Nepal Open University offers MS in Development Management and Governance (MSDMG) program.
Eligibility
Passed 3 years Bachelor Level or equivalent from any stream
Curricular Structure
The course holds a total of 60 credits distributed evenly across the four-semester over the two-year time period. The detailed curricular structure is:
| First Semester | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| MGGMG 501 | Organization and Management | 3 |
| MGGPL 502 | Public Personnel Management | 3 |
| MGGDE 511 | Development Philosophy and Theories | 3 |
| MGGSO 521 | Sociology and Cultural Anthropology of Human Development | 3 |
| MGGEM 531 | Environmental Management and Sustainable Development | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| MGGST 521 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| MGGDE 542 | Economic Growth, Development and Equity | 3 |
| MGGDE 543 | Development Planning and Implementation | 3 |
| MGGLW 551 | Legal Environment and Regulatory Framework | 3 |
| MGGPL 555 | Democracy and Inclusive Governance | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| MGGPL 522 | Public Service Delivery | 3 |
| MGGPL 553 | Accountability and Ethics in Public Offices | 3 |
| MGGPL 591 | Public Policy Formulation and Analysis | 3 |
| MGGRM 691 | Research Methods | 3 |
| ------ | Elective I | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| MGGMG 503 | Fiscal Management and Budgeting | 3 |
| MGGPL 554 | Foreign Aid Management | 3 |
| MGGPR 651 | Project Management | 3 |
| MGGRE 699 | Dissertation | 3 |
| ------ | Elective II | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
Electives (Any two courses)
- MGGDE 641: Globalisation, Emerging Economies, and Development
- MGGIT 611: E-governance & IT
- MGGDE 642: Participatory Planning
- MGGPL 651: Public-Private Partnership
- MGGPL 652: Management of Resource Conflict
- MGGPL 653: Public Leadership
- MGGLW 651: International Law for Human rights and Human Development
- MGGPL654: Federalism and Resource allocation
- MGGPL 655: New Public Management
MGGRE 699:
The Dissertation, containing 3 credits, will span all two semesters. In the third semester, each student will be required to choose a topic for the dissertation, get trained in writing skills in English, computer literacy, and research methodology, write a research proposal, and defend it before a Committee. In the fourth semester, the student will study the relevant literature, write the survey chapter, the theoretical/methodology chapter, and the research design for the collection of data. In the third semester, the student will collect, collate and analyze data, and complete a 50-60-page dissertation.