KOICA-SDGs
1. Modules
1. Modules
The <Master's Degree Program in Capacity Building for SDGs> consists of three regular curriculum modules and various extracurricular activities modules.
The <Master's Degree Program in Capacity Building for SDGs> consists of three regular curriculum modules and various extracurricular activities modules.
2. Course Introduction
2. Course Introduction
1) Required Courses
1) Required Courses
○ <Theories of Global Public Administration> and <Theories of Global Public Policies> courses will prepare students to understand the basics of public administration and public policy under the SDGs implementation and performance.
○ <Theories of Global Public Administration> and <Theories of Global Public Policies> courses will prepare students to understand the basics of public administration and public policy under the SDGs implementation and performance.
○ To learn fundamental analytical theories of public management and understand the empirical methods to apply for work-site operations. And to build the capacity of evidence-based policymaking and evaluation, <Social Research Methods of Public Administration> and <Statistical Analysis of Public Administration> courses are offered. Students who do not have sufficient knowledge about statistics, <Basic Statistics>, are also provided during a preliminary session as a pre-course.
○ To learn fundamental analytical theories of public management and understand the empirical methods to apply for work-site operations. And to build the capacity of evidence-based policymaking and evaluation, <Social Research Methods of Public Administration> and <Statistical Analysis of Public Administration> courses are offered. Students who do not have sufficient knowledge about statistics, <Basic Statistics>, are also provided during a preliminary session as a pre-course.
(1) Basic Theories
• Theories of Global Public Administration
• Theories of Public Policy and Institution
(2) Methodology
• Social Research Methods of Public Administration
• Statistical Analysis of Public Administration
2) Elective Courses
2) Elective Courses
Advanced courses for understanding and capacity building in public / civil-society sector management, big and small data analysis, and public policymaking process analysis are based on the essential theories and methodologies.
Advanced courses for understanding and capacity building in public / civil-society sector management, big and small data analysis, and public policymaking process analysis are based on the essential theories and methodologies.
(1) Public & Civil Management and Communication Capacity Building
(1) Public & Civil Management and Communication Capacity Building
• Organization and Public Administration
• Organization and Public Administration
• Public Personnel Administration
• Public Personnel Administration
• Government and Market
• Government and Market
• Corporate and Government Accounting
• Corporate and Government Accounting
• Central-Local Relations
• Central-Local Relations
• Government and Transparency
• Government and Transparency
• International Development Economics
• International Development Economics
• Development and Social Change
• Development and Social Change
(2) Big & Small Data Analytics
(2) Big & Small Data Analytics
• Basic Statistics (preparatory course)
• Basic Statistics (preparatory course)
• Evaluation of International Development Cooperation
• Evaluation of International Development Cooperation
• Evidence-Based Public Project Management
• Evidence-Based Public Project Management
• AI Policy in the Developing Countries: Needs and Alternatives
• AI Policy in the Developing Countries: Needs and Alternatives
• Digital Transformation of Government
• Digital Transformation of Government
• Data Analytics and Sustainable Development in Developing Countries
• Data Analytics and Sustainable Development in Developing Countries
(3 ) Understanding Public Policies and Policy Process Analysis
(3 ) Understanding Public Policies and Policy Process Analysis
• Economic Analysis
• Introduction to Government Accounting
• Economic Analysis
• Introduction to Government Accounting
3. Graduation Requirements
3. Graduation Requirements
➀ Students must obtain 36 credit hours and a minimum average of B0 (3.0) to be qualified to write a thesis and get a master's degree.
➀ Students must obtain 36 credit hours and a minimum average of B0 (3.0) to be qualified to write a thesis and get a master's degree.
➁ Students should pass the qualifying examination of writing a thesis to be held in the first week of the second semester.
➁ Students should pass the qualifying examination of writing a thesis to be held in the first week of the second semester.
➂ Students should sit for <Korean Language and Korean Culture> and obtain a minimum B0. This course is a non-credit course, which is an alternative course for the Korean language examination.
➂ Students should sit for <Korean Language and Korean Culture> and obtain a minimum B0. This course is a non-credit course, which is an alternative course for the Korean language examination.
➃ Having fulfilled the conditions above, students apply for thesis examination, which consists of three parts: 1) preliminary thesis examination (oral defense), 2) intermediate thesis examination, 3) final thesis examination. To pass the final thesis examination, students should obtain a minimum B0(3.0) and submit the final thesis in PDF and print copy.
➃ Having fulfilled the conditions above, students apply for thesis examination, which consists of three parts: 1) preliminary thesis examination (oral defense), 2) intermediate thesis examination, 3) final thesis examination. To pass the final thesis examination, students should obtain a minimum B0(3.0) and submit the final thesis in PDF and print copy.