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The Master's Program in Public Policy Administration (MPPA) is an interdisciplinary program designed to prepare students for managerial and policy analysis positions in the public and nonprofit sectors or in organizations having substantial interaction with the public and nonprofit sectors. The program is a unit of the Graduate School and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Core faculty are on joint appointments in public policy administration and disciplines such as economics, political science, sociology, or business administration. The program includes courses in policy analysis, public administration, management, budgeting, and economics in the basic curriculum. The University of Missouri-St. Louis' MPPA program differs from existing programs available in the Missouri-Illinois region in its interdisciplinary nature and emphasis on the development of analytic and administrative skills. It is designed to meet the needs of prospective full-time students, as well as those who wish to earn a degree in the evening while continuing to work.
In addition to the distinguished doctoral level faculty in public policy administration, students have access to courses and faculty in business and other social sciences, in the Center for Metropolitan Studies, and in the Center for International Studies. The MPPA program serves as an editorial home of the American Review of Public Administration.
The full facilities of Campus Computing, and the Laboratory for Quantitative Analysis are available. UM St. Louis is a member of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research.
Admission Requirements
Applicants to the MPPA program must meet the general requirements for admission to Graduate School as explained in the Graduate Study section of this Bulletin. Students entering the MPPA program may be required to take up to 9 hours of prerequisites in mathematics.
Career Outlook
The current outlook for graduates of the Interdisciplinary Master's Degree in Public Policy Administration Program is quite promising. Recent graduates of this program have found careers as budget analysts, personnel analysts, transportation planners, and human resources planners with local, regional, state, and federal agencies, and the nonprofit sector.