公共行政学系提供的研究课程将导致获得公共行政学硕士学位，重点是公共管理和政策分析（PMPA）和卫生保健管理（HCA）。该计划旨在帮助全日制和非全日制学生在公共和准公共组织的行政领导职位，在社区大学任教以及在公共管理领域攻读博士学位的职业生涯做准备。公共管理是一个丰富而具有挑战性的多学科领域，它来自政治学，社会学，人类学，哲学，心理学，经济学以及城市和组织研究等学科。该部门致力于扩大政府机构，非营利组织和社区组织中公共管理的含义。MPA计划为学生提供了有关组织性质的主要哲学和社会科学基础，并帮助学生建立了成
The Department of Public Administration offers a program of study leading to the degree of Master of Public Administration, with concentrations in public management and policy analysis (PMPA) and health care administration (HCA). The program is designed to assist full and part-time students in preparing for professional careers in positions of administrative leadership in public and quasi-public organizations, for teaching positions in the community colleges, and for advanced doctoral studies in public administration. Graduate courses are offered Monday through Thursday evenings and some Saturdays to meet the needs of working adults.<br><br>Public Administration is a rich and challenging multi-disciplinary field drawing from the disciplines of political science, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, economics, and urban and organizational studies. The Department focuses on expanding the meaning of public administration in government agencies and non-profit and community organizations. The MPA Program provides students with a grounding in major philosophical and social science thinking about the nature of organizations and helps students build the intellectual and practical policy tools needed to become effective organizational leaders in the public and non-profit sectors. The MPA Program is designed to increase students personal and professional effectiveness as employees of public, non-profit, and private organizations. The purpose of the Program is to prepare students for leadership positions in organizations with a commitment to social purpose, the public interest, and effective public problem solving. Overall, emphasis is placed upon developing in its graduates sensitivities to a wide variety of human, social, and organizational realities in order to assist public organizations in formulating and achieving their goals and striving toward responsible social change.