Master of Public Administration -Full Time

The Master of Public Administration (called a Joint Master’s Program or JMP) is offered jointly by The University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba. Students in the program acquire indepth knowledge of both the theory and the practice of government organizations, including knowledge of political, economic, social and other contexts in which they operate. MPA students have the opportunity to gain hands-on work experience through the Cooperative Education option in the program. The objective of the joint MPA program is to provide students - both full- and part-time - with a sound knowledge of public administration. The approach is interdisciplinary, although courses in Political Science
(at UWinnipeg) and Political Studies (at UManitoba) are emphasized. The core program exposes all students to a common set of courses designed to encourage both innovative and integrative perspectives. There are also opportunities to take arange of policy courses in the areas of health care, public finance, aboriginal government, and organizational change. Students complete 36 credits of course work in the program, and have the option of completing two work terms of 13 weeks each. The maximum time length to complete the MPA Program for part-time students is six years.