The Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) program at Cornell is an interdisciplinary, inter-sectoral degree designed for working professionals who want to enhance existing skills and advance their careers in the broad field of public affairs.

 

Through an 18-month blended course of study taught by Cornell faculty, you will receive advanced training in strategic planning and management, economic and financial analysis, program evaluation, and project management.

 

The complex challenges facing the world are not solved solely by governments, nor by corporations or nonprofit organizations working alone, but with leadership and innovation from all three sectors. An Executive Master of Public Administration degree from Cornell University shows the world that you belong right in the middle of that solution set.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) program at Cornell is an interdisciplinary, inter-sectoral degree designed for working professionals who want to enhance existing skills and advance their careers in the broad field of public affairs. Through an 18-month blended course of study taught by Cornell faculty, you will receive advanced training in strategic planning and management, economic and financial analysis, program evaluation, and project management. Ongoing virtual events and three on-campus residential sessions facilitate strong professional relationships among and between cohorts, while access to a global Ivy League alumni base will boost your network in the field.

The complex challenges facing the world are not solved solely by governments, nor by corporations or nonprofit organizations working alone, but with leadership and innovation from all three sectors. An Executive Master of Public Administration degree from Cornell University shows the world that you belong right in the middle of that solution set.

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  • Public Administration
  • Managerial Statistics
  • International Public and NGO Management
  • Nonprofit Finance and Management
  • Special Topics in Public Affairs 1
  • Special Topics in Public Affairs 2
  • Microeconomics for Management and Policy
  • Effective Writing for Public Affairs
  • Public Finance and Budgeting
  • Leveraging Information Technology for Public and Nonprofit Management
  • Systems Thinking and Modeling for Public Affairs
  • Translation of Research into Policy and Practice
  • Legal Aspects of Public Agency Decision Making
  • Corporate Responsibility
  • Fundraising, Grantmaking, and Lobbying
  • Strategic Stakeholder Engagement
  • Leadership in Public Affairs
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Project Management
  • Market Regulation and Public Policy
  • Program Evaluation
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  • Students will make three 1-week visits to Cornell’s campus, where they will meet their classmates and professors in person. These residencies include intensive courses in:
  • Year 1 Summer Residency Week
  •      - Microeconomics for Managers, Part 2
  •      - Nonprofit Finance and Management, Part 2
  •      - International Public and NGO Management, Part 2
  • Year 2 Summer Residency Week
  •      - Vulnerability and Resilience Planning
  •      - Politics of the Policymaking Process
  •      - Public-Private Partnerships
  • Year 2 December Residency Week
  •      - Project Management
  •      - Capstone Project Presentations
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  • Tailor your program by choosing from two concentrations:
  • Public and Nonprofit Management, with elective courses in managing technology, managing personnel, decision analytics, and leadership and strategy
  • International Policy, with elective courses in frontiers of international policy, human rights, international management, and leadership and strategy
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  • Maria Fitzpatrick, Professor of Policy Analysis and Management; Director, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
  • Thomas O’Toole, Executive Director Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
  • R. Richard Geddes, Professor of Policy Analysis and Management; Director, Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy
  • Joe Grasso, Lecturer, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs; Associate Dean for Finance, Administration, and Corporate Relations, School of Industrial and Labor Relations
  • Ning Su, Visiting Associate Professor
  • Laurie Miller, Associate Director for Engaged Learning, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
  • John Mathiason, Lecturer, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
  • Derek and Laura Cabrera, Lecturers, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
  • Daniel Manne, Lecturer, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
  • Rebecca Brenner, Lecturer, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
  • Daniel Lamb, Lecturer, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
  • Rebecca Darling, Lecturer, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
  • John Tobin, Professor of Practice, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs and Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Seth Harris, Lecturer, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
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Courses
  • NCC 5560e: Managerial Finance, Part 1
  • PAM 5770e: Health Care and Services Marketing
  • PAM 5952e: Field Study in Health Administration and Planning
DESIGNED FOR:
  • Line-level HR professionals
  • People seeking to enter the HR field
  • Global professionals from for-profits, NGOs, and government organizations

HOW IT WORKS:
  • Course Length: 2 weeks
  • Effort: 3-4 hours per week
  • Duration: 4-5 months
  • Class Size: Under 35 Students
  • Format: Highly interactive
Courses
  • NCC 5560e: Managerial Finance, Part 2
  • NCC 5580e: Managing Operations, Part 1
  • PAM 5952e: Field Study in Health Administration and Planning
DESIGNED FOR:
  • Line-level HR professionals
  • People seeking to enter the HR field
  • Global professionals from for-profits, NGOs, and government organizations

HOW IT WORKS:
  • Course Length: 2 weeks
  • Effort: 3-4 hours per week
  • Duration: 4-5 months
  • Class Size: Under 35 Students
  • Format: Highly interactive
COURSES
  • PAM 5900-001e: Leadership, Innovation and Change Management, Part 1
  • NCC 5580e: Managing Operations, Part 2
DESIGNED FOR:
  • Line-level HR professionals
  • People seeking to enter the HR field
  • Global professionals from for-profits, NGOs, and government organizations

HOW IT WORKS:
  • Course Length: 2 weeks
  • Effort: 3-4 hours per week
  • Duration: 4-5 months
  • Class Size: Under 35 Students
  • Format: Highly interactive
COURSES
  • NCC 5580e: Managing Operations, Part 3
  • PAM 5900-002e: Quality Improvement
  • PAM 5630e: Health Care Financial Management II, Part 1
DESIGNED FOR:
  • Line-level HR professionals
  • People seeking to enter the HR field
  • Global professionals from for-profits, NGOs, and government organizations

HOW IT WORKS:
  • Course Length: 2 weeks
  • Effort: 3-4 hours per week
  • Duration: 4-5 months
  • Class Size: Under 35 Students
  • Format: Highly interactive
9 COURSES
  • PAM 5900-001e: Leadership, Innovation and Change Management, Part 2
  • PAM 5630e: Health Care Financial Management, Part 2
  • PAM 5952e: Field Study in Health Administration and Planning
DESIGNED FOR:
  • Line-level HR professionals
  • People seeking to enter the HR field
  • Global professionals from for-profits, NGOs, and government organizations

HOW IT WORKS:
  • Course Length: 2 weeks
  • Effort: 3-4 hours per week
  • Duration: 4-5 months
  • Class Size: Under 35 Students
  • Format: Highly interactive
COURSES
  • PAM 5660e: Strategic Management and Organizational Design of Health Care Systems
  • PAM 5670e: Health Policy
DESIGNED FOR:
  • Line-level HR professionals
  • People seeking to enter the HR field
  • Global professionals from for-profits, NGOs, and government organizations

HOW IT WORKS:
  • Course Length: 2 weeks
  • Effort: 3-4 hours per week
  • Duration: 4-5 months
  • Class Size: Under 35 Students
  • Format: Highly interactive
COURSES
  • PAM 5641e: Health Information Technology and Quality 
DESIGNED FOR:
  • Line-level HR professionals
  • People seeking to enter the HR field
  • Global professionals from for-profits, NGOs, and government organizations

HOW IT WORKS:
  • Course Length: 2 weeks
  • Effort: 3-4 hours per week
  • Duration: 4-5 months
  • Class Size: Under 35 Students
  • Format: Highly interactive
COURSES
  • Elective
  • NBA 6680e: Working in Teams
  • PAM 5952e: Field Study in Health Administration and Planning
DESIGNED FOR:
  • Line-level HR professionals
  • People seeking to enter the HR field
  • Global professionals from for-profits, NGOs, and government organizations

HOW IT WORKS:
  • Course Length: 2 weeks
  • Effort: 3-4 hours per week
  • Duration: 4-5 months
  • Class Size: Under 35 Students
  • Format: Highly interactive
COURSES
  • Elective 1
  • Elective 2
  • PAM 5952e: Field Study in Health Administration and Planning
DESIGNED FOR:
  • Line-level HR professionals
  • People seeking to enter the HR field
  • Global professionals from for-profits, NGOs, and government organizations

HOW IT WORKS:
  • Course Length: 2 weeks
  • Effort: 3-4 hours per week
  • Duration: 4-5 months
  • Class Size: Under 35 Students
  • Format: Highly interactive
COURSES
  • Elective 1
  • Elective 2
  • PAM 5952e: Field Study in Health Administration and Planning
DESIGNED FOR:
  • Line-level HR professionals
  • People seeking to enter the HR field
  • Global professionals from for-profits, NGOs, and government organizations

HOW IT WORKS:
  • Course Length: 2 weeks
  • Effort: 3-4 hours per week
  • Duration: 4-5 months
  • Class Size: Under 35 Students
  • Format: Highly interactive
COURSES
  • PAM 5952e: Field Study in Health Administration and Planning
DESIGNED FOR:
  • Line-level HR professionals
  • People seeking to enter the HR field
  • Global professionals from for-profits, NGOs, and government organizations

HOW IT WORKS:
  • Course Length: 2 weeks
  • Effort: 3-4 hours per week
  • Duration: 4-5 months
  • Class Size: Under 35 Students
  • Format: Highly interactive
9 COURSES
  • Aligning Employee Performance with Organizational Goals
  • Aligning Performance with Organizational Goals
  • Aligning Employee with Organizational Goals
  • Performance with Organizational Goals
  • Aligning Employee Performance with Organizational Goals
  • Aligning Employee Performance with Organizational Goals
  • Aligning Employee Performance with Organizational
  • Aligning Employee Performance with Organizational Goals
  • Aligning Employee Performance
DESIGNED FOR:
  • Line-level HR professionals
  • People seeking to enter the HR field
  • Global professionals from for-profits, NGOs, and government organizations

HOW IT WORKS:
  • Course Length: 2 weeks
  • Effort: 3-4 hours per week
  • Duration: 4-5 months
  • Class Size: Under 35 Students
  • Format: Highly interactive
9 COURSES
  • Aligning Employee Performance with Organizational Goals
  • Aligning Performance with Organizational Goals
  • Aligning Employee with Organizational Goals
  • Performance with Organizational Goals
  • Aligning Employee Performance with Organizational Goals
  • Aligning Employee Performance with Organizational Goals
  • Aligning Employee Performance with Organizational
  • Aligning Employee Performance with Organizational Goals
  • Aligning Employee Performance
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HOW IT WORKS:
  • Course Length: 2 weeks
  • Effort: 3-4 hours per week
  • Duration: 4-5 months
  • Class Size: Under 35 Students
  • Format: Highly interactive

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