MPA Overview

MPA Contact MPA Admissions School of Public Administration & Policy Eller College of Management McClelland Hall 405 1130 E. Helen The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721-0108 Pamela Adams Program Manager padams@eller.arizona.edu 520.621.3128

The Modern Professional Administrator

The increasing complexity of social problems places ever more formidable demands on leadership in the public and nonprofit sectors. The managerial imperative of pursuing efficiency and effectiveness in an equitable, democratic way forms the primary challenge of the modern professional administrator.
  

Blurring Boundaries

The traditional boundaries between public, private and nonprofit sectors are becoming increasingly indistinct; public policy and private enterprise have assumed promising but sometimes troublesome new relationships.

Despite this increased cooperation, public administration remains a separate entity requiring particular knowledge and skills: managers in the public and nonprofit sectors require managerial expertise equal to their private sector counterparts, but they must also fully understand the public policy and decision-making framework for proponents of the public interest.
  

The Master of Public Administration

The Master of Public Administration degree program at the Eller College of Management at The University of Arizona is designed to combine these two spheres of knowledge and skills in preparing men and women for challenging and rewarding careers in the changing public and nonprofit arenas.

The MPA program combines curricular structure, physical facilities, and real-world fieldwork opportunities to foster the managerial skills needed to meet today's greater demands for accountability and effectiveness from public and nonprofit organizations.
  

Peace Corps Fellows Program

The MPA program provides an opportunity for four returned Peace Corps Volunteers to serve as Peace Corps Fellows and integrate their Peace Corps experience with the academic program.

Peace Corps Fellows receive non-resident tuition waivers. Community-based placements (or internships), such as with the City of South Tucson or the Sonoran Institute, may provide a small stipend to PC Fellows.

We welcome applications from currently serving or former Peace Corps volunteers. For more information, contact Georgia Ehlers in the Graduate College, or see the Peace Corps website.
  

MPA Resources

Use the links in the subnavigation to the right to learn more about the Master of Public Administration.
  

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