MPA Degree Career Scope in Pakistan Jobs Opportunities Courses Literature Requirements salary special courses guideline for Male, Female along with test pattern selection procedure qualification complete information to start and choice Master of Public Administration MPA degree career in Pakistan. Master of Public Administration is a professional graduate degree in public administration, similar to the Master of Business Administration but with an emphasis on the issues of governance.

Master in Public Administration MPA is a 2-year program with four semesters of equal duration. In some countries, the same degree is also known as Master of Public Affairs and Master of Public Policy. Public administration is a field for those students who wish to enter public or private sector organizations as managers. MPA is a professional degree that is much better than the Master in many other academic subjects.

This program is designed to perfect your skills in policy formulation, planning, administration, administration and supervision. This program is a combination of practical activities of theory and problem solving. Although the majority of graduates move towards jobs in the government sector, the AMP also has a large reach in the private sector.

The AMP degree strengthens your research, communication, interpersonal, logical reasoning and analytical skills. Students learn strategies for formulating and implementing policies. They are equipped with tools and functional techniques to face the challenges of public administration. Many distance education universities also offer this program as VU, BZU and AIOU.

MPA Eligibility Criteria

Students must have completed 14 years of education in any discipline( BA/B.Com/B.Sc) with at least second division (45% marks) or CGPA 2.00. Some universities also grant admission in zero semester to those students who have got below than 45% marks. It is the minimum required eligibility criteria which differs from university to university. Many universities take admission test and interviews too.

MPA Degree Career Scope in Pakistan Jobs Opportunities Courses

Subjects in MPA

Coursework in MPA is blend of various subjects like MBA. This make this MPA degree unique than other academic ones. This program has variety of international content which opens doors of overseas jobs for you. Many universities offer opportunities to specialize in any specific field. You must take this decision very wisely. Courses also differ from university to university. Here are some important subjects taught in various universities.

• Planning & Development Administration
• Introduction to Computing
• Economics
• Communication Skills
• Principles of Public Administration
• Principles of Management
• Introduction to Sociology
• Managerial Economics
• Financial Accounting
• Principles of Marketing
• Human Resource Management HRM
• Business Mathematics & Statistics
• Organization Theory and Behavior
• Total Quality Management
• Social Research Methods
• Entrepreneurship
• Public Administration in Pakistan
• Research Methods
• Economic Analysis
• Administrative Law & Accountability
• Political & Constitutional Development in Pakistan
• Comparative Administration
• Cultural Anthropology
• Statistics
• Financial Administration
• Strategic Management
• Strategic Management
• Managerial Economics
• Good Governance
• Final Project / Internship Report

Elective Subjects

Specializations are offered in number of areas. Some of them are as follows.

• International Financial Management
• Auditing
• Income Tax Law & Practice
• Islamic Banking & Finance
• Micro Finance
• Human Resource
• Conflict Management
• Industrial Relations
• Marketing
• Social Enterprise Marketing
• Brand Management
• International Marketing
• Sales Management
• Social Media Marketing

MPA Career & Scope

Unfortunately in Pakistan majority of students are not aware with the scope of MPA. That’s why very few number of students come towards this field. Due to which still the competition level in the field of Public administration is not very high as compare to other popular Master programs. MPA degree can be helpful for you in finding job in following sectors.

1. Non-governmental organization (NGO) and international non-governmental organization (INGO)
2. Human Rights Organizations
3. UN and international financial institutions, aid agencies, donor agencies
4. Government jobs through CSS & PMS
5. Think tanks and policy making bodies
6. Research Institutes
7. Monitoring organizations
8. Corporate firms
9. Cultural groups
10. Social Work organizations
11. Government and semi government corporations
12. News Papers
13. Educational Institutes
14. Social enterprises
15. Private businesses
16. Areas related to your specialization field
17. Banks
18. HR department of any company/firm
19. Marketing Firms
20. Planning nd Development Department

Some career counselors object that variety subjects taught in MPA is harmful for students in job market, as employer can not guess that in which skill the applicant is strong. I do not agree with this argument as the same is the case with MBA and MBA degree holders do not face any such problem in field then why these so called career consultants are against MPA.