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Graduate and Ph.D program- Public Administration Dscipline

1. Name of Discipline: Public Administration

3. Secondary Discipline  :

(120402)Social Medicine and Health Service Management

(120404)Social Security

(1204Z1)Public Policy

(1204Z4)Land Administration and Real Estate Management

The Public Administration program of Sichuan University originated quite early. In 1912,SichuanUniversity, back then known asSichuanHigherSchool, began to train political science and administrative specialists. In 1914, West China Union University, the precursor of Sichuan University (Huaxi District), began to train public health professionals. In the history of  public administration program development of  Sichuan University, a large number of  well-known public management experts had emerged, including Huang Jilu, Yang Lansun, Zhang Shiwen, Zhang Shao Ying, Zhang Pingzhou, Yang Bokai, Song Maoou, Liu Shaoyu, Chen Xiyu, and Professor Chen Zhiqian, who is recognized as the founder of  Chinese modern health education. As the world-renowned public health expert, the forerunner of the idea of PHC (primary health care), and the founder of three-level hygiene network in rural area, Professor Chen is honored as "the father of  Chinese public health". In 1986, the Social Medicine and Health Service Management program gain the right to grant master's degree, and in 2003 gain the right to grant doctor's degree. In 1995, the Public Administration program was proved to grant master’s degree, as the first one in the western region. In 2004, the programs of Public Administration gain the right to grant a numbers of key level master's degree. In 2008, the Public Administration program has been approved as theSichuanprovince level key program. In 2010, the Public Administration gain the right to grant the key level doctor's degree. Later in 2014, the Public Administration program was approved to host post-doctoral research station. The Public Management program is the "985" philosophy and social science innovation base and the key construction project of  “211”project of  Sichuan University, rank top among the Ministry of  Education Program Evaluation.

The Public Administration program interfuses with management science and engineering,

2.  Fully cooperative and reasonable academic team.

3. Strong supporting platform with fruitful research results. Relied on the three “985”innovative research platforms ("Social Justice and Social Risk Control", “Philosophy, Religion and Society "," Application of  Humanities and Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Project ") of  the Sichuan University and the strong supporting academic platforms (Chengdu Institute of  Scientific Development Research, Chinese Local Government Innovation Research Center, Post-disaster Reconstruction and Emergency Management Research Institution, Social Development and Social Risk Control Center, and National Cadre Education and Training Base of  Sichuan University), the research team cooperated closely with local government and brought out abundant research results. Over the past 5 years, the whole team has undertaken more than 300 scientific research projects, including three major national social science fund project, more than 20 items of national social science fund project and natural science fund project, more than 50 items of provincial and ministerial level projects. All kinds of scientific research project funds totaling 5832.96 million Yuan. The team published more than 300 CSSCI articles, more than 50 books (including textbooks), earned 178 items of all kinds of scientific research achievement awards (with more than 20 items of provincial and ministerial level awards).


1. Ph.D

(1)(120401)Public Administration    

(3)(120403)Educational Economics and Management

(5)(120405)Land Resource Management

(7)(1204Z3)Public sector information resource management

(1)(120401)Public Administration

(3)(120403)Educational Economics and Management

(5)(120405)Land Resource Management


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