MPA school training courses in Anchorage, AK (public, in-house or online)

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program is designed to provide a quality graduate professional education for individuals entering or currently employed in public service and non-profit professions. It has been structured to prepare students for careers in management of public sector or non-profit organizations, promote research, and enrich performance in consulting and teaching. The MPA curriculum is developed on a theoretical foundation for the practice of effective public managemen...

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The accelerated Master of Public Administration degree prepares students to become outstanding managers and leaders prepared to handle the complexities and challenges present in the public sector. The student will learn the intricacies of working in the public sector with regard to management, organizational and financial issues specific to government, non-profit and other public organizations.
Students who complete this program should be able to:

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Offered online through a 37-hour program in the Division of Social Sciences, the MPA can be completed in 21 months. This completely online program is designed for students new to Wayland or those who have already completed some graduate coursework at a WBU physical campus. All the courses required for the degree are available online. Core business courses required for the MPA which have been taken in a traditional classroom may be transferred into the MPA online program.

The Master of Pub...

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The Master of Public Administration is designed for students who want to pursue the challenging career of government management at the federal, state, or local level and nonprofit management. With an emphasis on the proactive public administrator, it is for those public administrators who aspire to top-level positions.

The degree provides a wide range of skills in financial management, budgeting, quantitative methods, urban planning and redevelopment, personnel policies, politics and gra...

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