UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN

BACHELOR OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

National College of Public Administration and Governance
UPDATED CURRICULUM

FIRST YEAR (33 units)

1st Semester (15 units) 2nd Semester (18 units)

GE 1: ARTS 1 GE 6: Fil 40
Critical Perspectives in the Arts Wika, Kultura, at Lipunan

GE 2: Eng 13 GE 7: Philo 1
Writing as Thinking Philosophical Analysis

GE 3: Kas 1 GE 8: Speech 30
Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas Public Speaking and Persuasion

GE 4: Soc Sci 2 GE 9: Econ 11

Social, Economic and Political Thought Markets and the State

GE 5: Math 10 PA 101
Mathematics, Culture and Society Introduction to Public Administration
(Understanding of the language and basic
concepts of public administration and its
development as a field of study.)

PE (2) POLSC 11
Introduction to Political Science

PE (2)

SECOND YEAR (36 units)

1st Semester (18 units) 2nd Semester (18 units)

GE 10: Eng 30 PA 103

English for the Professions
Public Administration and Global and Regional
Development Institutions (Policies, practices and
processes of global and regional development
institutions and their roles in supranational
administration, governance and development.)

PA 102/108 PA 112
Philippine Administrative Thought and Institutions Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
and Knowledge Management (KM) in the Public
Sector

PA 111 PA 121
Management of Organizations (Understanding the Human Resource Management in the Public
Major theories and practices of organization and Sector
management, and their relevance to the Prereq: PA 101
Philippines.)
Prereq: PA 101
Acctg 1 PA 141
Introduction to Financial Accounting Public Policy and Program Administration (Public
policy formulation and implementation;
administration and evaluation of public programs.)
Prereq: PA 101

Psych 101 Stat 101

Introduction to Psychology Elementary Statistics
Overview of the major theories, principles, and
concepts in psychology as the scientific study of
behaviors and mental processes

Non-PA elective Non-PA elective

NSTP (3) NSTP (3)

PE (2) PE (2)

THIRD YEAR (36 units)

1st Semester (18 units) 2nd Semester (18 units)

GE 11: DRMAPS OR STS 1 PA 105

Administrative Law
Prereq: PA 101, POLSC 11

PA 104 PA 124
Public Administration and the Economic System Leadership in the Public Sector

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.) Prereq: PA 111
PA 143
Program and Project Development and
Management (Concepts, methods and processes
in planning, implementing, monitoring and
evaluating programs and projects.) Prereq: PA 141

PA 131 PA 151
Public Fiscal Administration Prereq: PA 101 Local Government and Regional Administration
(The administrative organizations and operations of
local governments; the structure and processes of
regional administration.)
Prereq: PA 101

PA 142 Non-PA elective

Tools for Policy Analysis (Principles, concepts and
techniques for systematic analysis and
decision-making in public policy and management.)
Prereq: PA 141

Non-PA elective Non-PA elective

MIDYEAR (6 units)

PA 181
Internship in Governmental Administration
Prereq: 12 units of Public Administration
 FOURTH YEAR (33 units)

1st Semester (18 units) 2nd Semester (15 units)

PA 106 PA 107
Citizenship and Governance Ethics and Accountability in the Public Service

PA 132 PA 108
Public Accounting and Budgeting (Budgeting and Philippine Administrative Thought and Institutions
accounting for the government service.) Prereq: PA (Theories and ideas underlying the Philippine
131 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 problem areas.)

PA 152 PA 191*
Local Government and Administration Special Topics in Public Administration

PA 191* PA 199.2
Special Topics in Public Administration Research Methods in Public Administration II
(Introduction to research design, documentation,
analysis and other research methods in public
administration, and the use of computers in data
processing and analysis.)

PA 199.1 PI 100
Research Methods in Public Administration I The Life and Works of Jose Rizal
(Introduction to research design, documentation,
analysis and other research methods in public
administration, and the use of computers in data
processing and analysis.)

Non-PA elective

TOTAL: 144 UNITS

LIST OF GEs LIST OF ELECTIVES

GE 1: ARTS 1 POLSC 11
Critical Perspectives in the Arts Introduction to Political Science

GE 2: Eng 13 Acctg 1
Writing as Thinking Introduction to Financial Accounting

GE 3: Kas 1 Psych 101

Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas Introduction to Psychology
Overview of the major theories, principles,
and concepts in psychology as the scientific
study of behaviors and mental processes
GE 4: Soc Sci 2 Stat 101
Social, Economic and Political Thought Elementary Statistics

GE 5: Math 10 PI 100
Mathematics, Culture and Society The Life and Works of Jose Rizal

GE 6: Fil 40 Non-PA elective 1

Wika, Kultura, at Lipunan

GE 7: Philo 1 Non-PA elective 2

Philosophical Analysis

GE 8: Speech 30 Non-PA elective 3

Public Speaking and Persuasion

GE 9: Econ 11 Non-PA elective 4

Markets and the State

GE 10: Eng 30 Non-PA elective 5

English for the Professions

GE 11: DRMAPS OR STS 1 Non-PA elective 6

TOTAL: 33 units TOTAL: 33 units

LIST OF PEs LIST OF NSTPs

PE 1 NSTP 1

PE 2 NSTP 2

PE 3

PE 4

TOTAL: (8 units) TOTAL: (6 units)