Master of Public Administration - Human Resource Management

As society's challenges have become more complex, the need has grown for socially conscious citizens with an avid interest in politics, foreign affairs, and public policy to step up and take a lead role in government management. National University's Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree program will prepare you to do just that.

This curriculum focuses on how to apply traditional business skills (financial management, budgeting, research, etc.) to the unique challenges of public administration. Among the skills youll be taught are how to utilize critical thinking and research methods, assess new public management, analyze political influences and governmental power division, evaluate government employees and public administration strategies and decision, and synthesize grant proposal resources and approaches.

To be awarded a Master of Public Administration, students must complete at least 54 quarter units of graduate work. A total of 13.5 quarter units of graduate credit may be granted for equivalent graduate work completed at another institution, as it applies to this degree and provided the units were not used in earning another advanced degree.

The Human Resource Management (HRM) specialization prepares you to manage people, their needs, and their organizational performance. Coursework focuses on recruiting, selecting, training, evaluating, and compensating employees. Youll explore changes in the workplace such as governmental regulations, global competition, developing technologies, and organizational transformations and their influence on worker performance. With technical knowledge and practical skills for supporting a multicultural workforce, youll be ready to bring new ideas, efficient tools, and leadership skills to managing an organization's most valuable resource: its people.

Official college/university diploma(s)/proof of graduation (and certified English translations, if applicable)
For graduate students a four-year bachelor's degree or equivalent with a minimum GPA of 2.5, or completion of National University's Foreign Credential Bridge program, plus proof of English proficiency. TOEFL 79 iBT, IELTS 6.0 (no band lower than 5) TOEFL Paper-based Test 550