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The department faculty and staff look forward to meeting in person with our MPA Colloquium, held starting July 1, 2024.
The MPA Colloquium is our orientation to the Maxwell School and the MPA degree and we will have more information on the content in mid-June, but please plan to be present from 9 am to 5 pm from July 5 to July 8.
Curriculum Overview
The Master of Public Administration (MPA) features three primary curricular components. These are detailed in our graduate student handbook, available at http://answers.syr.edu, please read the handbook before arriving on campus.
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- PAI 600 – Public Administration Colloquium (1 credit)
- PAI 755 734 – Public Administration & Democracy Budgeting (3 credits)
- PAI 734 755 – Public Budgeting Administration & Democracy (3 credits)
These classes are designed as full-time classes and run from Monday to Friday. The Public Affairs Colloquium meets from 9 8:30AM to 5:30PM, and Public Budgeting and Public Administration and Democracy meet from 9:00AM to 1:30PM.
Please enroll in these summer classes prior to June 15, 2024. You will register for these classes on MySlice. Instructions for registration are available online at https://answers.syr.edu/display/Maxwell/Registering+for+Classes.
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Choice of PAI 712 – Public Organizations and Management or PAI 762 – Challenges of International Management (3 credits) or PAI 748: Nonprofit Management (3 credits)
Your fourth class will be an elective, chosen from the variety of other courses offered by the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs. Please note that since PAI 762 is a requirement for the Master of Arts in International Relations, seats may be initially reserved for students in that program.
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Please note that MPA students are limited to no more than 6 classes credits outside of the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs.
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Data Analytics for Public Policy
Environmental Policy & and Administration
Government Financial Analysis & and Management
International & Development and Administration
National & and International Security Policy
Public & and Nonprofit Management
Social Inequality and Policy
Prepare for Registration
You will register for class on August 1, 2024, but you can change your schedule through the second week of classes with the final add deadline of September 3, 20232024.
Review the list of classes available to graduate students on MySlice or in the Master of Public Administration Handbook.
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