MPA News
MPA Chair
Dr. Susan Prentice
Professor, Sociology Dept.
329 Isbister Bldg, UManitoba
(204) 474-6726; Susan.Prentice@umanitoba.ca
MPA Associate Chair/Chair of Co-op Program
Dr. Malcolm Bird
Associate Professor, Political Science Dept.
6L18, Lockhart Hall, UWinnipeg
(204) 786-9122; m.bird@uwinnipeg.ca
JOINT MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
The revised Joint Master’s Program in Public Administration was implemented in Fall of 2017.
New Program Requirements (36 credits)
All students entering the MPA Program as at Fall 2017 will complete a program of 36 credits (24 core credits; 12 optional credits). The MPA will be a course-based program. No advance standing will be accepted (transfer credits). The co-operative educational program (Co-op Program) will be mandatory for all students, with approved waivers for those who meet eligibility criteria.
Students will complete 8 core courses (all 3 credit), with opportunities to complete 12 additional credits as options (for a total of 36 credits). There is no thesis option or comprehensive examinations. Students will be required, however, to complete a major paper as part of the Capstone Seminar. The new required courses are:
- Administration and Governance
- Public Policy Process and Issues
- Principles of Public Finance for Policy Analysis
- Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis
- Qualitative Methods and Communications in the Public Sector
- Professional Development Workshops
- Theories and Issues in Public Administration
- Capstone Seminar
The Joint Master’s Program in Public Administration will continue to be supervised by the Joint Discipline Committee (JDC) consisting of members from both the faculty of the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg. All students are responsible for understanding the policies, regulations and guidelines of the University of Manitoba, the Faculty of Graduate Studies as well as their Department/Program of study.
For more information, please contact the MPA Chair, Dr. Joan Grace at j.grace@uwinnipeg.ca