The 3-semester or one and a half-year programme of studies provides rigorous on-campus training. The MPP is offered at a post-graduate level and is geared to the needs of practising or prospective managers who wish to acquire or enhance the skills necessary for effective and responsible public sector management and policy analysis.

The programme will equip candidates with knowledge in the fields of public policy processes and affairs in local and global contexts, and with theoretical and methodological skills in public policy issues.

Overview :
The program is designed for highly talented and highly motivated students who want to pursue a career in the public sector, non-profit-organisations or private businesses, whether on the local, regional, national or international level. The interdisciplinary program equips candidates with the scientific knowledge and practical experience they will need to advance the public interest by making policy decisions on a rational basis and by implementing policy programs effectively. The structure of the curriculum of the MPP at INPUMA is:

	Interdisciplinary
	To be able to comprehend the complexity of modern political processes and to take part in their design. Candidates will be exposed to interdisciplinary education, especially in economics, law and political science, taught by faculty members from various departments within the university and outside the University of Malaya.
	Practice-related
	Courses are taught with an eye on practical examples and real-world problems - some of them are taught by experts with practical experience.
	International
	The curriculum of the MPP programme meets international standards. English is the main working language. Candidates and lecturers from Malaysia and all over the world will learn and work together.

Programme Objectives:
Through an involvement of faculty members from various departments within the University and specialists from outside of the University ensures that students have a broad exposure to the most crucial elements of public policy. The aim of the program is to enable candidates to study a challenging array of policy issues in the context of the administrative and policy making processes that operate nationally and internationally. It is to equip future public policy leaders with the:

	conceptual framework and specific skills they will need to be successful in public service,
	knowledge in public policy processes and affairs in local and global contexts,
	theoretical and methodological skills in public policy issues,
	ability to understand the institutional and public processes,
	ability to provide critical analysis on contemporary ideas and management approaches or good governance, and
	foundation for policy analysis, management and advocacy - helping students to learn to confront complicated issues - asking good questions, identifying the nature and problems at hand, and exploring the range of possible solutions.