Master of Public Administration

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Welcome to the School of Policy Studies

The School of Policy Studies offers a rich and rewarding learning experience that is unsurpassed in Canada and matched only by the best public policy programs in the world.  Through high quality interactive teaching and integrated learning, we enhance leadership in public policy by providing students the inspiration, skills, competencies and connections to become better contributors to the public good.  The MPA curriculum includes core courses in economics, policy analysis, governance, management and quantitative methods.  Through elective courses, students apply their skills to the analysis and resolution of concrete policy and management problems.

Find out more about a Master of Public Administration at Queen's University.


 

Recent News

Opinion: Grading the federal budget: The government earns another ‘D’

Canada needed a budget that was on time, clear, restrained spending and borrowing, and emphasized investment and growth. We didn't get that

Author of the article:
Don Drummond and William Robson
Read full article from the Financial Post

Opinion: Ten guides for grading next week’s federal budget

The fall economic update only got a 'D.' Improvement all the way to 'A' seems unlikely but we need at least a solid 'B' budget

Read full article from the Financial Post

Our North, Strong and Free: Odd innovations in Canadian defence policy

Eugene Lang

Contributed to Policy Options:  April 19, 2024

 

Policy Options

The Hill Times' 100 Best Books of 2023

The book, Managing Federalism through Pandemic, co-edited by Kathy Brock and Geoffrey Hale made the Hill Times top 100 best books of 2023! Congratulations to both co-editors/co-authors, our Queen's colleagues who contributed chapters including the late Andrew Graham, Kyle Hanniman and Eugene Lang and to all authors, co-authors and contributors.  

The book is available through the University of Toronto Press. 

Recent Lectures

 

2024. J Douglas Gibson Lecture | Author of Brown Boy, Omer Aziz

 

2024 Policy Talks | Dr. S Buttemer, Dr. W Mabee & Dr. D Walker

 

2024 Gow Memorial Lecture | Her Excellency Amy Baker, Ambassador of Canada to the Kingdom of Norway