Masters in Government and Public Policy
Bahria University offers 2 years MS degree in Government and Public Policy. The MS Degree offers a research track to the students along with the course work required to be completed. The degree seeks to impart both theoretical and research knowledge to the students. This degree offers specialization to students who have a bachelor’s degree in related social sciences field.
Distribution of Courses/Road Map
| Semester | Credit Hours |
| 1 (First Years) | 12 (Course Work) |
| 2 (First Years) | 12 (Course Work) |
| 3 & 4 (Second Year) | 6 (Thesis) |
Semester 1 – First Year
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| GPP 501 | Introduction to Public Policy | 3 |
| GPP 502 | Public Policy and Institutions | 3 |
| Optional-1 | 3 | |
| Optional -2 | 3 | |
| Total | 12 |
Semester 2 – First Year
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| GPP 503 | Political Economy of Public Policy | 3 |
| GPP 504 | Advance Research Methods & Techniques | 3 |
| Optional-3 | 3 | |
| Optional -4 | 3 | |
| Total | 12 |
Total course work credit hours: 24
Semester 3 & 4 – Second Year
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| THS 501 | Thesis | 06 |
Total research work credit hours: 06
Total Degree Credit Hours: 24 (Course work) + 06 (Research work) = 30 Credit Hours
DETAIL OF CORE AND OPTIONAL COURSES
CORE COURSES
| S NO | Course Codes | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| 1 | GPP 501 | Introduction to Public Policy | 3 | |
| 2 | GPP 502 | Public Policy and Institutions | 3 | |
| 3 | GPP 503 | Political Economy of Public Policy | 3 | |
| 4 | GPP 504 | Advance Research Methods Techniques | 3 |
OPTIONAL COURSES
| S No | Course Codes | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| 1 | GPP 505 | Social Policy | 3 |
| 2 | GPP 506 | Urban Development | 3 |
| 3 | GPP 507 | Health Policy | 3 |
| 4 | GPP 508 | Evidence in Public Policy | 3 |
| 5 | GPP 509 | Global and Local Governance | 3 |
| 6 | GPP 510 | Migration Governance in Times of Crisis | 3 |
| 7 | GPP 511 | Public Policy for Agrarian Markets | 3 |
| 8 | GPP 512 | Data and Development | 3 |
| 9 | GPP 513 | Qualitative Methods for Public Policy | 3 |
| 10 | GPP 514 | Law and Public Policy | 3 |
| 11 | GPP 515 | Public Policy of gender-sensitive governance | 3 |
| 12 | GPP 516 | The Public Policy of Elections | 3 |
| 13 | GPP 517 | Media and Public Policy governance | 3 |