MPA Global at University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania’s Global Master of Public Administration (G-MPA) is an innovative graduate degree designed especially for academically select and highly qualified present and future leaders in government, nonprofit, and business organizations who wish to hone their problem-solving skills and go on to make a real difference in improving human well-being locally, nationally, and globally. This online program has been crafted by a faculty of multi-disciplinary and multi-lingual scholars in consultation with present and former leaders in government, business, and the nonprofit sectors.

Faculty: School of Arts and Sciences  |  Duration: 10 course units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

What you will study

Requires 10 course units in total. Listed required courses include GMPA 6010 Critical Issues in Governance: Strategic Leadership; GMPA 6020 Critical Issues in Business: Strategic Management; GMPA 6030 Critical Issues in Nonprofit Management: Strategic Collaboration; GMPA 6040 Economic Reasoning for Public Decision-Making; GMPA 6050 Quantitative Reasoning for Program Evaluation; GMPA 6060 Critical Issues in Leadership Theory and Practice: Ethical Analysis.

Career pathways

The multi-disciplinary G-MPA provides a skills-based, career-enhancing curriculum that focuses on comparative public administration, global leadership and public-private problem-solving.

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