The mission of the Master of Public Administration Program at Eastern Kentucky University is to provide a high quality education for a diverse body of practitioners and pre-service students in the theories that inform the field of public administration and to provide the tools and techniques of administrative practice that increase and enhance professional expertise, technical skills and ethical behavior for managers in public and non-profit organizations.
In order to accomplish the mission, the program faculty have developed three goals that support the program mission.
Goal I
To educate and train both pre-service and mid-career students for careers
in public and non-profit management and administration, with particular emphasis on regional and local government. There are four options within the program including a general option and specialized options in community development administration, community health administration and beginning in the fall of 2003, an option in environmental health administration
Goal II
To promote development, outreach and service in academic and applied professions, in public and non-profit agencies and to engage in professional public service activities.
Goal III
To undertake and disseminate applied and academic research which addresses current public and non-profit sector administration and policy issues.
