有经济学或者金融的背景，但是又不想研究生继续读FINANCE 的学生，建议可以考虑下MPA Master of Public Administration 专业。可能很多人会有偏见说，这个专业这么文科，肯定没实质性的东西。其实，上述的观点是错误的。因为不了解，所以不喜欢。今天，我带大家好好看看PA 到底是学习什么的，有没有吸引力？在留美大军奔SCHOOL OF BUSINESS， ENGINEERING 的时候，不妨看看SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORKS，一样可以找到属于商科的精彩。

 

MPA，在维基百科上这样解释：是一种应用性而非实用性的硕士学位，主要培养从事公共事物，公共管理和政策研究等方面的高级人才，为公共部门，特别是政府机关和非盈利机构培养具有现代公共政策、公共事物理论素养，掌握先进分析方法及技术，精通某一具体政策领域的领导者、管理者和行政分析者。

 

优秀学校推荐： 

美国雪城大学马克思维尔学院

美国哈佛大学肯尼迪政府学院

美国普林斯顿大学威尔逊国际事务学院

美国哥伦比亚大学国际与公共事务学院

美国芝加哥大学艾尔文‧B‧哈里斯公共政策研究学院

以南加大的SPPD学院为例：

MPA 专业的介绍-- The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program offers a professional education designed to prepare students for the challenges and opportunities of a career in public management or in related public and private firms. Established in 1929, the MPA program at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD) is one of the oldest and most distinguished programs of its kind in the United States. SPPD is rated seventh overall among public affairs schools nationwide and ranks fifth for the public management/administration specialty, according to U.S. News & World Report.

The MPA program is a two year full-time program and a three year part-time program. Unique Features of the MPA Program Some of the program’s specific strengths include: • A management, analytical, and policymaking focus that prepares students to pursue their individual interests and concentrate in one of many specialized fields  南加大的课程优势如下：

• A full-time faculty of exceptional diversity and strength 多样性

 • An active part-time faculty of noted professionals  专业性

• An 80-year history of leadership in professional and academic fields领导力

 • Paid internship opportunities 带薪实习机会

• An extensive alumni network 校友关系网

• An advisory board comprising leaders in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors

• MPA Labs – enriching workshops that develop professional skills and knowledge about a broad range of social issues 工作室

• A facility in Sacramento – the USC State Capital Center – that gives students the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of complex state-local and state-federal relationships 实习机会

• The option to complete the entire MPA degree or take courses at the USC State Capital Center 在州府上课

 

MPA 专业方向有如下：

» Civil Infrastructure  城市基础设施
» Community and Economic Development 社区和经济发展
» Environmental Management and Land-Use Policy 环境的管理和用地政策
» Financial Management  金融管理
» Health Administration 健康管理
» Intergovernmental Management 政府间管理
» International Policy and Management 国际政策和管理
» Local Government  地方政府
» Nonprofit Management 非盈利性组织管理
» Political Management 政治管理
» Public Policy 公共政策
» Urban Planning  城市规划