The purpose of this programme is to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to understand the causes and consequences of policy decisions; how public policy is formulated, implemented and analysed; how inputs into the policy-making process can be made; and how feedback to policy-makers is provided.
Type: undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 years part time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Understanding the State
- South Africa in International Politics
- The nature, content and scope of public administration
- English for academic purposes
Second year subjects:
- Understanding political behaviour and participation
- Politics and public policy
- South African politics
- Research in the social sciences
Third year subjects:
- Democracy and other forms of regime
- Political conflict and conflict resolution
- Contemporary issues in politics: capita selecta
- Public policy
- Public financial administration and management
- Ethics in public administration and administrative justice
Careers: development practitioner, development planner, public administrator, public official, parliament member.
Source: www.unisa.ac.za