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| Issue 5: March 2003 |
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M.P.A. degree now offered at USI
The desire to improve management job skills, obtain a leadership position, or begin a new career in the public sector are reasons persons are enrolling in the Master of Public Administration degree program, a new graduate program that is now offered at USI.
The M.P.A. degree is the primary graduate degree sought by current and future administrators in government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and heavily regulated private corporations.
Since most M.P.A. degree-seeking students are working professionals attending school part time, courses meet once a week in the evenings during fall and spring semesters.
The curriculum consists of 12 required graduate courses. To ensure an appropriate foundation of professional field experience, students lacking full-time work experience with a government agency or a nonprofit organization must also complete an internship. The content of all courses is relevant both to administrators in government agencies and to managers in nonprofit organizations.
Dr. Paul Raymond, associate professor of political science, is director of the program. He said, "Graduates of the program are able to formulate creative solutions to problems confronting government agencies and not-for-profit organizations. The students obtain knowledge of how institutions in the public sector shape and are shaped by economic, social, and political environments. They also understand the ethical consequences of decisions made by managers in the public sector, and they learn about data bases, Web sites, printed material, and other information-based resources pertaining to the manager of public sector organizations."
Individuals interested in information and application materials for the M.P.A. degree can contact the Office of Graduate Studies at 812/465-7015 or through e-mail at gssr@usi.edu. A Web site about the program is available at www.usi.edu/libarts/philpolsci/MPA/
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