Governance context 

• Describes and compares theories of public governance, the forms and principles of the state's political and administrative arrangement, the structure and functions of central and local government bodies, their formal interactions and informal work channels.
• Reviews the role of public agencies, civil society, NGOs (non-profit, non-governmental organizations), their various stakeholders, private sector and international actors in public policy development and implementation.
• Identifies and critically discusses public service delivery and institutional development management features, management forms, organizational finance, personnel management policies, public service models, and key challenges of public service reform in Georgia.

Political-economic context 

• Reviews and analyses political and economic theories, political ideologies and systems, the principles of economic thinking and the functioning of market economies in microeconomic and macroeconomic ordering.
• Describes and analyses key aspects of public finance, budgetary system and tax policy, types of common state and local taxes.
• Describes the key stages and types of public policy cyclical process, as well as public policy analysis methodology, also justifies the importance of rational decision-making model, effectiveness and political impartiality in the analysis.

Legal context 

• Defines and explains fundamental principles of law and legal systems, the essence of the rule of law and legal terminology.
• Describes and discusses the fundamental principles of constitutional law, forms of direct and representative democracy, the distribution of power among the branches of the Georgian government, the system of local self-government, as well as the basic principles of administrative law

• Takes part in the process of determining politically impartial, rational and effective course of action on public problems, public administration and public policy issues using policy analysis methodology and tools
• Carries out a research project in the field of public administration which includes the research design and methodology for identifying research questions and hypotheses, research tools for selection, simple experiments, data processing and final report of the research and analytical preparations
• Processes legal documents, interprets law, court decisions, defines and applies constitutional and general administrative norms, finds normative foundations, and determines the hierarchy of norms
• Designs budgets, processes economic data and develops alternative solutions in line with specified guidelines.
• Defines the organization's mission, policy and structure, identifies and applies various models and methods for organizational effectiveness, better adapts to public organization, analyses standard situations typical of public management practices to respond quickly, efficiently allocates and manages time and resources. Also, compares leadership theories and management models, analyses the influence of internal and external factors on organizational outcomes and the organizational situations characteristic of the public sector.
• Analyses processes in the field of public policy and administration, establishes cause-and-effect relationships, analyses and evaluates the activities of various state structures. Also, analyses economic data and information, economic prosperity and productivity, public sector effectiveness, as well as the impact of state finances and policies on the economy of the country.
• Effectively presents professional information with specialists, non-specialists and stakeholders on public administration, public policy and related topics and their views and position in an argumentative manner in Georgian and English. Prepares and presents a detailed written report on ongoing processes in the public sector, as well as academically written and electronic correspondence, including official, semi-official and informal correspondence. Also, takes part in professional negotiations, discussions and debates.

• Analyses and discusses state thinking, administrative leadership in the public sector, responsibility to society and the state, moral, ethical, discretionary and practical responsibility in public administration.
• Explains and justifies the importance of a positive attitude towards a thoughtful working environment, the need for a sound, politically neutral and rational approach to public administration and policymaking.
• Identifies further steps needed to enhance one's professional interests and knowledge, independently selects the course of study, and independently develops knowledge through various professional programs, Georgian or English language professional journals or articles