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The
Master of Public Administration
Contents 1 Overview 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Overview[edit]
The MPA program is a professional degree and a graduate degree for the
public sector and it prepares individuals to serve as managers,
executives and policy analysts in the executive arm of local,
state/provincial, and federal/national government, and increasingly in
non-governmental organization (NGO) and nonprofit sectors; it places a
focus on the systematic investigation of executive organization and
management. Instruction includes the roles, development, and
principles of public administration; public policy management and
implementation.
Through its history, the MPA degree has become more interdisciplinary
by drawing from fields such as economics, sociology, law,
anthropology, political science, and regional planning in order to
equip MPA graduates with skills and knowledge covering a broad range
of topics and disciplines relevant to the public sector. A core
curriculum of a typical MPA program usually includes courses on
microeconomics, public finance, research methods, statistics, policy
analysis, managerial accounting, ethics, public management, geographic
information systems (GIS), and program evaluation. MPA students may
focus their studies on public sector fields such as urban planning,
emergency management, transportation, health care (especially public
health), economic development, community development, non-profit
management, environmental policy, cultural policy, and criminal
justice.
MPA graduates currently serve in some important positions within the
public sector including Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong,
former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, former CIA Director David
Petraeus, former president of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former
president of Mexico Felipe Calderón, Foreign Minister of Serbia Vuk
Jeremić, Chairman of the
World Toilet Organization
Master of Public Affairs Master of Public Policy Master of Nonprofit Organizations Public policy schools Master of Business Administration Doctor of Public Administration References[edit] ^ "15 notable graduates from MPA and MPP programmes". Retrieved 2018-02-17. External links[edit] Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration - Accrediting body for MPA and MPP programs in the U.S. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management American Society for Public Administration - Professional society for public administration (PA) practitioners and educator] v t e Levels of academic degree Undergraduate ISCED level 5 Associate degree Foundation degree Higher National Diploma/Diploma of Higher Education/Certificate of Higher Education ISCED level 6 Bachelor's degree Honours degree Postgraduate ISCED level 7 Master's degree Magister degree Postgraduate certificate/diploma Diplom degree Specialist degree Engineer's degree ISCED level 8 Doctorate Candidate of Sciences Magister degree Other Postdoctoral Higher doctorate Doktor nauk Habilitation Docent Tenure Fellow No dominant classification Laurea Licentiate Professional degree Graduate certificate/diploma Terminal degree Unearned Honorary degree Ad e |
