2276 - Public Administration
Course information
- Title
- Public Administration
- Course number
- 2276.23
- Academic year
- 2023-2024
- ECTS
- 10.00
- Level
- Bachelor
- Faculties
- History and Social Sciences
- Educations
- BSSc in Politics and Administration, BSSc in Political Science
- Prerequisites
- Upper secondary education and having passed the course Introduction to Political Science
- Language of instruction
- The course is taught in Faroese. The instructional materials are in Faroese, English, and Danish.
- Registration
- Students on the fifth semester of Bachelor of Social Science in Politics and Administration are automatically enrolled. Applicants for an individual course must apply via the Faculty of History and Social Sciences Office by sending an email to SSD@setur.fo.
- Beginning date
- Tuesday, August 22, 2023
- End date
- Monday, December 11, 2023
Academic content
- Purpose
- The purpose of the course is to provide an understanding of how political science conceives of public administration, how public administration is organized, and what the role of public administration is in a modern democratic political system.
- Learning outcomes
- On completion of the course, students must be able to: - formulate and argue for a relevant research question related to a course theme - define relevant concepts and conduct theoretical analyses relevant for the research question - develop an overall research design for the investigation of the research question and make assessments about necessary data - analyse public administration themes assess how public administration works
- Content
- The course focuses on basic themes within public administration, which are: • guiding principles and models for the organization of a central administration, • bureaucracy, • the role of a public official, and the interplay between a public official and a minister. In addition, the course covers themes as: • public governance and public budget management, • implementation, and the role of street-level bureaucrats. • public administration on different levels: national (central), local (municipalities), and international (e.g., EU). • special Faroese factors like size of administrative units and the Home Rule system, and how this influences public administration in the Faroe Islands.
- Learning and teaching approaches
- Teaching is arranged as a mix of lectures and active teaching where the student participates by group work, minor written assignments and by actively engaging in analyses of topics in the classroom. Also, students hold presentations.
Assessment
- Assessment method
- The students choose a theme and a research question, which the teacher must approve, and individually write an assignment of 5.000 words +/-10%. The assignment must be defended in an oral exam.
- Examination (internal/external)
- External
- Grading scale
- 7-scale
- Exam date/dates
- The written assignment is due for submission on the 20th of December 2023. The oral exam is set for the 24th of January 2024.
- Deadline for withdrawal from exam
- Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Academic responsibility and teachers
- Academic responsibility
- Jens Christian Svabo Justinussen
- Teachers
- Ingibjørg Berg