The Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program at the O’Neill School at IU Indianapolis will advance your understanding of public, private, and nonprofit organizations that serve the public interest.
Our 39 credit hour MPA emphasizes professional practice across disciplines, preparing students for responsible and informed legal, management, financial, and budgetary leadership roles in the public and nonprofit sector.
The O’Neill MPA program at IU Indianapolis is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).
The core requirements of the MPA prepare you to enter or continue work in public service, no matter your area of focus. Nearly half of the required credits are concentration-specific or elective credit hours, giving you the freedom to customize your plan of study to best fit your career goals.
Noncalculus survey of concepts in probability, estimation, and hypothesis testing. Applications of contingency table analysis and analysis of variance, regression, and other statistical techniques. Computer processing of data emphasized.
Explanation of law in society and its influence on public sector operations. Examination of some of the central substantive areas of the study of law, including regulatory processes, administrative adjudication, the Administrative Procedures Act, ombudsmen, and citizen rights, among others.
Examination of how the programs of public agencies are proposed, established, operated, and evaluated. Discussion of the role and conduct of research in the program evaluation process. In addition, techniques of effective evaluation and analysis are discussed.
This gateway course will increase the student’s appreciation of the role of the profession in governance across multiple sectors of society within the global context. Students will learn norms associated with effective practice and frame a professional development plan to acquire the leadership skills to support these norms.
Interdisciplinary course designed to expose students to the realities of the policy process through detailed analyses of case studies and projects. Course integrates science, technology, policy, and management.
Analysis of concepts, methods, and procedures involved in managing public organizations. Problems of organization, planning, decision making, performance evaluation, and management of human resources are considered. Cases are drawn from a variety of public services found at federal, state, and local levels of government.
An examination of nonprofit organizations and their role in society. Management issues and public policy affecting these organizations are discussed. Primary emphasis is on U.S. organizations, but attention is given to the global nature of the sector.
This course emphasizes a thorough understanding of the language and key concepts of nonprofit financial management. A working knowledge of the basic analytical tools used in financial decision making for nonprofit organizations will be examined through the use of computer software.
The fiscal role of government in a mixed economy; sources of public revenue and credit; administrative, political, and institutional aspects of the budget and the budgetary process; problems and trends in intergovernmental fiscal relations.
65%OF O'NEILL MPA STUDENTS ARE PART-TIME
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Capstone classes tackle projects that promote positive change in the community. Each class starts with a variety of local agencies that pitch their needs to O’Neill MPA students, who work on the projects in groups.
Learn about Capstone classesThe O'Neill School offers a 39 credit hour Executive Master of Public Affairs program through the offices of Executive Education. The cohort-based course of study is designed for employers and can be delivered at IU Indianapolis or your company's location. Offered with a management concentration, the Executive MPA prepares employees to manage public agencies and nonprofit organizations.
Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center has partnered with Executive Education to offer the EMPA to its employees for the past 20 years. Read more about the partnership on the O'Neill blog.
