issues;

• Strengthen research capabilities in support of national growth and development; and

• Create an environment that values scholarship, mentoring, professionalism, ethical and social responsibility, and humanism.

Foundation/Core Courses (15 units)

• DPA 721: Advanced Statistics Applied to Public Administration

• DPA 722: Economic and Political Foundations of Public Administration

• DPA 732: Philosophical Foundations of Public Administration

• DPA 733: Psycho-Social Foundations of Public Administration

• RSH 730: Dissertation Seminar 1

Major Courses (27 units)

• DPA 724: Seminar in Public Policy and Processes

• DPA 725: E-Governance for Development

• DPA 726: Problems and Special Issues in Development Administration

• DPA 727: National Security Administration and Crisis Management

• DPA 728: Resource Management for National and Local Development or
  DPA 734: Financing National and Local Development

• DPA 729: Seminar in Comparative Public Administration

• DPA 730: Global Civil Service Systems

• DPA 731: Seminar in Organizational Development & Change

• RSH 731: Dissertation Seminar 2

Cognates (6 units)

Any allied fields (2 subjects) from DEM or DBA programs

Dissertation (12 units)

RSH 740: Dissertation Writing (After passing the Comprehensive Examination; Three-tiered oral defense)

Seven (7) years (Upon passing the Comprehensive Examination may be extended for another 5 years)

• If the student has not taken masters courses aligned in the field of public administration, he is required to take Pre-DPA units of qualifying courses to be determined by the Academic Program Chair or the Graduate Studies Secretary unless otherwise specified in the curriculum;

• The student may take more than the prescribed units listed in the curriculum to meet his career objective and professional needs;

• Cognate courses may be chosen from among the courses offered which are outside the required subjects in the student’s curriculum; and

• If the student has completed subjects substantially equivalent to the required courses in the curriculum, he may write the Dean for the accreditation of not more than 30% of the total curriculum units of the program.