Executive Master of Public Administration Take your career to new heights!
STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES NOT REQUIRED
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS • Core courses prepare students to enhance their management and leadership skills in government and nonprofit organizations • Professional experience counts for two courses, leaving 10 courses to complete (as opposed to 12 in the traditional MPA program) • Learn from and network with other senior executives in three shared intensive classes while tailoring rest of program to your schedule • Tailored to your interests through electives and capstone • Taught by nationally renowned faculty and expert practitioners • Extensive network of alumni and partner organizations
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NUMBER OF COURSES
10
+
(MINIMUM)
WAYS TO LEARN
REQUIRED COURSES • Introduction to Public Administration and Public Service (intensive cohort-based class; requires four-day, face-to-face component) • Organizational Management and Behavior (intensive cohort-based class; requires four-day, face-to-face component)
In person, online, hybrid
APPLICATION DEADLINE
• Rocky Mountain Leadership Program (weeklong face-to-face leadership course in the Rocky Mountains) • 3 additional core classes and 3 additional electives, which may be taken in face-to-face or online formats • Capstone OR Thesis
FALL August 1
CAREERS Executive MPA graduates seek promotions in their current organizations or career changes into positions as varied as:
• Nonprofit Executive Director • Emergency Management Director
• Foundation Program Officer • Grants and Special Projects Director
• City Manager
• Outreach and Public
• Chief Information Officer • Parks and Recreation Director
• City Council President
• Environmental Program
Director
SPRING December 1
Engagement Director
• Performance Management
SUMMER May 1
Analyst
Last updated in October 2023. Application deadlines subject to change.
For more information, publicaffairs.ucdenver.edu/exec-mpa publicaffairs.ucdenver.edu/admission Or contact spa.admissions@ucdenver.edu | 303-315-2560