Master of Public Administration | Master's degree | Humanities & Culture | On Campus | 3 semesters | University of Canberra | Australia

If you are an existing public servant, or aspire to be one, then the Master of Public Administration (MPA) can help you achieve your goal. This course is equally desirable for those wishing to work in either the community sector or for international organisations, as it provides strong competency-based learning and development in policy, finance, project management, delivery and communications. Delivered by the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis (IGPA) and co-designed by leading academics and senior administrators, this course will help you gather an impressive list of core professional skills in the areas of public management, policy analysis and leadership. The flexible weekday evening program allows you to boost your ethical research proficiencies by undertaking a dissertation in an area related to your interests or past employment experience. You can also choose elective units from within IGPA, or from across UC’s other faculties if they are approved by the MPA course convenor, which allow you to study issues of relevance to your future career. Upon graduation, you will be well-placed to enhance your career opportunities at both the national and sub-national levels of the public services sector. Study a Master of Public Administration at UC and you will: gain a broad view of public management, service delivery and policy analysis across the spectrum of public sector activities understand how the international political environment affects organisational objectives understand the different modes of governance available to deliver specific public goods and services accurately use, interpret and draw inference from information gathered as evidence to support routine and strategic decision making gain a critical understanding of the central concepts relating to public administration, public management and public policy.