The Department of Public Policy and Administration offers undergraduate- and graduate-level programs and courses in public policy and public administration. These curricular offerings prepare students for entry-level and advancing in, careers in public affairs, public administration, and public policy with the skills and values necessary to be effective and thoughtful leaders, managers, analysts, and citizens. The program serves the unique needs of the South Florida community and its employers, as well as the State of Florida, the United State, and international populations by addressing the challenges of diverse urban areas. The department’s diverse faculty, students, alumni, and community contribute to the scholarship of public administration and enhance the quality of life in an increasingly globalized environment.
As part of the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs, departmental faculty scholarship contributes to the school's eight strategic research themes: Migration, Diaspora, and Transient Communities; Poverty, Health, and Global Inequalities; Economic Development, Sustainability, and Environment; Religion, Society, and Interfaith Engagement; Nationalism, Identity, and Language; Human Rights and Democratization; Security, Foreign Policy, and Governance; and Historical Inquiry, Memory, and Reconciliation.
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