The University of North Dakota’s online Public Administration Graduate Certificate provides you with the core management training needed for positions of authority in the public and not-for-profit sector.

The online MPA program focuses on devloping the management and analytical skills necessary for being a successful public administrator, including:

• ethics
• leadership
• fiscal management
• human resourse development
• public policy
• research methods
• management theories
• governmental institutions

 As a graduate of the MPA program from the esteemed UND College of Business & Public Administration, you will have:

• enhanced communication skills
• broad public administration education
• outstanding analysis and decision-making skills
• commitment to improving the quality of service provided to the publice

          How Online Degrees Work

         As an online student in "live" Web class sessions, you will:

• participate in class sessions that are conducted "live" over the Internet. Typically, online classes are held 1 evening per week for 3 hours.
• interact with your instructors and other students using Web-conferencing technology.
• see your instructors' materials as though you were sitting in a classroom on the UND campus.

          Tuition

         Regardless of where you live, you will pay in-state resident tuition for all online courses.