Master of Arts in Public Policy and Governance
Location: Hyderabad
School: School of Public Policy and Governance
Intake: 30
Description
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A space that prepares you to be a global policy maker
MA in Public Policy and Governance is a two-year programme that develops your ability to understand policy frameworks and situates them in the socio-political and economic contexts. It prepares you to:
The cornerstones of the MA programme are:
From engaging with policy institutions at the global and local levels to acquiring the acumen to design policies, its frameworks, and processes, you will be equipped to evaluate impacts of diverse policy approaches and outcomes. These together will form the basis for you to make informed policy recommendations that are embedded in principles of equity, justice and sustainability.
The second year of the programme will enable you to acquire real world experience and the expertise to undertake policy research and design policy interventions with the help of capstone projects. Such research will be undertaken by you in the Policy Area Concentration chosen by you.
Intellectual Framework of the Programme
Distribution of Credit Hours:
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Semester/ Credits |
Nature of the Course |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
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Semester I Credits: 24 |
Foundation |
FCI |
Ideas of India |
2 |
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FC2 |
India's Development Challenges |
2 |
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Core |
SCPO-1 |
Public Policy: Paradigms & Practices |
2 |
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SCPO-2 |
Policy Institutions in Practice |
2 |
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PPG-1 |
Ethics of Public Action |
2 |
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PPG-2 |
State, Law and Governance |
2 |
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PPG-3 |
Development Economics and Public Policy I |
2 |
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Skill-based |
POS-1 |
Academic Writing and Communication Skills |
1 |
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POS-2 |
Basics of Excel and STATA/R |
1 |
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POS-3 |
Basic Mathematics for Public Policy |
1 |
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POS-4 |
Geo-visualization of Society and Nature |
1 |
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POS-5 |
Basic Statistics for Development Data |
2 |
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Internship |
PPG-EL-1 |
Experiential Learning — Rural Exposure Visit |
4 |
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Value added (CN) |
POVA-1 |
Universal Human Values 1 |
0 (15 hours) |
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Semester II Credits: 22 |
Core |
SCPO-3 |
Policy Analysis Exercise |
2 |
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SCPO-4 |
Basic Econometrics Methods for Policy Research |
2 |
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PPG-5 |
Public Economics |
2 |
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PPG-6 |
Impact Evaluation |
2 |
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PPG -7 |
Development Economics and Public Policy 11 |
2 |
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Elective (Only one) |
POE- 1 |
Policy Advocacy |
2 |
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POE- 2 |
Comparative Public Policy |
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POE -3 |
Energy Transition and Resource Governance |
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POE -4 |
Natural Resource Based livelihoods |
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POE -5 |
Climate Resilient Cities |
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POE -6 |
Urban Health |
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Skill-based |
PPGS-1 |
Advanced Training in Census and LargeScale Survey - NSS, NFHS, PFLS |
4 |
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Internship |
PPG-EL-2 |
Public Policy and Good Governance Lab |
4 |
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Value Added (CN) |
POVA-2 |
Universal Human Values 2 |
0 (15 hours) |
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Indian Knowledge Systems |
IKS-1 |
Traditions in Indian Philosophy |
2 |
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Semester III Credits: 20 |
Core (a) Only one PAC can be opted by the students (b) A specific PAC is offered only if a minimum required number of students opt for it |
SCPO-5 |
Qualitative Methods for Policy Research |
4 |
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SCPO-6 |
Advanced Econometrics Methods for Policy Research |
4 |
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PAC-Reg |
Regulation and Institutions (6 Credits) |
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PAC-Reg-l |
Regulation and Institutions |
2 |
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PAC-Reg-2 |
Examining Institutions: A Dialogue with Critical Social Theory and Practice |
2 |
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PAC-Reg-3 |
Regulatory Performance Appraisal |
2 |
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PAC-DSPP |
Data Science and Public Policy (6 Credits) |
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PAC-DSPP-1 |
Introduction to Data Science and Public Policy |
2 |
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PAC-DSPP-2 |
Development Data in Practice |
2 |
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PAC-DSPP-3 |
Decision Modelling for Public Policy |
2 |
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PAC-SCPP |
Social Conflict and Public Policy (6 Credits) |
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PAC-SCPP 1 |
Theoretical and Empirical Concerns in Social Conflict and Public Policy |
2 |
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PAC-SCPP 2 |
Economics of Social Conflict |
2 |
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PAC-SCPP 3 |
Conflict and Peace Ethnography |
2 |
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Skill-based |
POS-3 |
Project Management- |
2 |
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POS-4 |
Reading Text and Research Writing |
2 |
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Value Added (CN) |
POVA-3 |
Universal Human Values 3 |
0 (15 hours) |
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Indian Knowledge Systems |
1KS-2 |
Handmade Craft Traditions of India |
2 |
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Semester IV Credits: 20 |
Capstone leading to Research Dissertation |
PPG Dissertation |
Capstone Project Leading to Policy Project/ Research Dissertation |
20 |
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Total Credits |
86 |
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Semesterwise Courses:
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Semester I (22 credits) |
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Description |
Code |
Course Title |
Credit |
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Foundation Courses |
FC |
Foundation Course |
4 |
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School Commons |
SCPO-1 |
Public Policy: Paradigms & Practices |
2 |
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SCPO-2 |
Policy Institutions and Practices |
2 |
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SCPO-3 |
Basic Statistics for Development Data |
2 |
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PPG Core
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PPG-1 |
Ethics of Public Action |
2 |
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PPG-3 |
Law, State, and Governance |
2 |
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School Commons – Workshops I |
SCW - 1 |
Academic Writing and Communication Skills |
4 |
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Basics of Excel and STATA/R |
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Basic Mathematics for Public Policy |
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Geo-visualization of Society and Nature |
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Experiential Learning |
EL 1 |
Experiential Learning – Rural Exposure Visit |
4 |
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Semester II (20 credits) |
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Description |
Code |
Course Title |
Credit |
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SCPO-4 |
Policy Analysis Exercise |
2 |
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PPG Core |
PPG-3 |
Development Economics and Public Policy |
2 |
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PPG-4 |
Comparative Public Policies |
2 |
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PPG-5 |
Public Economics |
2 |
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PPG-6 |
Impact Evaluation |
2 |
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PPG-7 |
Policy Advocacy |
2 |
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Discipline Specific Workshop |
DSW – 1 |
Advanced Training in Census and Large-Scale Survey – Census, NSS, NFHS |
4 |
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Experiential Learning |
EL 2 |
Public Policy and Good Governance Lab |
4 |
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Semester III (20 credits) |
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Description |
Code |
Course Title |
Credit |
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School Commons |
SCPO-5 |
Qualitative methods for Policy Research |
2 |
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SCPO-6 |
Econometrics Methods for Policy Research |
2 |
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SCPO-7 |
Project Management |
2 |
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SCPO-8 |
Reading Text and Research Writing |
2 |
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Policy Area Concentrations (PAC) |
PAC-Reg |
Regulation and Institutions |
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PAC-Reg-1 |
Regulation and Institutions |
2 |
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PAC-Reg-2 |
Examining Institutions: A Dialogue with Critical Social Theory and Practice |
2 |
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PAC-Reg-3 |
Regulatory Performance Appraisal |
2 |
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PAC-DSPP |
Data Science and Public Policy |
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PAC-DSPP-1 |
Introduction to Data Science and Public Policy |
2 |
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PAC-DSPP-2 |
Development Data in Practice |
2 |
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PAC-DSPP-3 |
Decision Modelling for Public Policy |
2 |
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PAC-SCPP |
Social Conflict and Public Policy |
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PAC-SCPP 1 |
Theoretical and Empirical Concerns in Social Conflict and Public Policy |
2 |
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PAC-SCPP 2 |
Economics of Social Conflict |
2 |
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PAC-SCPP 3 |
Conflict and Peace Ethnography |
2 |
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School Commons: Workshop |
Data Visualization
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Experiential Learning |
EL 3 |
Public Policy and Good Governance Lab |
6 |
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Semester IV (18 credits) |
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Description |
Code |
Course Title |
Credit |
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Research Dissertation |
PPG-Diss |
Capstone Project leading to Research Dissertation |
18 |
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Fee Structure:
*Fee under revision
| Components | Master of Arts (Public Policy and Governance) | ||||
| Fees | Sem I | Sem II |
Sem III | Sem IV |
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| FEE | Tuition Fee | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| Examination Fee | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
| CHARGES |
Field Education / Internship / Experiential Learning Charges | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| IT Charges | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
| Library Charges | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | |
| Other Charges( ID Card, Convocation & Misc.) * | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FUNDS | Students' Competency Fund | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| Lab / Studio Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Development Fund | 10,000 | 0 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| Students' Union Fund * | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| Alumni Fund * | 0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | |
| Health Care Fund* | 2,000 | 0 | 2,000 | 0 | |
| DEPOSITS | Caution Deposits (Refundable at the time of exit from programme on submission of No Dues Certificate) | 10,000 | 0 | ||
| Semester wise Course Fee | 53,500 | 29,500 | 41,000 | 29,000 | |
| Yearly Fees | 83,000 | 70,000 | |||
| Total Course Fee | 1,53,000 | ||||
| Institute reserves the right to revise the Fee Structure of programmes if necessary. | |||||
| Expenses related to Practicum / Study tour / Rural field work / Urban field work/Winter Institute, if any, will have to be met by the students themselves at the time of the activity. | |||||
| No fee concession is available for self-finanaced programmes. | |||||
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