BScPublic Governance and Civil Society
| Study location | Lithuania, Kaunas |
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| Type | Undergraduate, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BSc (Bachelor of Public Administration) |
| Course code | 6121LX027 |
| Tuition fee | €2,865 per year *KTU offers partial tuition fee waivers for the candidates with outstanding results |
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| Application fee | €100 one-time Payable within 2 weeks from the application submission by transferring it to the KTU bank account. Non-refundable. Bank details will be provided during application. |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) • a senior high school diploma with a good average grade (min. CGPA >60 %), The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Lithuanian / Russian. The documents must be legalised (Apostille)by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where the documents were issued. This requirement does not apply for the documents issued in the EU and Belarus, Ukraine You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. The accepted student must bring all notary verified documents which were submitted during the application as well as their originals upon arrival or send before: International Studies Office You will also need Police Clearance Certificate (non-criminal record) from all countries you have lived before arriving to Lithuania for more than 6 months. We recommend to take Police Clearance Certificate not earlier than 1 month before departure. |
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| Language requirements | English Accepted proof of proficiency: IELTS ≥5.5, TOEFL ≥75, CEFR ≥B2, IESOL B2, Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), or another equivalent standardised admission test. If your previous studies have been fully in English and it is marked on your degree certificate or transcript, or noted in confirmation from the school which confirms that your studies have been fully in the English language, an additional English test may not be required. If an applicant does not have any official test, an online examination may be organized by KTU. |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. The course opens / is delivered when there is a sufficient number of students Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Maximum gap after high / secondary school or later studies cannot be more than 3 years. |
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Overview
Constant communication with the public and the community, responsible creation of public welfare, ethical decision-making, good knowledge of legal nuances – this is all public administration. Therefore, you need to be properly prepared for taking up this challenge.
Bachelor’s in Public Governance at KTU is uniquely designed so that you will be able to learn the best public management practices not only in Lithuania but also in the US. Since 2019, the programme offers a dual degree with the University of Central Florida (UCF) that is located in Orlando, USA.
During your studies at KTU and UCF, you will get the knowledge of theories of public administration, the competencies of public sector management practice, public service administration skills. You will have an in-depth understanding of the principles of civil society and volunteering, legal regulation, ethics and corruption prevention, and will learn how to carry out empirical social research.
After graduation, you will be able to seek a career in public sector institutions, state institutions, non-governmental organisations, as well as business organisations at the national and international level.
• High professionalism – KTU was the first university in Lithuania to organise public governance studies
• Possibilities to complete internships in various institutions both in Lithuania and abroad
• The study process involves intensive training in quantitative and qualitative data analysis and presentation skills
- At 1 September 2022 the title of the study programme will be changed from ”Public Governance” to “Public Governance and Civil Society”.
Programme structure
1st Semester:
Introduction to Writing Studies 1
Macroeconomics
Mathematics
Basics of Local Governance
Basics of Science Communication
Introduction to Public Governance
2nd Semester:
Introduction to Writing Studies 2
Philosophy
Sociology
Political Theory
Public Services Administration
Sustainable Human Development
3rd Semester:
Informatics 1
Physics 1
Public Speaking
International Relations
Public Information Governance
Strategic Planning in Public Sector Organizations
4th Semester:
Cinema History
Environment and Society
History of Civilizations and Media
Civil Service
Local Economic Development
Urban and Regional Development
5th Semester:
Administrative Theory
Civil Society and Volunteering
Planning and Improvement of Public Organizations
Public Programmes and Projects
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Social Research
6th Semester:
Ethics and Corruption Prevention in Public Sector
Practice
Public Finance Management
7th Semester:
Cooperative Education
Nonprofit Leadership Seminar
Nonprofit Organizations
Professional Administrative Writing in the Public Sector
Resource Development in the Nonprofit Sector
8th Semester:
Final Degree Project
Career opportunities
Student’s competences
Knowledge of economic, social, legal and political public administration context; Knowledge of principles and values of public policy and public administration, selection of innovative management measures in the activities of public sector; Change and innovation management in public sector and public management organisations; Understanding of public interest and commitement to public sector values.
Student’s skills
– Able to establish public management priorities, formulate objectives and tasks, implement them and assess public programmes and projects;
– Able to perform analysis of public management processes, identify and distinguish results and long-term consequences of public policy, assess significant alternatives according to the set priorities of public policy;
– Able to identify practical problems of public management and prepare recommendations for their ethical solutions, individually select management measures used in the public administration practice applying various analytical instruments.
– Able to individually select management measures used in public administration practice and apply various analytical instruments.
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