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。SPEA的大师级能量浓度将使您处于能够应对关键的能源挑战的位置。在跨学科研究中，您将专注于能源政策和技术-探索二者的社会经济和环境后果。
O’Neill’s Energy and Climate Policy MPA concentration will put you in a position to help meet critical energy and climate challenges. Core courses in energy economics and policy, and in energy systems, will support advanced courses in energy policy, climate policy, energy law, human behavior and energy consumption and broader courses in environmental policy and sustainable development. You’ll also choose related science courses such as renewable energy, air pollution, and climate change and its impacts. These will allow you to craft science-based laws and policies that respond to the realities of today’s energy landscape. Your Energy and Climate Policy training will prepare you to develop sound energy analyses and policies for agencies, think tanks, nonprofits and industry. You will be prepared to participate in problem-solving at national and international levels, or in the fast-growing and often innovative environment of state and municipal organizations.