Master of Public Policy and Administration
The Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA[1][2]), alternatively Master of Public Administration and Policy (MPAP), is one of several professional graduate degrees. It is a two-year multidisciplinary master's program that encompasses course material from a wide range of programs, including the Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.), Master of Government Policy, Master of Public Affairs, and others.[3][4] It is a graduate program within the domain of Public Affairs.[5]
The M.P.P.A. degree is one of five graduate programs combining policy and administration in their titles, meaning they are serving both programs within one degree. One example of a university offering the degree is the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, which requires a core curriculum that encompasses a mix of general administration, financial administration, quantitative methods, administrative ethics, and economics courses. At the University of Tennessee and certain other higher-educational institutions, students pick a concentration within either administration or public policy.[6]
Similar degrees
Similar degrees within the domain of Public Affairs include:[7]
- Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A. or M.P.Aff.)
- Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.)
- Master of Public Administration (M.P.A. or M.P.Adm.)
- Master of Public Service (M.P.S.)
- Master of Science in Administration (M.S.A.)
- Master of Science in Management (M.S.M. or M.I.M.)
- Master of Science in Public Affairs
- Master of Science in Public Policy (M.S.P.P.)
- Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (M.A.L.D.)
- Master of Arts in International Policy Studies (MAIPS)
- Master of Public Management (M.P.M.)
- Master of Governmental Administration (M.G.A.)
- Master of Urban Planning (M.U.P.)
- Master of City Planning (M.C.P.)
- Master of Regional Planning (M.R.P.)
- Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.)
- Master of International Affairs (M.I.A.)
- Master of Global Policy Studies (MGPS)
- Master of Nonprofit Organizations (MNPO or MNO)
See also
References
- Peterson’s (1991). Peterson’s Annual Guides to Graduate Study. Peterson’s Guides, Inc. Page 2361. ISBN 9781560792963.
- Doughty, Harold (1999). The Penguin Guide to American Law Schools. Penguin Books. Page 21. ISBN 9780140469943.
- "Public Administration & Policy".
- American Political Science Association (1998). Graduate Faculty and Programs in Political Science: A Directory to the Faculty and Graduate Degree Programs of U.S. and Canadian Institutions, Volume 16. Page 17. ISBN 9781878147431.
- Fleisher, Craig S. and Phil Harris (2016). The SAGE Handbook of International Corporate and Public Affairs. SAGE Publications. Page 84. ISBN 9781473959088.
- McDonald III, Bruce D. and William Hatcher (2020). The Public Affairs Faculty Manual: A Guide to the Effective Management of Public Affairs Programs. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000041392.
- Fleisher, Craig S. and Phil Harris (2016). The SAGE Handbook of International Corporate and Public Affairs. SAGE Publications. Page 84. ISBN 9781473959088.