Immerse yourself in the in-depth study of public and international affairs.
Executive Director
Jennica Larrison
410.837.5686
(graduate)
Academic Adviser
Tylis Cooper
410.837.6197
The School of Public and International Affairs offers programs that explore public administration, government and international affairs at all levels of study. Our M.P.A. program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).
In addition, Maryland's leaders have the opportunity to gain the comprehensive, applied public-sector management skills needed to meet the complex demands and challenges of a 21st-century public management environment through our Certified Public Manager Program®, offered by the Schaefer Center for Public Policy. The program runs 10 months in a nonresidential format and accepts cohorts of 25 participants.
Our faculty members include some of the nation's leading theorists and practitioners; they have first-rate credentials and extensive experience in the full range of public administration issues, and they are extensively involved in applied research and management consulting for federal, state and local agencies.
Graduate Programs
- Doctor of Public Administration
- Master of Public Administration
- M.A. in Global Affairs and Human Security
- M.S. in Negotiations and Conflict Management
- M.S. in Nonprofit Management and Social Entrepreneurship (offered jointly by the College of Public Affairs and Merrick School of Business)
Undergraduate Programs
Honor/Academic Societies
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Policy, Politics and International Affairs
Pi Sigma Alpha
Contact: Megan Manley, assistant dean, 410.837.5128 -
Public Administration (M.P.A. and D.P.A.)
Pi Alpha Alpha
Contact: Megan Manley, assistant dean, 410.837.5128
Student Associations
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Global Affairs and Human SecurityStudent Association
Adviser: Professor Ñusta Carranza Ko, 410.837.5344 -
Master of Public Administration Student Association
Adviser: Professor Joseph Adler, 410.837.4703 -
Negotiations and Conflict Management Student Association
Adviser: Professor "Rae" Yunzi Tan, 410.837.5329 -
Nonprofit Management and Social Entrepreneurship Student Association
Adviser: Professor Al Gourrier, 410.837.6122