Equipping Leaders for Public Service
Welcome to the MPA Program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Master of Public Administration program offers a graduate program you can tailor to your needs, whether your focus is nonprofit management or public governance.
We are equipping professionals for the challenges of public management, service and leadership. UTC MPA students learn to enhance their critical thinking skills by infusing creativity into administrative structure.
Master of Public Administration
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
This page provides information about the MPA program at UTC as well as information about the University and Chattanooga. Visitors will find links to professional associations, government agencies, and other useful resources relating to public administration and affairs.
The Master of Public Administration (MPA) at UTC is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). The program seeks to improve public and nonprofit management by preparing highly competent, skilled administrators to work in applied settings. To accomplish this goal, the MPA program provides students with a course of study intended to improve written and oral communication, to strengthen analytical and statistical skills, and to enhance the student's ability to ethically and effectively manage human, financial, and physical resources.
To complete the MPA program, all students must earn a minimum of 39 semester hours including 24 hours of core courses and 12 hours of elective coursework. In addition, pre-service students (those who have no prior significant experience in public or nonprofit agencies) are required to complete an internship. The internship is designed in consultation with the MPA Internship Director.
Students can select classes from a broad range of electives or participate in the nonprofit concentration instead. Students may choose their elective courses from those offered by the department or from a variety of courses offered by other graduate programs on campus. Elective courses are selected by the student in consultation with the MPA Coordinator to meet the student's academic and career objectives.
Instilling the Ability to Inspire
