Who is the MPA suitable for? Why apply for an MPA?

MPA (Master of Public Administration) Chinese name Master of Public Administration, the major is mainly for ** departments and non-** public institutions to cultivate both ability and political integrity, with modern public management thinking and public policy literacy, master advanced analysis methods and technologies, to meet the needs of modernization of high-level, complex, application-oriented public management professionals, to meet the requirements of social public management modernization, scientific and professional.

The academic requirements for applying for MPA are more than 3 years of bachelor's degree, or more than 5 years of junior college graduation, or more than 2 years of graduate school. Most of them take the form of on-the-job learning.

According to the current curriculum characteristics of major universities, most of the candidates who apply for the MPA are civil servants of public institutions, HR or administrative personnel of various enterprises, and some university teachers.

Taking the School of Liberal Arts and Law of the University of Science and Technology Beijing as an example, its MPA curriculum is as follows:

Compulsory courses: English, Theory and Practice of Socialist Construction, Public Administration, Political Science, Public Sector Economics, Public Policy Analysis, Social Research Methods, Administrative Law and Administrative Litigation Law, Public Human Resource Management, E-Government, Special Topics in Public Administration Organization Theory, Administrative Reform and Development in China, Modern Leadership Methods and Arts, National Civil Service System, etc.

Elective courses: Social Security and Management, Public Relations, Community Construction and Management, Public Administration Ethics, Science and Technology Policy and Management, Research on Enterprise Relations, Regional Economics, Public Crisis Management, Educational Economics and Management, Project Management and Evaluation, etc.

It can be seen that the matching degree between its curriculum and the target group for applying for the examination is still very high.

The MPA Master of Public Administration is a master's degree in public administration based on the discipline of public administration and other related disciplines, which cultivates high-level, applied and compound management talents with both ability and political integrity and meets the needs of socialist modernization for the best departments and public institutions.

MPA is generally suitable for some people who are engaged in public affairs, public management and policy research, and cultivates leaders, managers and administrative analysts with modern public policy and public affairs theoretical literacy, mastering advanced analytical methods and techniques, and proficient in a specific policy field for the public sector, especially first-class institutions and non-profit organizations. At present, MPA education has become an important way to train senior civil servants, and many civil servants will choose to participate in MPA studies.