Program Goals
The basic goal of the program is to educate people for public service leadership in a changing environment. Leadership is not confined to high positions. Rather, it means the ability to exercise responsible influence in a public setting. This requires analytical and managerial skills, on the one hand, and an appreciation of the basic values and processes of American democracy on the other. Because many aspects of the administrative environment are changing, narrowly defined competencies can become quickly dated. For this reason, the Auburn MPA offers a broad, general education within the field of public administration.
Program Goals
- To maintain conformity with professional standards for curriculum and for faculty and other resources
- To prepare students as administrative generalists (as opposed to technical specialists)
- To provide high quality instruction in core subjects of the field as defined by the first goal
- To expose students to examples of outstanding professional practice of Public Administration
- To develop students' abilities to integrate theory and practice
- To promote cultural diversity in the program
- To promote diversity in the public sector workforce
- To provide for specialization based upon students' individual interests
- To provide students with guidance and advice about career paths and the application of coursework to problems and issues encountered by practicing public administrators
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Last updated April 19, 2007