代顿大学公共管理硕士课程自1967年开始提供，为负责任的公共服务领导者做准备，他们通过努力提高本地，全国和全球的公共服务质量来促进公共利益。该课程包括39个学期，其中27个小时为核心课程。在公共或非营利部门目前没有工作的学生参加实习计划，而那些目前在相关工作中工作的学生经常参加一项公共服务项目，以扩大他们的职业选择。通常在晚上，每周一晚，晚上6-8：40 pm上课。其他选项可以在线或当天早些时候提供。
The University of Dayton Master of Public Administration Program, offered since 1967, prepares responsible public-servant leaders who advance the common good by working to improve the quality of public service locally, nationally, and globally. Our program, which is housed in the Department of Political Science (College of Arts and Sciences), typically enrolls about two dozen students each semester, including MPA and BA-MPA students.<br><br>The program consists of 39 semester hours with 27 hours of core courses. Students without current employment in the public or nonprofit sectors are encouraged to participate in an internship program, while those students currently working in relevant jobs often engage in a public service project to expand their career options. Additionally, many students opt to graduate with a second credential, a graduate certificate, by taking their four elective courses in Nonprofit and Community Leadership or Sustainability Studies, among other fields, with no additional cost or time commitment. Core and most elective classes are offered during the evening, one night per week, from 6-8:40 p.m with an average of 12 students per class. Additional options may be offered online or earlier in the day.<br><br>You can complete the program in as little as two years with full-time study or approximately three-to-four years with part-time study. Full-time study, in this context, is defined as three courses per semester with one additional course added along the way, such as in the summer term. Part-time study is one-to-two courses per semester in the fall, spring or summer.