MPA in Generalist Curriculum

The Master of Public Administration program s mission supports a generalist conception of public administration. This seems quite appropriate as the students come from diverse academic and employment backgrounds and find jobs in a wide variety of government and nonprofit organizations. M.P.A. students may pursue a generalist curriculum (in which the four elective courses are selected from the M.P.A. program or any department or school at VCU) or an area of concentration. Many students will benefit from the depth in a specific area that a concentration provides. If a student pursues a concentration, the elective courses must come from the approved list of courses for that concentration area.