Overview
Master of Arts (MA) in Governance and Anticorruption Studies is a two years Semester System program offered by Tribhuvan University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Eligibility Criteria:
Students seeking admissions in Master in Governance and Anticorruption Studies must have completed Bachelor's or equivalent from a recognized university (TU). They also need to pass the entrance examination conducted by Tribhuvan University (TU).
Curriculum Structure:
| Semester I | Courses | Credit |
| GANC-551 | Theories of Anti-Corruption | 3 |
| GANC-552 | Economics of Corruption | 3 |
| GANC-553 | Politics and Corruption | 3 |
| GANC-554 | Perspectives and Challenges of Governance | 3 |
| GANC-555 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
| Semester II | Course | Credit |
| GANC-556 | Development and Corruption | 3 |
| GANC-557 | Anticorruption Laws and Mechanism | 3 |
| GANC-558 | Ethics and Corruption | 3 |
| GANC-559 | Social, Cultural, and Behavioral perspectives of Corruption | 3 |
| GANC-560 | Public Sector Accounting and Budgeting | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
| Semester III | Courses | Credit |
| GANC-561 | Research Methods and Approaches | 3 |
| GANC-562 | Mass Media and Information Technology | 3 |
| Optional (any two) | 6 | |
| GANC-563-1 | Public Accountability, Tax, and Fiscal Justice | |
| GANC-563-2 | International Crimes | |
| GANC-563-3 | Corruption, Globalization, and International Initiatives | |
| GANC-564 | Internship (Compulsory) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
| Semester IV | Courses | Credit |
| GANC-565 | Human Right, Civics, Civil Code, Right to Information | 3 |
| GANC-566 | Project Management and Corruption Control | 3 |
| Optional (any two) | 3 | |
| GANC-567-1 | Anticorruption, Compliances and Private Sector | |
| GANC-567-2 | International Relations and Economic Diplomacy | |
| GANC-567-3 | Comparative Studies of Anticorruption laws (Selected Countries: SAARC and Others) | |
| GANC-568 | Thesis Compulsory | 6 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Total Credit in four Semester: 63
Final Thesis Writing:
Masters of Arts (MA) in Governance and Anti-Corruption Studies academic program complete with the successful submission and defense of a Master's Degree Thesis. The Master's Degree thesis is an academic paper of 25,000 words demonstrating conceptual and analytical approaches to a topic related to corruption, anti-corruption, and/or compliance and applying knowledge to practice. Each student is assigned an experienced faculty supervisor to guide them in the research and writing of their Master's Thesis.
