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. . <br />Nor~rich Universit 's Master of Public Ad~inistration MPA , Pubiic~Works Y ~ ~ <br />Administration, online degree Program <br />The Master of Public Administration program serves as a national model for.onlinQ master's level ~ubl~c <br />administration education. Designed to provide a comprehensive and reievantmultl-disciplinary <br />curriculum, the Master of Public Administration program seeks to produce graduates with the skills . . <br />r wired to be effectwe ubl~c rnana ers ~n a demandin and evolv~n s stem. Norwich Univers~t s e g gY Y q p g <br />Master of Public Admrnistration is designed to help public service professionals d.eveiop the sk~~is and <br />.techniques needed to impiement.poli~ies, projects, and programs that seek to resolve important <br />societal~prablems. <br />i ~ . . <br />This graduate program is conveniently de Evened in.an online format; meaning the degree can be earned <br />and all~courseworkcompleted from home with minimal:disruption to personal orprafessionai,life.The <br />MPA program is a 36 credit-hour degree consisting of six courses of six credits each, and can be <br />cam leted in 'ust 1S months. Com ~ letion of the Public Works Administration concentration earns ~.2 p 1 p . <br />~graduat~ credits~vf study, or one-third of the requirements for a MPa degree. For more. ini~ormation regarding this concentration please visit www.mpa.norwich.edu/apwa. <br />Pro ram Mission g <br />The mission of the Norwich University Master of Public Administration program is to provide students <br />with a base of knowledge of the principles and concepts of fair, just, and ethical public administration <br />appropriate for the leader of an organization providing public services. The program will also refine <br />students' skills in integration, :research, writing, and critical analysis while motivating students to adopt <br />administrative.bestpnactices and data-based operations and programs for.the use of resou~es, <br />. ~ .technology and personnel in public., organizations. <br />~ .y <br />Program Goals <br />~ Students will demonstrate familiarity with the history and foundations o~ public policy,~the roles <br />of public administrators, and the nature and scope ofgovernmental relations betwe~~i the <br />,federal, state and local. entities . <br />• Students will exhibit graduate level skills in using on,line sources, integra~,ion of principles of <br />public services administration,. critical analysis and writing in the process ofcreating policies, , <br />evaluating;programs, and~creating strategic plans for public organizations <br />. Students will demonstrate awareness of the principles and concepts of human resources; <br />,financial management, organisational leadership, and ethical issues. ~.est.~practices applica.b~e to <br />the. efFective o.peratiori of public organizations ~ ~~~f <br />Stu.d.eats_-wi~.l.~e.~bi.br#..~.~o~~r~ _ ~ <br />and best practices.~or public organisations: . y . • Students will exhibit an awareness ofthe~roLe of law as applied to public access of official . <br />records, the role o~ public participation, and the effect of civil r~gh~s,,and state. laws of liability on <br />the, operation Hof .public organizations ~ ~ ~ . , <br />• Students will create or evaluate a public service program, operation or policy <br />. Curriculu~ ~ ~ . <br />. .The Public Administration program is a ~fi-credit degree comprisedof six, eleven-week~semina~s of six, <br />credits each. After completing the core courses in seminars 1 through3, seminars4 and 5 will idc~ude~ ~ . <br />Page 2 of ~.0 <br />. . . . . . . . . . . . . . - <br />