公共事务硕士课程是一个跨学科的专业课程，为学生提供在地方，州或联邦政府，准政府服务或非营利性（包括慈善）领域的职位的准备。它扩大了学生对公务员工作的经济，环境，政治和社会环境的理解。核心要求中包含的该课程的课程包括准备与公共或非营利性机构运营相关的各种技能。它基于学术学科，但不限于任何学科。它也是面向问题的，使学科要处理关键的社会，环境，经济和行政问题。专注于经济发展，您将学习以改善某个地方的生活质量的方式开发和管理资源，并以负责任的，可持续的，具有成本效益的方式进行。您将获得的知识和技能将为您提供改善社
With a concentration in Community and Economic Development, you’ll learn to develop and manage resources in ways that improve a place’s quality of life—and do so in a responsible, sustainable, cost-effective way. The knowledge and skills you’ll gain will give you what you need to improve the quality of life within communities and create change for the future. You’ll learn the theories, tools, and practical skills for creating positive, lasting change while studying economic development policy as it’s applied in a broad range of contexts and settings. You’ll gain expertise in the strategic management of all types of locales: neighborhoods, villages, cities, rural regions, states, and countries. Our MPA offers far more than traditional lectures and lessons. You’ll also get the benefit of experiential learning—typically through an approved internship. What's more, your concentration’s course work will culminate in a project-oriented course—a Capstone—that lets you apply the knowledge you gained throughout the program.