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MPS program of study


The full-time Master of Public Service program takes 20 months to complete. The program of study includes ten required courses, eight months of co-op work and a major team project.

 

MPS courses are taught at an advanced, graduate level and build upon the foundation of knowledge and academic aptitude students developed in an undergraduate degree. Successful completion of Term 1 and 2 courses is required prior to starting the co-op work term.


Term 1 [click here for course descriptions]

PS 611 Government, Politics and the Public Service 
PS 612 Government Finance I
PS 613 The Politics of Difference in Canada: Challenges and Policy Responses
PS 614 Communicating with Diverse Audiences
PS 620 Effective Leadership and Management

 

Term 2

PS 615 Effective Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
PS 617 Values and Ethics in Government
PS 618 Public Policy Development
PS 619 Government Finance II
PS 621 Project Management in Government

PS 616 Spoken French in Context (optional course)

 

Terms 3 and 4

Co-op work term

 

Term 5

PS 622 Major Team Project