Program Outcomes
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Your MPA degree is designed to transform you into a highly capable and ethical public service leader. The following competencies are the measurable standards that define the knowledge and abilities you will master, ensuring you are prepared to make a significant impact on your community and the world.
Our MPA program is proud to be fully accredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA). This accreditation is the globally recognized standard for master's degree programs in public service education. This means that your degree offers a guarantee of quality and professional relevance: NASPAA rigorously evaluates programs to ensure they meet comprehensive standards related to mission, faculty, student success, and curriculum, certifying that your education is both current and aligned with the demands of public sector and nonprofit careers worldwide. Ultimately, accreditation signifies our program's dedication to the core public service values of ethics, critical thinking, and social equity, preparing you to enter the workforce as an ethical and effective leader. Learn more about our NASPAA Accreditation.
- Articulate and exemplify the ethics, values, responsibilities, obligations and social roles of a member of the public service profession.
- Identify and apply relevant theories and frameworks to the practice of public service leadership, management and policy.*
- Respond to and engage collaboratively with diverse local and global cultures and communities to address challenges in the public interest.
- Identify and engage with the key elements of the public policy process.
- Employ appropriate qualitative and quantitative techniques to investigate, monitor and manage resource use.**
- Create and manage systems and processes to assess and improve organizational performance.
- Conceptualize, analyze, and develop creative and collaborative solutions to challenges in public service leadership, management and policy.
- Assess challenges and explore solutions to advance cross-sectoral and inter-jurisdictional cooperation in public programs and services.
- Demonstrate verbal and written communication skills as a professional and through interpersonal interactions in groups and in society.
- Think critically and self-reflectively about emerging issues concerning public service leadership, management and policy.
*Theories and frameworks could include economic, financial, legal, organizational, political, social, and/or ethical approaches.
**Resource use could include human, fiscal, technologic, information, physical, and/or other resources.