This major mainly trains professionals who have the basic theories and knowledge of management, administration, politics, law and other aspects, are familiar with the relevant laws, systems, principles and policies of administrative management, and have the ability to engage in administrative research, public policy analysis, social investigation and statistics, e-government and information management and other administrative work and scientific research. Graduates are mainly engaged in administrative work in party and government organs at all levels, state-owned enterprises, foreign-funded enterprises and other social organizations.
The main professional courses are: Principles of Administration, Principles of Management, Management of Public Administration, Contemporary China Government and Politics, Comparative Government and Politics, Organizational Behavior, Introduction to Public Policy, Human Resource Management, Civil Service System, Administrative Ethics, Social Organization Management, Selected Readings of Famous Works of Administration, Case Analysis of Administrative Management, Leadership Theory and Practice, Administrative Development, Community Management and Public Administration.
About 22.6% graduates of this major continue to pursue graduate degrees. Among them, foreign universities include Leeds University, Durham University, London School of Economics and Political Science, Minnesota State University, University of Huxley in Finland, Bordeaux University in France, University of Melbourne in Australia, Bond University, etc. Domestic universities include Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Tongji University, China Renmin University and Shandong University, etc.
The average employment rate of graduates in this major is about 96.8%. Employment destinations include: Haihe Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources, Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration, Pudong New Area Local Taxation Bureau, Zhabei District Construction and Transportation Committee, Hongkou District Education Bureau, Qingpu District Local Taxation Bureau, Jiading District People's Court, Minhang District Health Bureau Health Supervision Office, Xinhua Hospital, Eye, Otolaryngology Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, Inner Mongolia TV Station, Shanghai General Motors, Everbright Securities, Shanghai Electric, Shanghai Automobile Industry (Group), China Industrial and Commercial Bank, China Agricultural Bank, and rural areas.