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Public Affairs, MSPA

Gain Analytical, Technical, & Leadership Skills for Effective Public Management

Our interdisciplinary courses provide essential, real-world skills in these subject areas:

Budgeting and finance Economic and political institutions and processes Ethics Organizational behavior and management

Performance management Policy analysis Program evaluation Research methods and design

Advance Your Career

Whether you are a recent college graduate or a mid-career professional, skills gained in this program are easily transferable to many fields including:

Administration and finance Criminal justice Economic development Educational administration planning Environmental management Health care management

Housing affairs Human resource management Information technology Labor management Transportation Urban affairs

. . .and many others

Evening and Weekend Classes

Our two-year graduate program is designed for working adults, with evening classes and occasional week-end seminars.  Evening classes are held Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-8:30 p.m.  Weekend seminars are two-day, one-credit courses held on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  

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