If you already have experience in the public sector, ODU's MPA program will provide you with the opportunity to enhance your professional knowledge, skills, and abilities to advance your careers. Even if you have little or no experience in these areas, you can build a foundation for future success with this degree. This program is designed to enhance your knowledge and competencies in five content areas:

Sure, it sounds like a nice addition to your resume. But what exactly is a Master of Public Affairs? The MPA is one of the most versatile and valuable degrees available—a combination of the Master of Public Administration and the Master of Public Policy. At SPEA, our students are prepared for public service jobs in our changing society in ways unmatched by other universities. Our MPA program builds leaders who will make a difference in our world.

Starting date: each year, in March and October.

Nowadays Human resources represent a crucial factor for companies and non-profit organizations in order to gain a competitive advantage. The individual’s competencies, motivations, innovation capabilities and overall professional performance quality determine an organization’s success. From such a perspective, companies and institutions must equip themselves with experts capable of both fully understanding the central role of the individual and of overseeing the related managerial processes, such as selection, hiring, training, communication, development, and compensation.

Expand your experience, advance your skillset and become a leader and a pioneer of public service at home or abroad.

Our Online Masters of Public Administration (MPA) is designed to offer busy public sector professionals the opportunity to progress their careers at a national and international level. The course has been designed to offer students the skills and confidence to change their career, whether it’s a move into a new department within the public or voluntary sector, or a shift into a consultancy role.

Taught by the prestigious Institute of Local Government Studies (INLOGOV), our Online MPA is perfectly positioned to encourage progressive ideas. INLOGOV is the leading UK centre for the study of local public service management, policy and governance, known nationally as the instigator of innovative thinking for public servants.... [-]

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Explore strategies for creating and implementing programs and projects that promote positive social change through Walden University’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. Gain management and organizational skills as you study how the administration of policy can positively affect underserved populations. Examine current research in the field as you position yourself to promote collaboration across agencies and departments.

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Our MA Human Resource Management program is highly valued and holds an international reputation for quality. The programme is designed for those who want to pursue senior level careers in human resource management (HRM) and covers essential skills for your professional development and future career. Along with international focus, you’ll gain essential knowledge to become an HR professional. The programme gives strong emphasis on applying this knowledge in practical business environments. Programme Relevant and Flexible and delivered in 10 months and has been a ranked as a valuable investment with the majority of our students rating it high in terms of return on investment and programme content.... [-]

This is an exciting time for healthcare management. The field is growing and changing every day. And few schools get you prepared for it quite like Mercy. The MPA is a 48-credit program intended for students seeking a broad multidisciplinary education in health services management.

The program has been designed to prepare graduates for roles as healthcare managers in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. The program is suitable for students who anticipate careers in a variety of healthcare facilities in the public, private and not-for-profit settings.

Prepare for a leadership role in the growing healthcare field through real-world experience and practical coursework. There are over 784,626 healthcare companies in the United States — providing equipment, insurance, services, and more. Additionally, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of healthcare occupations to grow 19 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations. is projected to add about 2.3 million new jobs. And this includes leadership. Every doctor’s office, hospital, call center, laboratory, research institute, outpatient and residential care facility needs managers and administrators.

Founded in 1856, Seton Hall is one of the country’s leading Catholic universities. Rich in history, Seton Hall is also an institution on the rise. U.S. News ranks us among the top universities, and we have moved up 13 places in just five years. Our research grants have also soared by 75 percent in the last five years and 11 of our faculty have received Fulbright awards over the past three years.

Through online programs such as our Master of Public Administration in Non-Profit Management, we offer an intellectually challenging environment, real-world experiences and a culture of optimism that propels great minds. We cultivate the kinds of leaders who align personal ambition with a deep commitment to civic good.... [-]

The Master's Degree in Management and Management of Individuals taught by the School of Business and Management (ENyD) and the Universidad Miguel de Cervantes (UEMC) Has as main objective to respond to the needs of the market in relation to the management and the direction of the human factor. Its content is conformed from a current perspective based on the management of processes with special attention to the norms EFQM and the management by competences.

Its structure fulfills a double mission since it adapts perfectly to the professionals who must manage and make decisions about the people that make up an organization, either from a department of people management or from the general direction of any company, but Also facilitates to all the professionals who occupy intermediate positions or of direction important tools that will facilitate their day to day in the management of the talent to their position.... [-]

The Blended Learning Master of Evaluation Program aims at developing and strengthening evaluation and monitoring capacities within the government, private sector, and civil society, with regard to enhancing the performance of state administration and of public services delivery. The following qualifications are necessary to access the Blended Learning Master of Evaluation (MABLE):

Why choose between policy and administration when you can learn and perfect the core competencies of both disciplines? American University’s online Master of Public Administration and Policy (MPAP) program combines our School of Public Affairs' top-ranked, nationally recognized and NASPAA-accredited MPA and MPP degree programs into one foundational, highly marketable credential.

Located in Washington, D.C., American University places you in the center of government interplay. As a student at American University, you are uniquely positioned for success through our student-centered learning approach paired with the power of American’s extensive alumni network and connections.

The Executive Master in Human Capital of Vértice Business School enables students to manage a human resources department, plan the jobs of a company, evaluate performance, carry out recruitment and selection of personnel, as well as all activities related to the management of people within an organization.

The Human Resources Department, as we know it today, has nothing to do with what it was a few years ago. This Department was very mechanized and basically consisted in calculating the payroll of the employees and in hiring the personnel. The general objective at present is to achieve loyalty among its workers and thus obtain the maximum performance of the human factor. In order to execute the strategy of the organization, the administration of this area is fundamental for which concepts such as organizational communication, leadership, teamwork, negotiation and organizational culture must be considered.... [-]

The Master's Degree in Leadership and Human Resources Management is an innovative program, which complements the classic concept of managing teams of people, with the current and necessary ingredient of leadership. It is a unique proposal, which intensifies training towards leadership and talent management.

It is designed and developed in collaboration with the Official Association of Sociologists and Political Scientists of Madrid and based on its successful Master in human resources management, with 29 editions held and more than 500 graduate and active students, in the direction of people.

In addition to the resources of the Nebrija University, the College of Sociologists and Political Scientists contributes its bag of internships and employment to improve the effectiveness of practical training and insertion in the labor market.... [-]