Master of Public Affairs

The Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A.), one of several public affairs degrees, historically has been a master level professional degree offered in public policy schools that provides training in public policy and the operation of government. Courses required for this degree educate students in public and non-profit management, policy analysis, and applied technology. The degree is commonly applied to international and domestic policy careers. Many Master of Public Affairs degrees are similar to the Master of Public Policy degree, whereas others fall closer to the Master of Public Administration degree.

External links

• Global Public Policy Network, a global partnership of universities offering a Master of Public Affairs degree, with Columbia University, New York, Sciences Po, in Paris, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Hertie School of Governance Berlin, Germany, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore, and the University of Tokyo.
• Master of Public Affairs, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
• Master of Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
• Masters of Public Affairs and Practical Politics, University of San Francisco
• School of Public & Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington
• Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
• National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
• LUISS School of Government Rome, Italy