The general purpose of the M.P.A. program at Marywood is the administrative training of men and women concerned with the provision of public, health and human services. Specifically, the program strives:
1. To expose participants to a wide range of administrative and managerial problems, processes, practices and responsibilities involved in providing public, health and human services.
2. To prepare participants in planning, organizing, staffing and generally implementing and administering public, health and human services.
3. To facilitate the participant's understanding and command of basic theories of management and supervision and applied social science theory related to the delivery of public, health and human services.
4. To help participants develop analytical and evaluation skills and techniques leading to effective managerial decision-making applied to the complex task of providing public, health and human services.
5. To help participants develop an awareness of equity and public interest concerns and the political process in which they arise.
The Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) provides entry-level and mid-career participants from a variety of public, health and human service settings with practical directed experiences involving use of case studies, simulations, group discussion and analyses, interpersonal development exercises, audiovisual media, field observation and intense coursework. |