Prospect of Graduate
Master of Political Science
FISIP Universitas Diponegoro
Profiles and Competencies of the Graduates
The Master of Political Science Study Program graduates are directed to choose one of three alternative areas of competence, namely:
- Main competencies: becoming the academics / leaders / managers in universities, research institutes of public, politics or society organizations. Graduates with the academic / leadership / managerial competences are expected to be able to become the academics, leaders and managers in universities, research institutions, public organizations, political parties and NGOs, who arecapable in:
- Decision making or policy / program making
- Organizing education, research and community service on campus / research institutions
- Masteringthe basics of leadership and management in public and political organizations, both in local and national levels
- Managing theorganizational assets on a national and regional scale
- Mobilizingand empowering the organizations in political activities / governance administration on a local / national scale
- Supporting competencies: becoming a political analyst or consultant.
Graduates who have competence in this field are expected to be able to become the professional analysts and consultants who support the area of policy making / development programs, including:
- Able to identify the political dynamics
- Able to dothe political analysis
- Able to provide advocacy and consultation in the political field tothe authorized parties
- Able to carry out the mediationin social and political conflicts
- Able to present the results of the analysis of the political phenomena and present them to the public through the mass media
- Other competencies: becoming a manager, researcher and actor of other economic and social activities in the non-political and governmental fields. The graduates who have competence in this field are expected to become the managers, researchers and actors of other economic and social activities in the non-political and governmental fields, by mastering the areas of ability:
- Plan, design and carry out the research in non-political and governmental fields
- Able to make the analysis and compile the reports inthe fields of work other than the politics and gover
- Able to encourage and getinvolved in the economic activities both on a small, medium and large scale.
- Able to mobilize the community and the surrounding environment to carry out the social activities
- Get engagedin volunteer works, for example in a disaster.
The main competencies of the Master of Political Science graduates are to have the expertise as:
Political Actors (those who will or have worked in the sectors related to the socio-political life, such as the Political Party Activists, Legislative Members, KPU Members, Bawaslu Members, and the like),
Government Actors (those who will or have worked in sectors of the government bureaucracy, namely as the Bureaucrats (both at the central government and regional government levels), Legislative Expert Staff, and the like),
Educators in Political and Governance Spheres (those who will or have worked as the educators or academics in the education sector and human resource empowerment such as Lecturers, Teachers, Tutors and the like),
Researchers or Political and Government Analysts, as Well as Political and Government Consultants, LSM and NGO activists ( those who will or have worked as the educators or academics in the education sector and human resource empowerment such as Lecturers, Teachers, Tutors and the like)
The graduates’ support competencies include the political analysts, policy analysts and researchers who support the professions related to the main competencies. The examples of the graduate profiles that portray the supporting competencies are the political and policy analysts in the Professional Expert (TA) in the Legislative Institution at the central, provincial, and district/city levels. Another example is the political analysts and researchers at the survey institutions both at the national and local levels. Other supporting competencies are found in the profiles of graduates who work in print and online media. Likewise, the media consultant profession for the political parties and political candidates.
Other competencies are skills that are not directly related to the course but still describe the competencies or skills, as well as the way of thinking that is built into the curriculum. For example, the marketing profession that describes the competence/expertise of the persuasion negotiation. Another example is the policy analyst at a legal consulting firm. Note: The definition of the main, supporting, and other competencies can be seen in the Kepmendiknas No. 045 / U / 2002.
Kurikulum @MIP-FISIP Universitas Diponegoro
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