公共服务硕士是一个研究生合作项目，旨在为学生提供加拿大各级政府从事公共服务职业所需的知识，技能和经验。滑铁卢艺术学院公共服务硕士（MPS）内创建了一项合作计划，以满足对公共应用部门进行专门培训的需求。该计划的第一批研究生于2010年9月开始该计划。自那时以来，我们的许多学生与政府各个部门建立了牢固的联系，现在正在毕业，他们具备了所需的知识，技能和经验在加拿大联邦，省和地方各级公共服务部门工作。
A collaborative program within the Faculty of Arts, Waterloo's Master of Public Service (MPS) was created to fulfill the need for specialized applied public sector training. The program's first class of graduate students began the program in September 2010. Since then many of our students have developed strong connections with various governmental departments and are now graduating with the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to work at federal, provincial and local levels of the public service in Canada. MPS students complete ten advanced graduate courses from September to April, taught by instructors from a range of academic disciplines, such as Accounting, Economics, English, French, Political Science, and Sociology. They also benefit from the participation of senior-level public servants, who give special seminars and lead classes. From May to December, they complete eight months of co-operative education employment with a government department or agency. The final program component is a Major Team Project, in which teams of students simulate a realistic public service assignment, leading to a professional, thorough analysis of a salient public issue.