Public Administration

Overview

The program is an ideal choice for non-traditional managers in the region, while offering traditional managers opportunities to learn in a multicultural environment.

The MPA program seeks to:

• Prepare public managers to assume management and leadership positions in a variety of organizational settings in Coastal Georgia and beyond;

• Provide students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities identified as important to job entry and career advancement;

• Help students develop and apply general public management knowledge and skills in solving problems typically faced by managers in the public and nonprofit sectors;

• Encourage students to demonstrate commitment to public service through such opportunities as internships, organized projects, and community involvement; and,

• Graduate students who have developed the knowledge, skills, and abilities to act ethically and effectively as public administrators who will lead and manage in public governance.