If youre seeking a career in public service or nonprofit management, then HPU's Master in Public Administration is the choice for you An innovative course design and program partnerships will empower you to live, work, and learn in an ever-changing global society. Become a leader ready to take on the professional world within 1 year if you take 2 courses each in the 8-week terms. Choose between our general, criminal justice, and nonprofit concentrations to build your personal future career pathway. <br>The mission of Hawaii Pacific University's Masters in Public Administration (MPA) program is to provide students, especially non-traditional students, with career options and occupation opportunities in the U.S. Federal Government, State, City, and local governments, as well as nonprofit organizations. Focusing on the formal and practical study of executive management and institutional structure while recognizing the need for flexibility without sacrificing academic integrity, students will receive preparation to serve as supervisors, managers and leaders in the public service domain. Innovative course design and related program partnerships will provide both traditional and distance learning course delivery alternatives empowering our students to live, work and learn in an ever-changing global society.<br>The concentration of criminal justice within the MPA focuses on the expansion of conceptual and practical knowledge critical to fulfillment of leadership roles in criminal justice or in the social services.