Public Economics and Administration

The Public Economy and Administration study programme is not only for people interested in working in public administration (at municipal and regional authorities, ministries, and institutions of these offices in operation), but for anyone who wants to understand the relationships between the public and private sectors, whether they later find employment in the private, public, or non-governmental non-profit sector. Students are encouraged to employ critical thinking during their study and strengthen their capacity for analysis and reasoning, gaining a deep knowledge of the system of public finance and administration and on the effective management of public funds, both on the part of public revenues (tax system, the administration of taxes and fees), and on the side of public expenditures in various spheres. Part of this field is also the issue of the non-profit sector, i.e. non-profit studies.

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• He has acquired the basics of economic thinking, can explain basic theoretical and methodological knowledge from general economic theory and use them in solving specific problems and formulating recommendations
• Understands the specifics of the public sector, its structure, legal anchoring and financing in the Czech Republic as well as trends in public policies in the Czech Republic
• Understands the trends of EU development, the system of institutions, law and decision-making principles, orientates in common policies and can analyze them, catch on the implementation structures and the current framework of regional policy
• He knows the basic principles and is able to apply the basic methods of general management, financial accounting and financial management in both private and public sector institutions and non-governmental organizations
• Can find and use relevant economic, legal or other important information for analyzing, evaluating and solving practical problems
• Understands qualitative and quantitative methods for public sector analysis, can critically discuss and interpret the results of statistical surveys, draw relevant conclusions and formulate on their basis practical recommendations

Typical areas in which graduates find themselves are institutions of a wide variety of sectors in which the public sector has a schare (education, health, culture, municipal services, technical infrastructure, public administration and justice), the entire non-profit sector, respectively. The field of study is designed in such a way that graduate education generally qualifies as a universally applicable economist in public sector institutions, including professions that require autonomy of decision making, initiative, ability to analyze and solve problems, formulate concepts, plan, create and implement projects. Graduates can apply not only as employees of ministries, public administration institutions, territorial self-governing units, but also as consultants, consultants, press spokespersons or experts working in the bodies of the European Union. However, graduating the program does not exclude private sector employment, especially in positions requiring cooperation with the public sector (eg project management).

It is not relevant.

The standard length of the Bachelor’s thesis should be between 35 and 45 pages. Instructions for its processing and other information can be found in the ESF Student Manual which is available on http://www.econ.muni.cz/zaverecna-prace.

Bachelor thesis aims primarily at the application of both the theoretical background and practical skills by analysis of particular topic cover public economy, public finance, administration or the economy of the non-profit sector.

After completing the Bachelor’s degree study programme, it is possible to continue further studies in the Master’s degree study programme in Public Economy and Administration.