MPA (M) Course Selection Guide

2025/2026

Fall 2025

Winter 2026

Spring/Summer 2026

Mandatory

Human Resource Management

Ottawa
West

Strategic Financial Management   

Online

Managerial Economics

Online

 

Strategic Management in the Public Service

Online

Business & Government  

Online

Managing Information Resources

Halifax
Online

 

Policy Formulation   

Halifax
Online

Research Methods

Halifax
Ottawa

 

 

 

 

Government Structures

Halifax
Online

 

Elective

Elective TBD

Online

Elecctive TBD

Online

Elective TBD

Online

2026/2027

Fall 2026

Winter 2027

Spring/Summer 2027

Mandatory

Policy Formulation

Online

Government Structures  

Online

Managing Information Resources

Online

 

Research Methods

Halifax
Online

Strategic Management in the Public Service

Online

Strategic Financial Management

Online

 

HR Management

Online

 

Business & Government

Online

 

Managerial Economics

Online

Elective

Elective TBD

Online

Elecctive TBD

Online

Elective TBD

Online

This is a tentative schedule and subject to change. Courses and intensive locations offerings are subject to minimum enrolment.

Recommended courses to be taken as your first courses in the program:

  • Government Structures
  • Policy Formulation
  • Strategic Financial Management
  • Managerial Economics
  • Research Methods

Highly recommended that you take Strategic Management in the Public Sector toward the end of your program.

These Syllabi are subject to change. They are from the last offering of the course and will give you a good general idea of the course outline, learning objectives and assignments/scheduling.