Master of Public Administration

Aligned with the context of Chinese-style modernization, the Public Administration discipline at Tongji University addresses the major challenges to public affairs governance posed by global changes, technological transformation, and social transition. It focuses on research areas including public policy, urban sustainable development and governance, national security and emergency management, and global governance, and has established a talent development system characterized by a solid theoretical foundation and outstanding practical capabilities.

At present, this academic program has 24 full-time faculty members, among whom 17 are master’s supervisors, 7 are full professors, and 10 are associate professors/associate researchers. All faculty members hold doctoral degrees in public administration or related disciplines, and over 70% have overseas study or research experience. The ratio of academic master’s students to faculty members is approximately 1:1 annually.

Among the full-time faculty, there are 2 Distinguished Professors of Humanities and Social Sciences at Tongji University, 1 Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor appointed by the Ministry of Education, 1 Shanghai Oriental Scholar Distinguished Professor, and 2 Shanghai Shuguang Scholars. Young faculty members have received support from various talent programs such as the Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program and the Chenguang Program for 10 person-times. In addition, many faculty members serve as consulting experts for institutions including international organizations, national ministries and commissions, local governments, and renowned think tanks.

• Credit

Academic postgraduates shall complete at least 31 credit hours, including 6 credit hours for public compulsory courses, 12 credit hours for specialized compulsory courses, 8 credit hours for specialized elective courses, and 5 credit hours for compulsory components. (The compulsory components consist of 1 credit hour for thesis topic selection, 2 credit hours for thesis writing and academic norms, 2 credit hours for Tongji Advanced Lecture Series, and 0 credit hours for mid-term assessment.)

• Curriculum

Course Code	Course No.	Course Name	Credits	Hours	Course Code
Public Compulsory Courses	SFS6800	2090268	First Foreign Language (German)	3.0	64
	SFS6801	2090270	First Foreign Language (Japanese)	3.0	64
	SFS6802	2090272	First Foreign Language (Russian)	3.0	64
	SFS6803	2090273	First Foreign Language (French)	3.0	64
	SFS6804	2090305	Academic English Reading and Translation	1.5	32
	SFS6805	2090306	Academic English Writing II	1.5	32
	SFS6806	2090307	An Introduction to Chinese Culture in English II	1.5	32
	SFS6807	2090308	English Audio-Visual Comprehension & Speaking for International Communication II	1.5	32
	CGS6001	2130297	First Foreign Language (German) 1	1.5	144
	CGS6002	2130298	First Foreign Language (German) 2	1.5	144
	ISC6001	2300001	First Foreign Language (Chinese)	3.0	64
	CMA6001	20002950001	Theory and Practice of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era	2.0	32
	CMA6002	2260006	Introduction to Dialectics of Nature	1.0	16
	ISC7002	20000390001	Survey of China (English) Ⅰ	1.5	32
	ISC7003	20000390002	Survey of China (English) Ⅱ	1.5	32
	ISC7001	2900006	Survey of China	3.0	48
Public Elective Courses	SFS6809	2090269	Second Foreign Language (German)	2.0	32
Compulsory courses	CEM6077	20001920069	Public Administration Research Methods	3.0	48
	CEM6089	20001920082	Public Policy Analysis	3.0	48
	CEM6002	2040032	Public Administration	3.0	48
	CEM6004	2040055	Public Economics	3.0	48
Elective courses	CEM6058	20001920003	Emerging Technologies and Urban Development	2.0	32
	CEM6065	20001920013	Optimization and Decision Analysis	3.0	48
	CEM6067	20001920015	Digital Economy and Governance	2.0	32
	CEM6068	20001920016	Behavioral Game Theory	2.0	32
	CEM6071	20001920063	Principles of Sustainable Development Economics	2.0	32
	CEM6072	20001920064	Public Opinion Communication and Cyber Security	1.0	16
	CEM6076	20001920068	Public Administration Ethics	2.0	32
	CEM6080	20001920072	Maritime Rights and Security Governance	2.0	32
	CEM6090	20001920083	Emergency Management Theories and Methods	2.0	32
	CEM6091	20001920084	Assessment and Protection of National Critical Infrastructure Systems	2.0	32
	CEM6092	20001920085	Logic of National Economic Growth	2.0	32
	CEM6093	20001920086	Future Cities and Smart Social Governance	1.0	16
Compulsories	GST6005	20000140012	International Academic Exchange	1.0	16
	ESE7001	20002020001	Thesis Writing and Academic Norms	2.0	32
	GST6001	2900002	Thesis Topic Selection	1.0	0
	GST7001	2900012	Tongji Advanced Lecture Series	2.0	32
	GST6002	2900013	Mid-term Assessment	0.0	0

Public Policy

The Public Policy track focuses on applying quantitative and qualitative social science research methods to evaluate the design, implementation, and impact of policies, aiming to provide effective recommendations for policy formulation and improvement plans.

Urban Sustainable Development and Governance 

The Urban Sustainable Development and Governance track emphasizes studying the interactions between economic, social, environmental, cultural, and other systems in the process of urbanization, with the goal of offering feasible governance suggestions for urban sustainable development.

National Security and Emergency Management

The National Security and Emergency Management track concentrates on researching the institutional mechanisms for monitoring, early warning, emergency response, and recovery and reconstruction of emergent incidents, aiming to enhance the modernization level of national security assurance and emergency management capabilities.

Global Governance

Based on the initiative of building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind, the Global Governance track focuses on the global value network and the transformation of global governance structures. It aims to provide new governance solutions for global issues and enhance China’s institutional voice in global governance.