Overview and Courses

The complex challenges facing the world are not solved solely by governments, nor by corporations or nonprofit organizations working alone, but with leadership and innovation from all three sectors. The Executive Master of Public Administration program at Cornell is an interdisciplinary, inter-sectoral degree designed for working professionals who want to enhance existing skills and advance their careers in the broad field of public affairs. In this 18-month blended program taught by Cornell faculty, you will participate in advanced training in strategic planning and management, economic and financial analysis, program evaluation, and project management, preparing you for your next administration or policy role in any sector.

  • Public Administration: A Strategic Planning Perspective
  • Leadership for Public Service
  • Law and Public Agency Decisions
  • Microeconomics for Management and Policy
  • Market Regulation
  • Managerial Statistics
  • Strategic Nonprofit Management I
  • Strategic Stakeholder Engagement
  • Effective Policy Writing
  • Accounting for Government and Nonprofit Organizations
  • Project Management for Policy
  • Fundraising
  • Systems Thinking for Policy I
  • Systems Thinking for Policy II
  • Public Interest Technology
  • International Public Management I
  • Corporate Responsibility
  • Intergovernmental Relations

Students will make three 1-week visits to Cornell’s campus, where they will meet their classmates and professors in person. These residencies include intensive courses in:

  • Year 1 Summer residency week:
    • Microeconomics for Management and Policy II
    • Strategic Nonprofit Management II
    • International Public Management II
  • Year 2 Summer residency week:
    • Vulnerability Planning
    • Politics of the Policymaking Process
    • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Year 2 December residency week:
    • Project Management for Policy
    • Capstone Project Presentations

How It Works

Flexible Format
18-month part-time program for working professionals

Online Courses
A series of 2-week asynchronous online courses designed by Cornell faculty

Residential Sessions
Three 1-week residencies on campus in beautiful Ithaca, NY

FACULTY

Tarcisio Alvarez-Rivero
Lecturer
Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
Derek Cabrera
Lecturer
Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
Laura Cabrera
Lecturer
Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
General George W. Casey, Jr.
Distinguished Senior Lecturer
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Karan Girotra
Professor
Cornell Tech, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Joe Grasso
Vice President of Finance and Administration
Le Moyne College
Thomas O’Toole
Thomas O’Toole
Executive Director
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
John Tobin
Professor of Practice
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Cindy van Es
Professor of Practice
Cornell Dyson School
Elizabeth Day
Elizabeth Day
Lecturer
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
Chris Hess
Chris Hess
Lecturer
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
Alan Mathios
Alan Mathios
Professor
Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
Karima Mariama-Arthur
Karima Mariama-Arthur
Lecturer
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
Nicholas Sanders
Nicholas Sanders
Associate Professor
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
Ning Su
Ning Su
Visiting Associate Professor
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs

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