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Master of Public Administration (MPA) at University of Regina

University of Regina, Canada

Programme overview

The Master of Public Administration is a course-based, in-person master's programme preparing students for management and leadership roles in government and the public sector. A competitive internship programme option is available.

Faculty: Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

Course-based graduate study in public administration, with an optional competitive internship placement.

Career pathways

Senior government managers and officials, managers and chiefs of staff, programme managers, senior policy advisors, policy and research analysts, strategic business advisors, economists, public affairs counsellors and consultants across federal, provincial, municipal and Indigenous governments and non-profit agencies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (master's): the Master of Public Administration requires a graduating average of at least 75 per cent from a four-year baccalaureate degree or equivalent. Applicants with a marginally lower four-year average may be accepted if their last two complete years average 75 per cent or more. Admission is competitive.

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

Graduate terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). The application portal opens in the first week of August for Fall, the first week of February for Winter and the first week of April for Spring/Summer, in the year before the start.

Undergraduate terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). Indigenous Education and Nursing do not admit to the spring/summer term; Bachelor of Social Work admits to the fall term only.

Faculty of Graduate Studies programmes without their own deadline: Spring/Summer March 1, Fall July 1, Winter November 1. Some programmes have their own deadlines, for example Aging Studies March 31, History March 31, Anthropology January 31 (Fall) and September 30 (Winter), English February 15 (Fall) and October 15 (Winter). Applications are made online through the application portal.

The graduate application fee is $125, paid online before documents can be uploaded.

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