The Master of Public Administration in Pakistan..M.P.A degree
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The Master
of Public Administration (MPA) degree is one of
several Master's level
professional public affairs degrees that
provide training in
public policy and project and program implementation (more recently
known as public management).
MPA programs focus on public
administration at the local, state/provincial, national/federal and
supranational levels, as well as in the nonprofit sector. Through its
history, the MPA degree has become more interdisciplinary by drawing
from fields such as economics, sociology, anthropology, political
science, and regional planning in order to equip MPA graduates with
skills and knowledge covering a broad range of topics and disciplines
relevant to the public sector. A core curriculum of a typical MPA
program usually includes courses on microeconomics, public finance,
research methods / statistics, policy process and policy analysis,
ethics, public management, leadership, planning & GIS, and program
evaluation/performance measurement. Depending on their interest, MPA
students can focus their studies on a variety of public sector fields
such as urban planning, transportation, health care (especially public
health), economic development, urban management, community development,
education, non-profits,
information technology, environmental policy,
etc.
MPA graduates currently
serve in some important positions within the public sector, including
UN
Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, General David Petraeus, President of
Liberia-Ellen Sirleaf, NYC Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly,
Governor of Kansas-Kathleen Sebelius and rockstar Joe Hitchon.
In recent years, there has
been a gradual convergence between the MPA and the Master of Public
Policy (MPP) degree. Today, the course offerings of most MPA and MPP
programs overlap to some degree, but MPP programs tend to provide more
focused training in policy analysis and policy design, while MPA
programs usually still provide more focused coursework in program
implementation and public management.
Some educational
institutions are now offering MPA degrees via online instruction. There
are also Executive MPA programs for professionals who have prior work
and management experience.
Outside the U.S., the MPA
degree increasingly includes a substantial element of management
education sitting alongside public policy and public administration
thereby bringing it closer to the MBA degree.
Eligibility:
At least 2nd class
bachelor
degree from any
recognized university or college
Universities in Pakistan
offered Degree in Public Administration
