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Master of Public Service Leadership
The Master of Public Service Leadership is designed to develop the next generation of leaders for nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community-based organizations and local, state and federal government.
The 36-credit program is offered entirely online and meets the accelerating demand for education and careers in public service, a broadly defined sector that includes government agencies as well as nonprofit, philanthropic and non-governmental organizations.
The program has been developed in alignment with the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) standards for accreditation. Students will have the option of selecting one of the following areas of study, including:
- Community and Economic Development
- Environmental Policy / Environmental Justice
- Nonprofit Management
- Public Finance
- Public Health / Public Policy
- Learner Designed
The program has a competency-based curriculum focusing on advancing the knowledge, research and practice of public affairs that emphasizes theory, research and application. The program gives students an applied experience that provides an opportunity to apply what they learn to their actual work environments.
Watch Ann Prime-Monaghan, assistant dean in the Watson School of Public Service, discuss the Master of Public Service Leadership degree program.
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- Overview
- Mission and Purpose
- Goals and Objectives
- Academic Programs
- Associate in Arts in Human Services
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Science in Human Services
- Master of Public Service Leadership
- Master of Science in Homeland Security
- Master of Science in Management - Public Service Careers
- Graduate Certificate Programs
- Center for Leadership and Governance
Toni M. Terry, BA
"I am 67 years old, soon to be 68, and to be able to say I did this at this day in my life is just gratification for my own self."