Master of Public Administration at University of Montana

Programme overview

Master of Public Administration is a graduate programme at the University of Montana in Missoula, offered in Department of Public Administration and Policy, Alexander Blewett III School of Law.

Faculty: Alexander Blewett III School of Law | Department: Department of Public Administration and Policy | Study mode: full-time | Location: Missoula, MT, United States

What you will study

Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) The M.P.A. degree requires the completion of 36 credits of coursework. In their final semester of the MPA program, students are required to complete a portfolio project, which includes both written and oral components, along with an exit interview Course Requirements Course List Code Title Hours Complete all of the following courses: PUAD 501 Public Administration 3 PUAD 503 Policy Analysis 3 PUAD 504 Organization Theory 3 PUAD 505 Budgeting & Finance 3 PUAD 506 MPA Applied Research Methods 3 PUAD 522 Human Resource Management 3 Complete 18 hours of elective courses 1 18 Total Hours 36 1 For elective course options, see the department website .

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School-level admission, applying to all graduate programmes: a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution; minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 for full admission (lower GPAs may be considered for provisional admission on programme recommendation); official transcripts; for master's and doctoral programmes, letters of recommendation and a resume/CV, letter of intent or equivalent. Individual programmes may require additional materials and set their own deadlines.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are submitted online through ApplyWeb. The application fee is $70 for the first application and $25 for each additional application within 12 months. Materials and deadlines are program-specific.

Apply through the official page: https://www.umt.edu/grad/apply/default.php

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