A professional master's degree for people who govern, regulate and administer public services, with a Middle West emphasis on health policy and regulatory practice.
About the program
The Master of Public Administration prepares administrators for the specific difficulty of public work: acting lawfully, spending accountably and delivering under political scrutiny. It combines public law, public finance, policy analysis and the management of public organisations.
The university's specialisation shapes the electives and cases. Public health agencies, regulators, insurers and publicly funded providers supply most of the material, so students work on licensing, inspection, procurement and emergency governance rather than generic management scenarios.
The program is delivered fully online and is written for people already holding administrative posts, with every deliverable modelled on a document such a post actually produces.
Fully online, asynchronous study with scheduled tutorial consultations and policy workshops
Bachelor's degree in any discipline, or at least three years of experience in public administration or a public-interest organisation
Learning outcomes
Full syllabus
Authority, legality and accountability
10 credits
250 hours total workload
Sources of administrative power, due process, discretion and its limits, reasons and review of administrative decisions.
Assessment: Decision drafting portfolio (60%) and examination (40%)
10 credits
250 hours total workload
Conflict of interest, transparency and access to information, whistleblowing, lobbying rules and anti-corruption controls.
Assessment: Integrity framework (60%) and case examination (40%)
10 credits
250 hours total workload
Problem definition, option generation, criteria and weighting, distributional impact and the politics of implementation.
Assessment: Policy memorandum and appraisal (100%)
Public finance and public operations
10 credits
250 hours total workload
Budget cycles, appropriation and virement, performance budgeting, fiscal rules, internal control and external audit.
Assessment: Budget submission (60%) and audit response (40%)
10 credits
250 hours total workload
Procedure selection, specifications, award criteria, challenge and remedy, and the management of long-term public contracts.
Assessment: Tender file (70%) and contract review (30%)
10 credits
250 hours total workload
Public human resource rules, motivation in mission-driven organisations, inter-agency coordination and change under political oversight.
Assessment: Organisational change plan (100%)
Regulation and public health administration
10 credits
250 hours total workload
Licensing, inspection, sanctioning, public insurance design and the instruments available to a health regulator.
Assessment: Regulatory design paper (60%) and examination (40%)
10 credits
250 hours total workload
Emergency powers and their limits, incident command, resource allocation under scarcity, and public communication during a crisis.
Assessment: Emergency exercise dossier (100%)
10 credits
250 hours total workload
Programme evaluation designs, administrative data, interviews and document analysis, and the preparation of the capstone protocol.
Assessment: Approved capstone protocol (100%)
Applied administrative research
30 credits
750 hours total workload
An independent 15,000–18,000 word applied study of a real administrative or regulatory problem, ending in recommendations addressed to a named decision maker.
Assessment: Capstone thesis (80%) and oral defence (20%)
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Videos & podcasts
A short preview of the recording style used across the MPA. The full library holds 12 video lectures — one masterclass per course plus thesis, assessment and career sessions — released to enrolled students in the study portal.
10 audio episodes in English, downloadable for offline listening on the commute — course conversations, thesis guidance and student and alumni panels.
Resource Library
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Decisions, budgets, tender files and policy memoranda in the form the workplace uses.
Open-book case examinations in administrative and regulatory law.
Emergency exercise, bid challenge and oversight hearing simulations.
Applied study with recommendations and an oral defence.
Final independent work
The MPA capstone is an applied study of 15,000–18,000 words on a real problem in a public or public-interest organisation. It must end with recommendations that are lawful, costed and addressed to an identified decision maker.
Fees
Total tuition
USD USD 4,999
Total tuition for the complete Master of Public Administration, including all study materials, tutorial consultations, examinations and the capstone defence.
Tuition is quoted in United States dollars. Payment schedules are agreed in writing with the Student Affairs Office before enrolment.
Questions
No. The administrative law courses are taught from first principles for non-lawyers, with legal drafting practised throughout.
Yes. Regulated providers, insurers and non-profits face the same accountability, procurement and transparency rules.
Yes, and it is encouraged. A short host-organisation agreement is signed before the protocol is approved.
The MPA governs and regulates public services; the MHA runs a health care provider organisation day to day.
The Student Affairs Office answers curriculum, admission and enrolment questions in English.
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