Specifically, the program will train them and provide critical competencies in the conduct, instruction and research in public administration’s major areas of study: public policy, fiscal administration and public enterprise, local governance and organizational studies.

The DPA Program will be a higher level of study and research of public administration and governance following the JRU-Graduate School's Master in Public Administration (MPA) Program, a Level II Accredited Advanced Learning Program for distinguished careers in the local and national government and/or in non-profit organizations.

The Program requires, the completion of around twenty (20) research-based courses for a total of sixty (60) units including the dissertation but excluding units earned for pre-doctoral courses that may be required depending on the students' qualifications. The 60-unit program of study is broken down as follows:

Core Courses	15 units
Major Courses	24 units
Electives/Cognates	09 units
Dissertation Writing	12 units
Total	60 units

Curriculum

Core Courses (All required 5 subjects or 15 units)

GS-924 Theories of Administrative Systems (3 units)

Analysis and research of outstanding theories of administrative system, organization, behavior and action with applicable concentration on developing economies and "young democracies" such as the Philippines.

GS-925 Administrative Theory and Public Policy (3 units)

Analysis and research of public policy as a core field in public administration and governance with emphasis on its applicability to contemporary administrative theories and systems.

GS-926 Public Management Enterprise (3 units)

Evaluation of productive enterprise in business, industry and the government with critical review and study of the best practices and policy frameworks in developing economies.

GS-928 Comparative Development Administration (3 units)

Comparative analysis of the development policy/framework of public administration in selected countries.

GS-929 Special Problems in Public Administration and National Development (3 units)

Analyses and research of national development issues and challenges in the context of public administration and governance' development administration area, with the developing countries as case studies.

Major Courses (All required 8 subjects or 24 units)

GS-932 Advanced Fiscal Management and Public Enterprise (3 units)

Study and research on the revenue, expenditure and borrowing functions of government as policy instruments for development highlighting the state's increasingly enterprising character in contemporary economic development models. Will cover fiscal issues and challenges as well as policy and institutional considerations critical in managing the fiscal resources of a developing economy such as the Philippines.

GS-933 Advanced Organization Studies and Development (3 units)

Theories, processes and techniques involved in the management of public sector organizations. Will also look at the economy as an organization with both the public and non-public sectors as actors/participants in the governance of development.

GS-934 Advanced Local Planning, Development and Governance (3 units)

Study and research of local governance principles (devolution, decentralization, etc.) and its various aspects (development planning, finance, urban/rural planning, policymaking, project development and implementation, etc.) with practical applications of the necessary techniques, tools and strategies in the Philippine local government units.

GS-935 Advanced Research Methods, Statistics and Quantitative Techniques in Public Administration (3 units)

Application of advanced research methods as well as statistics, qualitative research techniques, methodologies, tools and software's in public administration, public policy and governance.

GS-936 Advanced Economic Anthropology (3 units)

Study of the human, cultural and social aspects of economic development in the context of governance's participative and developmental principles. Will have the Philippine setting as locus and focus highlighting the issues and challenges that beset the administration of economic and social development in the country.

GS-937 Advance Political Theories and Processes  (3 units)

Review of the political theories and processes that characterize the study and practice of public administration, governance and public policy. Will take a critical look at the country's political history as it impinges on the evolution of public administration in the Philippines.

GS-938 Advanced Management Theory and Development Administration (3 units)

Macroeconomics perspectives in the administration of development with a critical look at relevant management theories, models, principles and strategies applicable to a developing economy. Will involve a review of said management theories, models and principles following good governance parameters and criteria.

GS-939 Dissertation Seminar (3 units)

Review of public administration, public policy, governance and development administration research problems, methods and applications in preparation for the writing of a doctoral dissertation. Will require the completion and submission of an acceptable dissertation proposal.

Cognates (select 3 subjects or 9 units required)

GS-940 Advanced Project Planning and Development (3 units)

Systematic analysis, planning, implementation and evaluation of an actual development project of a national agency or local government unit with practical application of the necessary techniques in project structuring, financing, evaluation and implementation.

GS-941 Advanced Local Governance and Urban Affairs (3 units)

Theoretical and empirical perspectives of local governance and urban/rural administration and planning highlighting a critical look at issues on central-local relations, institutional development, area management, community organizations, citizen participation, etc.

GS-942 Advanced Fiscal Administration, Public Enterprise Management and Public-Private Partnerships (3 units)

Review and analysis of specific fiscal management issues affecting the Philippine economy highlighting the critical role of the private sector. Will require a case study on a specific project/case complete with the necessary recommendations on the country's fiscal management policies and strategies.

GS-943 Special Problems and Challenges in Philippine Public Administration and Governance (3 units)

Will cover special topics of interest on the study and practice of PA and governance in the Philippines and its specific research areas on development administration, public policy, local governance and organizational studies.

GS-944 Seminar on Public Policy and Implementation (3 units)

Analysis and research of the policy science as well as concepts, issues and challenges of policy formulation, analysis, review and implementation. Will require a policy study of a critical policy problem in the Philippines.

GS-923 Dissertation Writing (12 units)