NCPAG Academics


PA 11 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. 
Understanding of the language and basic concepts of public administration and its development as a field of study. 3 units


PA 108 - PHILIPPINE ADMINISTRATIVE THOUGHT AND INSTITUTIONS. 
Theories and ideas underlying the Philippine administrative system; the general structure of the Philippine bureaucracy; its principal operating features, including the personnel system, the financial system, the processes of policy-making, national-local relations, and major problems areas. Prerequisite: PA 11, or COI. 3 units


PA 111 - MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS. 
Understanding the major theories and practices of organization and management, and their relevance to the Philippines. Prerequisite: PA 11. 3 units


PA 113 - OFFICE AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT. 
The management of a government office, with emphasis on records and property management, systems improvement, modern office equipment, and the design and implementation of a management information system. Prerequisite: PA 111 or COI. 3 units


PA 121 - PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION. 
Survey of developments and current trends in personnel management. An introduction to basic personnel techniques, such as position classification and selection. Prerequisite: PA 11. 3 units


PA 131 - PUBLIC FISCAL ADMINISTRATION.
The organization and procedure of efficient fiscal management including tax administration, expenditure control, auditing, purchasing, and debt administration. Prer
equisite: PA 11. 3 units


PA 132 - PUBLIC ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETING. 
Budgeting and accounting for the government service. Prerequisite: PA 131. 3 units


PA 141 - PUBLIC POLICY AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. 
Public policy formulation and implementation; administration and evaluation of public programs. Prerequisite: PA 11. 3 units


PA 142 - TOOLS FOR POLICY ANALYSIS.
Principles, concepts and techniques for systematic analysis and decision-making in public policy and management. Prerequisite: PA 141. 3 units


PA 143 - PROGRAM AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT.
Concepts, methods and processes in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating programs and projects. Prerequisite: PA 141. 3 units


PA 146 - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW. 
An examination of basic principles of law with which the administrator should be familiar; judicial enforcement of administrative decisions, and legal remedies against administrative action. Prerequisite: PA 11, POLSC 11. 3 units


PA 151 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION. 
The administrative organizations and operations of local governments; the structure and processes of regional administration. Prerequisite: PA 11. 3 units


PA 160 - POLITICS AND ADMINISTRATION.
Consideration of political goals of the nation, including nation building, legitimacy and other issues of political development, the role of the bureaucracy in their attainment, reciprocal influence of politics and administration. Prerequisite: PA 108, POLSC 11. 3 units


PA 161 - ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE. 
Ethical questions and behavior in the public service and the issue of administrative accountability. 3 units


PA 172 - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM. 
Consideration of the economic role of government; principal forms of governmental intervention in the economy; and the role of public administration in the implementation of economic policies. Prerequisite: PA 11, Econ 11. 3 units


PA 191 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.


Credits to the UP School of Economics Student Council.