Public Administration, Digital Technology and Security Concentration, MPA (Online CGBP Philippines)
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the theory and practice of:
- Ethics and accountability;
- Policymaking and intergovernmental relations;
- Leadership and organizational resilience;
- Business and community engagement;
- Public finance and budgeting;
- Law and social justice;
- Urban planning and innovations;
- Law enforcement and security;
- Digital technology and security;
- Human resource management and labor relations; and
- Policy research, analytics, and communications.
Admission Requirements
For details about admission requirements, please check the Admissions page.
Declaring Program Concentrations
Students may declare up to two concentrations in a given degree program. Students seeking to declare more than two concentrations will be required to appeal to the dean for approval. Students’ diplomas will list the concentrations that they had successfully completed at the time their degrees were conferred. Students may not declare additional concentrations after their degrees have been conferred.
Students may select from the following concentrations:
Requirements for the Master of Public Administration
The MPA requires completion of nine three-semester-hour courses for a total of 27 units, with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or better in courses taken at Golden Gate University that are applicable to the programs requirements. For further information regarding graduation requirements, see Academic Requirements for Graduate Programs.
Graduate Writing Proficiency Requirement
Students are expected to possess proficiency in writing to ensure they can be successful in their course of study. Students may meet this requirement by satisfying one of the screening criteria listed under the Graduate Writing Proficiency Requirement.
Designed for public service professionals who seek to gain advanced knowledge, critical thinking, advisory, as well as operational and managerial skills leading and serving digital technology and security departments and teams in the public and nonprofit sectors. Practitioners will benefit from the core MPA courses in leadership, organizational development, law, budgeting, public-private partnership, and policy research. The specialization courses in IT management, data structures and networks, software engineering leadership, and infrastructure security address evolving real-time issues and cases facing federal, state, municipal agencies as well as nonprofit and private organizations.
Complete the following:
And select two of the following:
- ITM 304 Managing Data Structures 3 unit(s)
- ITM 316 Software Engineering Leadership 3 unit(s)
- ITM 323 Security, Privacy and Compliance 3 unit(s)
