AIMS

Public servants specialised in legal-administrative and financial management tasks are an essential component of civil life. The constitutional demands of efficacy and service in the general interest require a decentralised, modern, efficient Administration, giving citizens free access to public services and ensuring that they can enjoy their rights. Public servants must have a thorough knowledge of administrative procedures and public policies, a vocation to serve the public and a sense of ethical commitment. They must also have the right skills and techniques to support public work (IT, accounts, economics, sociology, etc.). In short, the aims of this course are established with particular regard to the needs of public organisations, while also developing competent professional knowledge of the private sector, including the use of technological and administrative tools common to both.

Through this course, many contacts have been made with public servants in many branches of State, Regional and local authorities, administrative agents and others, particularly as many of the associate lecturers on the current Diploma Course in Public Administration are professionals with a thorough knowledge of legal and financial management and of the educational needs of Public Administration Graduates.

• Credit structure of the degree course
• Distribution of credits per subject type
• General description of the course programme

CREDIT STRUCTURE OF THE DEGREE COURSE

Subjects in the Degree in Management and Public Administration, each worth 6 European ECTS credits, are organised into semesters. Specifically, students are required to take 5 subjects each semester, to complete 30 credits per semester and 60 credits per year, for a total of 240 credits over four years.

In order to make the course compatible with other activities, students are allowed to take a part-time course consisting of 30 credits per academic year.

DISTRIBUTION OF CREDITS PER SUBJECT TYPE

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE PROGRAMME

The course has been structured around three main areas:

In line with the specifications of Royal Decree 1393/2007, the first half of the course programme contains the core subjects, the aim of which is to provide students with Law-based learning and skills, along with complementary contents corresponding to a solid training in public management: economics, accountancy, statistics, IT and, logically, the origin and bases of the Spanish legal system and the ethical principles of public service and public management.

These are followed by 150 compulsory ECTS credits, aimed at ensuring that students acquire the necessary skills, in addition to 6 ECTS credits corresponding to the Final Project, which is carried out in the final semester.  Prior to evaluation for the final project, the student must provide evidence of ability in a foreign language. Among other forms of accreditation, the minimum necessary requirement at the University of Alicante is to have attained level B1 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages, and this requirement may be raised in the future.

The final 24 ECTS optional credits correspond to specialisation-aimed subjects and, where appropriate, work experience. These are taken in the final year of the course programme and allow students to choose their own line of specialisation. These credits have not been grouped into routes. Accordingly, students may specialise in accordance with their own interests, having access to basic complementary subjects.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT (IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

Students who study an undergraduate degree at the University of Alicante must confirm a minimum level of B1 in a foreign language (a B2 is recommended) in order to obtain the diploma.  

The required language level is in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. 

The language accreditation requirement can be obtained previously or at any time during university studies. However, the language requirement will be necessary in order to be able to assess the final year project.

The different forms of obtaining such language requirement can be consulted in the additional information in this section.  

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LANGUAGE TEACHING COMPETENCE CERTIFICATE

Students who want to have a career in non-university teaching when they finish their studies are recommended to obtain the teaching competence certificate (Valencian and/or foreign languages).

This certificate can be obtained by taking specific itineraries in your university studies or by taking the UA teaching competence course in Valencian, German, French and English.

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FINAL YEAR PROJECT (TFG)

All the official undergraduate degrees must be completed by preparing and defending a final year project, which must be done in the final phase of the studies and be aimed at the assessment of competences associated to the degree.

The final year project must be an original, independent and personal work. The elaboration of it may by individual or coordinated. Each student will prepare this project under the supervision of a tutor, allowing students to show the received training content in an integrated many, as well as the acquired competences associated to the undergraduate degree.

In order to register in the final year project, students must comply with the requirements established in the “Regulations for continuation studies for students registered in undergraduate degrees at the University of Alicante”. Among the requirements established to be able to register in the final year project, a minimum of 168 credits must be passed in undergraduate degrees with a total of 240 credits, and a minimum of 228 credits in undergraduate degrees with a total of 300 credits or more.

In order for the final year project to be assessed, a B1 level of a foreign language (B2 is recommended) must be confirmed.

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• Access routes
• Procedure for applying for admission
• Recommended applicant profile
• Number of places and court notes

ACCESS ROUTES

Admission to this degree course is open to any applicant who meets one of the following entrance requirements:

1.     SPANISH BACCALAUREATE (LOMCE) UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM (PAU): Although students can access university by means of any Baccalaureate specialization, the recommended one is Humanities and Social Sciences.

Admission scores for this degree can be improved by taking the specific modules of the University Entrance Exam (PAU) as indicated in the table below with their respective weightings.

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2.     PREVIOUS BACCALAUREATES WITH OR WITHOUT A PASS IN THE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM (PAU): Students who have completed their Baccalaureate under previous education systems and have passed the PAU will be able to use the mark obtained in their application.

However, students can take specific exam modules during the voluntary PAU exam period in order to improve their admission score as shown in table 1. They can also sit for the obligatory PAU exams, in which case they will have to take all the exams scheduled during this period.

3.     VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: Vocational educational qualifications such as senior technician, senior technician of plastic arts and design, or senior technician in sports is the preferred professional area although access to this degree may be through any professional field.

Admission scores can be improved by taking the PAU exam in up to 4 of the modules in table 1.

4.     STUDENTS FROM EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR OTHER STATES WITH WHICH SPAIN HAS AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT: Accreditation is required and issued by Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED).

Students can sit for exams in subjects included in the Pruebas de Competencias Específicas (PCE), organised by the UNED, in order to improve their admission score up to 14 points as indicated in the weightings in Table 1.

5.     STUDENTS FROM FOREIGN EDUCATION SYSTEMS: Prior to applying for the validation of their foreign Baccalaureate, students may sit for up to 4 exams in subjects offered by the Pruebas de Competencias Específicas (PCE) organised by UNED (at least one subject from the core subjects).

The weightings indicated in table 1 will be applied to core and/or optional subjects.

6.     OTHER: University degrees and other similar qualifications. University entrance exam for students over 25 (preferential option: Social and Legal Sciences). Access on the basis of professional experience (applicants over 40 years of age). Access to applicants aged 45 years or more by means of an exam.

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PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION: PRE-ENROLMENT AND REGISTRATION

• Anticipated number of places offered during the first pre-enrolment session: 75

• In order to apply for a place, the procedure and pre-enrolment periods established each year must be observed. Information concerning the application procedure  (Pre-enrolment).

• Applicants admitted to a course must formally register within the timescale established annually in the enrolment calendar. Registration Information.

RECOMMENDED APPLICANT PROFILE

It is recommended that students possess a series of characteristics and/or skills such as those listed below:

•  an interest in aspects of management and how public organisations operate;
•  an interest in participating, in this case through access to public employment, in said management at various regional levels;
•  an interest in obtaining an education which is not as legally specialised as a Degree in Law but which nevertheless includes sufficient legal, non-legal and economic aspects to understand the organisation and management of public administration at various regional and sector levels, with particular emphasis on the local level. This Degree facilitates entry into various services within the public sector.

NUMBER OF PLACES AND PASS MARKS

• "Pass marks" indicated correspond to the results of the first adjudication of June.
  
• The definitive marks can be inferior to the here collected.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILES

The aim of the Degree in Management and Public Administration is to offer students a comprehensive training in theoretical and practical aspects,  providing them with a solid grounding in the necessary and relevant legal, administrative, political, financial, economic and social contexts in which Public Administration operates. This education extends beyond the scope of Administration, thus enabling future graduates in Management and Public Administration to enter Public Administration-related areas of the private sector, should they so desire.

The foregoing is conducted within the framework of the following general principles, which are applied to all the Degree course contents:

• Respect for fundamental rights and for equality between men and women. The Degree incorporates an innovative subject which looks specifically at “Ethics and Gender Equality in public administration”, complementing the general subject area of public policies and management, and expressly incorporating a value now given great weight by the Spanish Legal System.
• Respect and promotion of Human Rights and the principles of universal accessibility and design for all in accordance with Royal Legislative  decree 1/2013, by which approves the Text of the General Law of rights of the people with disability and of his social inclusion. 
• In accordance with the values of a culture of peace and democracy, prioritising a vocation for public service.

Professions for graduates

The proposed degree will provide graduates with the professional profile of a manager specialising particularly in public, administrative and financial law. Thus, to a greater or lesser extent, the degree is also of significant value to those private and business sectors requiring an employee highly qualified to work in areas of management dealing with Public Administration. All of this highlights, as mentioned previously, the relevance of the degree for professional practice as administrative managers, to the extent that these were consulted during the process of planning the Degree course and, we are pleased to say, returned favourable reports.

IMPLEMENTATION

TIMESCALE

The Degree Course will be implemented year by year, in order to take possible problems of space or infrastructure into account.  Additionally, bearing in mind the similarity between the contents, credits may be transferred between the Diploma course and the new Degree course, as will be explained.

Once a course has been phased out, the subjects corresponding to the course will no longer be taught. Students who do not wish to take the new degree course subjects are entitled to sit four examinations in the two academic years following the end of each year. Any students wishing to continue their studies after sitting and failing these tests will be required to follow the new plan, according to the adaptation system established in the new plan.

Where appropriate, a credit equivalence procedure has been established for students following the current course programme, in order to guarantee their rights with regard to teaching and assessment as established by the law.

CREDIT EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN THE PRESENT DIPLOMA AND THE NEW DEGREE

DEGREE IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION. SYLLABUS SUMMARY

Internal Quality Assurance System (SGIC) of the Title

• Structure of the Centre for Quality
  • Comission of Internal Quality Guarantee
  • Other Commissions  
• Handbook SGIC
• Procedures
  • Strategic (PE)
  • Key (PC)
  • Support (PA)
  • Measurement (PM)

• Management of the SGIC (Access to ASTUA)

Follow-up of the Title

• Self-reports UA
• External reports AVAP 
• Other reports
• Improvement Plans
• Progress and Learning Outcomes