公共管理硕士学位，具有公共管理专业，可以为您在地方，州和中央政府的各种管理和领导职位做好准备。这个42学分的课程检查了该领域的实践和理论问题以及挑战，提供了提高您的管理技能，为提高公共服务责任和管理水平做准备的机会。必修的基础课程包括“公共管理原理”，“公共部门的组织理论和行为”，“基于计算机的管理系统”和“卫生保健和公共管理中的政策过程”。在高级核心课程中，您将探索公共部门管理的各个方面，包括“人力资源管理”，“预算和财务基础”和“行政责任与法律环境”等课程。九学分选修课和论文完成了这一全面的学习课程。
The Master of Public Administration degree, with a specialization in Public Administration, prepares you for a wide range of managerial and leadership positions in local, state and national government. This 42-credit program examines both practical and theoretical problems and challenges in the field, provides opportunities to improve your administrative skills, and prepare for increasing levels of responsibility and management in public service. The required foundation courses include ''Principles of Public Administration,'' ''Organizational Theory and Behavior in the Public Sector,'' ''Computer-based Management Systems'' and ''The Policy Process in Health Care and Public Administration.'' In the Advanced Core Curriculum you will explore various aspects of public sector administration, including courses like ''Human Resource Administration,'' ''Fundamentals of Budgeting and Finance,'' and ''Administrative Responsibility and the Legal Environment.'' Nine credits of electives and a thesis complete this comprehensive course of study. Students matriculating on a full-time basis can complete this program in just over two years. All MPA courses meet in-person on the LIU Post campus, and are available on both evenings and weekends.