Master in Public Administration

About this course

The Master in Public Administration (MPA) is a two-year graduate program designed to equip students with administrative and management concepts and theories useful in formulating solutions to problems associated with public and nonprofit administration. It also aims to enhance the students’ research capability in the areas of public administration, policy formulation and analysis, development management, budgeting, and financial resource management, human resource development and contemporary issues in public affairs management. The program also exposes them to current issues in public administration as well as to the practical application of various skills and techniques in the field.

Things You Might Need for this Course

Graduate Admission Requirements:
1. Transcript of Records (original and two (2) photocopies) 2. Certificate of Employment (if employed) / Barangay Clearance (if unemployed) - two (2) photocopies 3. Certificate of Transfer Credentials or Honorable Dismissal (original copy) 4. NSO Issued Birth Certificate (one photocopy) 5. Marriage Certificate (for married women only - two (2) photocopies) 6. PRC License (if applicable - one photocopy) 7. Colored ID Pictures (size 1.5 x 1.5) - two (2) copies

About the Provider

Philippine Women’s University (PWU) is a private, non-sectarian academic institution founded in 1919 with the goal to empower women through higher education. It was one of the few schools in Manila that accepts female students during its time. But today, the school now accepts male enrollees.  The institution offers basic education from preschool to senior high at the Jose Abad Santos Memorial School (JASMS) in Manila and Quezon City. Meanwhile, its undergraduate to post-graduate degree programs are offered in its main campus. 

The PWU is composed of fourteen academic schools that offer programs in Arts and Sciences, Fine Arts and Design, Music, Business Education, Food Technology, Education, International Relations and Diplomacy, Hospitality Management, Medical Technology, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Social Work, and Tourism. In addition to these programs, the PWU also provides special programs that include distance learning and the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP).