Public Administration (Management) Dalhousie University

Overview

Dalhousie University 's Master of Public Administration (Management) programme gives you the freedom to learn from anywhere, at your own pace. The online/blended programme's optimal blend of theory, analysis, and day-to-day practical learning gives you a unique framework to address the complex national and global policy and management issues that leaders and executives face today and in the future.

Applicants must have more than five years of relevant professional experience post-grad and reside in Canada to be considered eligible for the programme.

Careers

Students in the MPA(M) Program come from a variety of backgrounds – from public servants, to healthcare, to education, to non-profit, and more. Regardless of your background, this program will equip you with the management and leadership acumen in the context of the public sector to move your career forward or become more efficient in your current role. 

Programme options

The Master of Public Administration (Management) is delivered on a part-time basis only, in an online/blended format.

Students can complete the programme in as little as 2.5 years or take up to 7.

Curriculum: Students take a mix of nine core courses designed to give you the fundamentals and 4 electives intended to take your knowledge to the next level, both delivered online.

Intensives: Students attend an end-of-term in-person (some available online) intensive in either Halifax or Ottawa to capstone each course. Intensives allow students the opportunity to develop lifelong relationships with other public and not-for-profit sector professionals.

Accreditation

Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration (CAPPA)