Master in Public Administration

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) is a graduate degree program designed for professionals whose interest is to work for, engage in, and lead towards the development, promotion, and advancement of effective, efficient, and ethical practices in government and non-government organizations in public management, administration, and governance. The program is intended to provide an excellent foundation for both current and prospective public administrators. The program exposes students to theoretical and practical understanding and appreciation for the needs, concerns, issues, trends, and problems of contemporary public and non-government organizations involved in service delivery.

• Provide advanced training for professional careers in public service and administration

• Enhance political-administrative-technical and leadership skills in specialized areas of public administration, management, and governance

• Develop expertise in the utilization of analytical tools and techniques in research relevant to public administration

Foundation/Core Courses (12 units)

• MPA 621: Philosophy and Science of Public Administration

• MPA 622: Public Fiscal Administration

• MPA 623: Statistics Applied to Public Administration / MPA 633: Statistics in Public Administration

• RSH 630: Research Seminar 1

Major Courses (21 units)

• MPA 624: Human Resources Management in Public Administration

• MPA 625: Public Policy and Program Administration

• MPA 626: Government Accounting and Auditing

• MPA 627: Leadership and Organizational Change

• MPA 628: Local Government and Development Administration

• MPA 629: Global Trends and Issues in Public Administration

• RSH 631: Research Seminar 2

Cognate (3 units)

MPA 614 Decision-making or any subject from allied field from MBA and MEM or upon program chair's approval

Thesis Writing (6 units)

RSH 640: Thesis Writing (After passing the Comprehensive Examination; Three-tiered oral defense)

Five (5) years (Upon passing the Comprehensive Examination may be extended for another 3 years)

• If the student has not taken undergraduate courses aligned in the field of public administration, he is required to take Pre-MPA units of qualifying courses to be determined by the Academic Program Chair or the Graduate Studies Secretary unless otherwise specified in the curriculum;

• The student may take more than the prescribed units listed in the curriculum to meet his career objective and professional needs;

• Cognate course/s may be chosen from among the courses offered which are outside the required subjects in the student's curriculum; and

• If the student has completed subjects substantially equivalent to the required courses in the curriculum, he may write the Dean for the accreditation of not more than 30% of the total curriculum units of the program.