(M.P.A.) provides an excellent foundation for administrative and leadership positions in the public sector\u2014from local government and public policy analysis to personnel administration and strategic planning.<\/p>\n
It can also prepare you for a range of jobs outside government, such as nonprofit organizations. See where our graduates are working<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Master of Public Affairs is a Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA<\/a>) accredited degree program.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n In the public affairs program, you\u2019ll study a wide variety of academic disciplines, such as political science, business administration, economics, sociology, health policy administration, environmental science\/regional planning, law and criminal justice. The program is designed to promote professionalism, leadership, inventiveness and a commitment to public service. In addition, you can learn relevant workplace skills through your required internship if you are not already working in the public sector.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n The program is designed to accommodate the needs of working students. Class size is usually small, ranging from 5 to 20 students. A program may be individually tailored for you in consultation with an advisor.<\/p>\n You may complete the program part-time or full-time. Most students earn their M.P.A. degree in two to three years while taking classes only in the evening. See the M.P.A. Program Handbook<\/a> (PDF) for details on courses and degree requirements.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n Program Leader Laurie Drapela, drapela@wsu.edu<\/a>, <\/u>(360) 546-9485<\/p>\n Program Coordinator Jamie Hankins, jamie.hankins@wsu.edu<\/a>, (360) 546-9640<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <\/p>\n (M.P.A.) provides an excellent foundation for administrative and leadership positions in the public sector\u2014from local government and public policy analysis to personnel administration and strategic planning.<\/p>\n It can also prepare you for a range of jobs outside government, such as nonprofit organizations. See where our graduates are working<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Master of Public Affairs is a Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA<\/a>) accredited degree program.<\/p>\n In the public affairs program, you\u2019ll study a wide variety of academic disciplines, such as political science, business administration, economics, sociology, health … » More …<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2131,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-builder.php","meta":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[336],"wsuwp_university_org":[393],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/publicaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/publicaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/publicaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/publicaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/publicaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/publicaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/publicaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/publicaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/publicaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/publicaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Public service and professionalism<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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