Public Management and Policy Studies (MPA)

In today’s disruptive reality, the public sector must constantly address complex dynamic challenges with effective and innovative tools and solutions. Consequently, policy makers, government officials, and public administrators are in need of practical and professional training, designed for quickly adapting in a rapidly changing environment. Ranked 37^th in the world in this field, our international MPA program specializing in Public Administration, Public Management and Policy Studies, offers state of the art public policymaking and management skills on economic, social, and political levels. These include advanced theoretical knowledge and practical tools, tailored to the needs of the public sector in the 21st century.

Program Highlights

By leveraging Israel’s dynamic public policy experience to a competitive advantage, the program’s curriculum serves as a learning benchmark for future decision makers and policy designers. This gives students a unique opportunity to acquire a broad range of theoretical knowledge and tools to understand, analyze and tackle today’s economic, social, and political challenges. Program highlights include:

• Local and global economic-political analysis.
• Strategic management in disruptive environments.
• Policy challenges related to cyber-security, immigration, climate, finance, and trade.
• Leadership, management, and ethics in policy making.
• Academic tours, guest lecturers, and round-table seminars.

One Year, One Degree

Our one-year international master’s program is taught in English over three consecutive semesters from October through September. Graduates are awarded Master of Public Administration (MPA), specialization in the field of Public Administration, Public Management and Policy Studies from the School of Political Sciences at the University of Haifa.

Hybrid Study Option

This program offers a hybrid study option for eligible students

Master of Public Administration is a non-thesis track. Students who wish to pursue the thesis track will have two options:

1. Switch to a thesis track after the second semester, and not complete the specialization in the field of Public Administration, Public Management and Policy Studies.

2. Complete the program and submit candidacy to a thesis writing track in the following year.

In both cases, students must have a minimum average of 90 after their first semester. Requests for the thesis track will be considered individually and are dependent on students’ achievements, their ability to secure a supervisor, and other factors. The thesis will be submitted within one year of completion of their coursework, which may require an extended stay at the university.