Faculty of Management
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School of Public Administration

Home of Canada’s oldest public administration program, Dalhousie University began offering courses in public administration in 1936, established its Master of Public Administration (MPA) program in 1968, and created its School of Public Administration in 1975. Today, the School supports nearly 200 graduate students, just over half in a conventional two-year Master of Public Administration program, with the remainder being mid-career public servants following the School’s on-line MPA (Management) program. The School also offers certain combined programs in collaboration with other schools as well as a Bachelor of Management program to 400 undergraduate students in partnership with the Schools of Business Administration, Information Management, and Resource and Environmental Studies.

The School’s activities reflect its mission, to be a leading regional, national and international centre for teaching, research and community outreach in public policy and management in the public sector. In addition to scholarly research supported by SSHRC and other granting agencies, and professional activities funded by local, provincial, national and international organizations, members of the School have consistently been recognized for their scholarly and professional contributions. These include the Governor General’s Vanier Medal awarded to two faculty members for distinctive leadership and accomplishment in Canadian public service; the Pierre de Celles Award for excellence in the teaching of public administration; election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; and invitation to join the Order of Canada by the Governor General. Past and present members of the School have also won the Nova Scotia Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for excellence in public administration.

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