This course aims to expose students to the basic and the scope of public administration in Malaysia. The course will introduce the theories, models and concepts relating to the field of public administration in particular those being adopted and practiced abroad. Public administration is closely related to other disciplines such as political science, economics and management. Thus, this course will also introduce several approaches in the study of other knowledge in relation to public administration. In addition, the process and political system, the structure and function of the institutions of government will be examined. The relationship between the government under the framework of federalism of Malaysia is important in laying the basic structure of public administration in Malaysia and this concept will also be discussed.