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2025-2026 Catalog
Public Administration, Digital Technology and Security Concentration, MPA (Online CGBP Philippines)
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Program Information
Offered by the oldest public administration department in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Master of Public Administration (MPA) is for working students interested in a thorough understanding of the processes, issues, policies, and practices associated with the management of inclusive, diverse, and equitable public service and nonprofit organizations at the city, county, state, federal and international levels of governance. The MPA will introduce students to real-world, real-time knowledge and skills required to function effectively in a managerial or executive role within such organizational settings. The program will expose students to best practices in resilient leadership, succession planning, benchmarking, intergovernmental relations, results-based budgeting, anti-corruption and ethics, privacy and cybersecurity, as well as business and community engagement. The MPA program is accelerated, rigorous, and taught by professors who all have extensive public service experiences. These seasoned professor-practitioners provide in-depth, real-time exposure to executive and supervisory skills and knowledge common to middle and upper-level management in all public and nonprofit organizations. This includes city and urban planning; financial management; human resources and labor relations; organizational development and adaptive leadership; law and social justice; policy formulation, and implementation; accountability and ethics. The goal of the MPA program is to provide students with the leadership, organizational, analytical and communication skills, problem-solving techniques and subject-based knowledge required to manage effectively complex organizations. In addition, the program provides a critical understanding of the cross-cutting political, social, economic and environmental problems confronted by communities and citizens particularly the poor, at-risk, minorities, and marginalized. A strong sense of professional commitment to the highest standards of ethical behavior, respect for others, and the core values upon which the profession of public administration is founded on are important goals of GGU’s MPA program. For the opportunity to socialize and network within their fields, students are encouraged to join the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). GGU also has a chapter of the national public administration honor society, Pi Alpha Alpha and ICMA and has been an institutional member of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) since 1973. Student Learning Outcomes Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the theory and practice of: - Ethics and accountability;
- Policymaking and intergovernmental relations;
- Leadership and organizational resilience;
- Business and community engagement;
- Public finance and budgeting;
- Law and social justice;
- Urban planning and innovations;
- Law enforcement and security;
- Digital technology and security;
- Human resource management and labor relations; and
- Policy research, analytics, and communications.
Admission Requirements - Online application
- Official Academic Transcripts:
- Applicants must submit transcripts from all institutions as listed on their online application.
- Official transcripts must be sent directly from the institution to the Office of International Admissions. If sent by mail, the official transcript must originate from the school (for undergraduate applicants), university registrar, or controller of examinations in an envelope sealed by the institution.
- Alternatively, official transcripts can be sent to internationaladmit@ggu.edu via the institution’s official platform, preferably Parchment or Clearinghouse. Applicants graduated from universities outside of the US may send official transcripts through the institution’s official platform or directly to internationaladmit@ggu.edu from the official email address of the University Registrar or Controller’s office.
- Unofficial transcripts may be used for admissions decisions. Students admitted with unofficial transcripts will have a Subject to Documentation hold. Official transcripts, test scores, and foreign credential evaluations (if applicable) must be received no later than the Official Transcript & Test Score Deadline . Non-compliance will result in termination of SEVIS record and/or admissions. See Subject to Documentation section for more information.
- Graduates of U.S. colleges or universities who are applying for admission to graduate degree programs must have a bachelors or higher-level degree from a regionally accredited college or university. International applicants who graduated from accredited colleges or universities outside the United States must have degrees that are equivalent to a U.S. bachelors degree or higher.
- GGU reserves the right to request transcript evaluation through approved credential evaluation services, attestation from the Department/Ministry of Education or higher education commission/authority in the country where transcript was issued, or any additional documents depending on the requirements for each country.
- Options for credential evaluations are as follows:
- Applicants must hold a bachelor’s or a master’s or equivalent degree.
- Professional Resume/CV
- GGU Admissions Enrollment Agreement Form
Declaring Program Concentrations Students may declare up to two concentrations in a given degree program. Students seeking to declare more than two concentrations will be required to appeal to the dean for approval. Students’ diplomas will list the concentrations that they had successfully completed at the time their degrees were conferred. Students may not declare additional concentrations after their degrees have been conferred. Students may select from the following concentrations: Requirements for the Master of Public Administration
The MPA requires completion of nine three-semester-hour courses for a total of 27 units, with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or better in courses taken at Golden Gate University that are applicable to the programs requirements. For further information regarding graduation requirements, see Academic Requirements for Graduate Programs . Graduate Writing Proficiency Requirement Students are expected to possess proficiency in writing to ensure they can be successful in their course of study. Students may meet this requirement by satisfying one of the screening criteria listed under the Graduate Writing Proficiency Requirement. Required Courses - 18 units
Digital Technology and Security Concentration (MPA-DTS) - 9 units
Designed for public service professionals who seek to gain advanced knowledge, critical thinking, advisory, as well as operational and managerial skills leading and serving digital technology and security departments and teams in the public and nonprofit sectors. Practitioners will benefit from the core MPA courses in leadership, organizational development, law, budgeting, public-private partnership, and policy research. The specialization courses in IT management, data structures and networks, software engineering leadership, and infrastructure security address evolving real-time issues and cases facing federal, state, municipal agencies as well as nonprofit and private organizations. Complete the following: |
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