Course Description:
MAGD is a post-graduate program of 36 credits to be completed in 3 full semesters in 12 calendar months. It consists of 5 Core Courses (15 credits, 3 credits each), 4-6 Elective Courses (12 credits, 2-3 credits each), and a Dissertation (9 credits). In addition, students will be required to take non-credit preparatory courses in English, Principles of Economics, Research Methodology, Statistics and Computing.
The Core Courses are:
- Introduction to Governance
- Economics for Public Leadership
- Strategic Management
- Lessons in Development
- Leading Issues of Governance in Bangladesh
The Elective Courses are grouped into the following Clusters:
- Global Policy Framework
- Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
- Laws of International Governance and Cooperation
- Current Issues in Globalization
- Enhancing Performance
- Budgeting and Management of Public Resources
- Project Appraisal and Management
- Public Policy Analysis
- E-governance & IT
- Building Partnership
- Public-Private Partnership
- Negotiation and Conflict Management
- Accountability
- Ethics
- Corruption
- Inclusive Citizenship & Innovations
- Learning from People: Methods and Innovations
- Gender, Diversity & Governance
- Human Rights & Social Justice
The Dissertation, containing 9 credits, will span all the three semesters. In the first semester, each student will be required to choose a topic for dissertation, get trained in writing skills in English, computer literacy and research methodology, write a research proposal and defend it before a Committee. In the second semester, the student will study relevant literature, write the survey chapter, the theoretical/methodology chapter and research design for collection of data. In the third semester, the student will collect, collate and analyze data, and complete a 50-60-page dissertation.
