The Ateneo School of Government or ASoG is the graduate school of public affairs

Public administration

Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....

 of the Ateneo de Manila University

Ateneo de Manila University

The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...

, a private, Roman Catholic university established by the Society of Jesus

Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...

 in the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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History

In 1996, the ASG was established to develop public leadership and management. It seeks to provide cooperation among the government, the private sector, non-government organizations, and people's organizations.

In November 2000, twenty-five staff members of the Philippine Department of Agriculture started the customized, full-time program. In January 2001, sixteen students for the first batch and thirty students for the second batch started the general MPM program for the publc. In June 2001, twenty senior staff members of the Philippine House of Representatives graduated from the customized, part-time program.

Academic offerings

Deans of the Ateneo School of Government

Dr. Antonette Palma-Angeles 2005–2006

Dr. Antonio G. M. La Viña Antonio La Viña Antonio G. M. La Viña is a Filipino lawyer, educator, and environmental policy expert. He is currently dean of the Ateneo School of Government in Makati City, Philippines.- Education :...  2006–present

The Master in Public Management (MPM) is the flagship academic program of the ASG. The MPM is a 45-unit master's degree program for leadership and management in the public and non-profit sectors. The MPM has two categories:

• Customized program: The MPM is offered full- or part-time according to the needs of the requesting institutions or organizations where a significant number of MPM participants are coming from.
• Public offering (PO): The MPM is offered to individuals and the general public. Classes are fixed on a periodic basis.

Short training programs which are task-oriented and skill-specific are also available. These continuing education and executive classes can be customized to suit the needs of organizations.

Program design and delivery

The MPM makes use of actual cases and practical exercises in concentrated and accelerated modular schedules. ASG courses are taught through adult learning techniques that build on the student’s experience. These techniques include active discussions in class, the use of problem-based case studies, simulations and lectures.

Each academic subject is delivered through four-hour sessions per week for eight consecutive weeks.

The MPM is composed of forty-five units. Each three-unit course is composed of eight classes usually held every Saturday. Each class generally runs for four hours in duration. Part-time MPM requires approximately two-and-a-half years to complete. However, under the MPM accelerated option, a student can take six academic units per module.

Program content

The program requires the completion of the following mandatory courses:

• Power, Ethics & Accountability
• Applied Economics
• Social Change
• Leadership in the Public Sector
• Politics of Public Policy/Governance Paper 1.1
• Statistics for Public Policy/Statistics Laboratory
• Operations Management
• Local Governance
• Public Finance & Budgeting
• Organization Development & Change Management
• Governance Paper 1.2 and 1.3

At least three of the following electives must be taken to graduate from the program:

• Environmental Management & Sustainable Development
• Local Economic Development
• International Relations
• International Trade, Globalization & Finance
• Human Resource Management
• Performance Management
• Public Dispute Resolution
• Policy Impact Assessment
• Applied Economics II
• Communication & Information for Decision Making in the Public Sector
• Media, Politics & Public Policy
• Facilitating Social Cooperation: Participatory Approaches
• Mobilization of Resources in the Public Sector

Admissions policy

The ASG requires MPM applicants to hold at least a bachelor's degree in any field, good academic records, and at least two years of significant work experience. Applicants must be interested to work in the public sector, and usually come from the government, foreign funding agencies, lawyers, elected local officials, non-government organizations, the media, and the academe.

Faculty

The ASG draws from experienced and academically qualified pool of faculty. All faculty members have experience working in or for government. Prominent faculty members include Representative Nereus Acosta

Nereus Acosta

Juan Romeo Nereus Olaivar Acosta, popularly known as Neric Acosta, is a politician, academician, and political scientist in the Philippines...

, and Senators Francis Pangilinan and Francis Escudero

Francis Escudero

Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero is a Filipino politician who has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2007...

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External links

• Ateneo School of Government
• Ateneo de Manila University