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Public Administration

Follow-up Master's degree in combined form. The language of instruction is Czech.

The programme can be studied only as a single subject.

What will you learn?

Study programme The Public administration provides specialised education in the field of law, particularly for the performance of professional and management activities in public administration. On the necessary theoretical basis, in a broader legal framework (constitutional, European and international law), and with respect to the conditions and requirements of public administration in a modern state governed by the rule of law, the study programme enables the acquisition of the necessary scope and spectrum of knowledge about the legal bases and regulation of the position, organization and activities of public administration and its role in society, including the European context.

„Modern governance and law“

Students are given the opportunity to obtain a systematic general overview of Czech and European legislation on the position and functioning of public administration, as well as in-depth knowledge of the fields of legal basis - i.e. in particular administrative law and financial law, in both their substantive and procedural parts, including more demanding issues (law - making, discretion, liability for damage). Mentioned knowledge is complemented by specialized courses for public administration (environmental law, social security law, financial administration, administrative science, or so-called clerical law). The necessary knowledge from other basic legal disciplines is provided to the extent needed for the public administration (civil law, civil proceedings, criminal law). The education is complemented by additional knowledge needed to working in a public administration with legal specialization (public administration economy, information technology, public administration management). The development of language competences is an integral part of this.

The program provides the opportunity to acquire or deepen a current or anticipated specialization or job position, including managerial or executive positions. The program gives a choice of four thematic blocks of compulsory-optional subjects, where it is possible to obtain knowledge from a broader legal basis of public administration, including more demanding areas (e.g. legal argumentation), from selected sections of public administration, further knowledge in the field of political science, sociology or management, or in the field of financial and economic aspects of public administration.

The program, within a combined setting, supports the development of students' skills for the performance of modern public administration by teaching methods, where, in addition to collective consultations, study materials are provided by e-learning, using interactive syllabus developed in the MU Information System environment. Knowledge and skills are provided at a high professional level, which is, inter alia, needed to obtain specialised professional education, inter alia for the pursuit of management activities in the public administration.

The study programme builds on the bachelor's programmes carried out at PrF MU, while it is also suitable for graduates of other fields. As the only one of the masters programmes focused on public administration, it offers a specific concept and composition of subjects, providing a reliable and thorough knowledge of the legal basis of the public administration environment and operation, and also a qualification for the performance of professional activities in public administration, for public administration, including elected or advisory positions, or for entities entering into contact with the public administration.

The program is based on the results, experience and already obtained reputation, and further develops the potential for the use and application of knowledge and skills in the field of legal basis and regulation of public administration in a changing environment of public administration, including modernization tendencies and trends.

Practical training

In general another form of direct contact with the practice of public administration is not required, taking into account the duration of the programme (2 years); and content of the program providing to a large extent knowledge of the actual operation of public administration in the level of interpretation and application of law in the field of public administration, judicial review of public administration and relevant practical skills, with frequent use of commentary literature and case law, and also with regard to the fact that a significant part of students already work in public administration. The practice may be allowed within the optional subject.

Career opportunities

The graduate of the program is fully qualified to apply the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge and skills , and the graduate is also prepared for own professional activities in public administration bodies and institutions and the graduate is also prepared for own professional activities in public administration bodies and institutions at all levels of state administration and its branches, in the whole area of territorial self-government, furthermore, in organizations founded and established by the above-mentioned entities, as well as in professional (interest) or university self-government bodies. The graduate can also find employment in the non-profit sector or in the private sector, regarding the need for knowledge of the system, principles and rules of operation of public administration and its legal framework. The graduate of the program is ready to handle activities of a qualified professional with the necessary knowledge of the legal basis and regulation of the organization and activities of public administration and their broader context. In the conditions of public administration, this corresponds, among other things, to the professional status of "public administration official" and "chief public administration official, The graduate of the program is also qualified to perform the activity of an elected official in public administration, or take the control, resp. managerial positions in the field of public administration. The graduate can also find employment in the European institutions.

Admission requirements

No information available

Minimum score and numbers of accepted applicants in past years

Study options

Single-subject studies

Students have a pre-defined list of required courses, which are supplemented with selective and elective courses. The student pays full attention to the single field of study chosen.

Courses – curriculum examples

An example of your study plan:

Detailed information about study plan courses

Follow-up studies

If the graduates fulfil the conditions of the admission procedure, they may continue to study at Faculty of Law Masaryk University, in a doctoral degree programme, particularly in the Administrative and Environmental Law program or in Master of Public Administration program.

Study information

Provided by Faculty of Law
Type of studies Follow-up master's
Mode full-time No
combined Yes
distance No
Study options single-subject studies Yes
single-subject studies with specialization No
major/minor studies No
Standard length of studies 2 years
Language of instruction Czech

Do you have any questions?
Send us an e-mail to

Mgr. Tomáš Svoboda, Ph.D.

Consultant

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