The management discipline of Beijing University of Chemical Technology was founded in 1981. The first undergraduates of Administration major were enrolled in 2000. In 2005, the major of Public Utilities Management was established. In 2010, the Public Administration was granted the title of the first level discipline, with the right to grant a master's degree. And in 2014, it was granted the right to grant a master's degree in Public Administration (MPA).

Integrating subjects of humanities and science,Public Administration is a characteristic discipline relevant to the overall goal set by the university of establishing a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive university. The major of Public Administration is mainly aimed at cultivating modern public administrative talents for the country. Meanwhile, its responsibilities also involve research work in public policy and management, and cultivating interdisciplinary application-oriented talents for governments at all levels, enterprise organizations and NGOs.

Focusing on public policy and social service, the major of Public Administration has achieved an integration of teaching, scientific research and practice, with its complete curriculum and internship system. It has promoted practical teaching by collaborating with governments, enterprises, and other social institutions in establishing internship bases. It has also established a 2 + 2 undergraduate joint training model with Rutgers University to promote the internationalization of teaching. Now the major of Public Administration has formed a well-established talent cultivating system characterized by a clear professional direction, equal emphasis on practice and scientific research and internationalized teaching.

There is a high-quality teaching staff team in the Department of Public Administration. All teachers in this major have doctorates. They have presided over a number of fund projects at the provincial and ministerial level, like the National Social Science Foundation Projects, the Humanities and Social Sciences Planning Projects of the Ministry of Education, the Beijing Social Science Foundation Projects etc. and published more than 20 monographs or textbooks. Many achievements of the department have won awards at or above the provincial and ministerial level.

In the past few years, the department has made great progress in every aspect including talent cultivation, teaching staff development, scientific research and social services.