The historical origins of public administration and public policy analysis suggest that Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy programs should have different focuses in their curricula: the former on management skills and the latter on analytical skills. To investigate whether and to what extent the two types of programs are different and whether the accreditation standards of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration have a homogenizing effect on them, we investigated the titles and descriptions of the courses in their core curricula. The results show some differences between Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy programs, but no clear distinction. Analytical skills are required by both Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy programs. Master of Public Policy programs distinguish themselves from Master of Public Administration programs primarily by requiring economics and economic analysis courses. Higher percentages of Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration-accredited programs require organization studies, human resource management, and public budgeting courses.

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公共管理硕士和公共政策硕士学位：课程和课程内容的异同

公共管理和公共政策分析的历史渊源表明，公共管理硕士和公共政策硕士课程在课程中应该有不同的侧重点：前者侧重于管理技能，后者侧重于分析技能。为了调查这两种类型的课程是否以及在多大程度上不同，以及公共政策、事务和管​​理学院网络的认证标准是否对它们产生同质化影响，我们调查了它们的课程名称和描述。核心课程。结果显示公共管理硕士和公共政策硕士课程之间存在一些差异，但没有明显区别。公共管理硕士和公共政策硕士课程都需要分析技能。公共政策硕士课程与公共管理硕士课程的区别主要在于要求经济学和经济分析课程。更高比例的公共政策、事务和行政学院网络认证课程需要组织研究、人力资源管理和公共预算课程。