College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Social Sciences Department
Master of Public Administration

Student Learning Outcomes Assessment

Matching the standards of student learning set by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), students graduating from the MPA program will be competent in the following domains (taken from NAASPA accreditations standards):

  • to lead and mange in public governance;
  • to participate in and contribute to the policy process;
  • to analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve problems and make decisions;
  • to articulate and apply public service perspective;
  • to communicate and interact productively with a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry.