Master of Public Policy, Administration and Law

The program is an executiveprofessional development program concentrating on the themes of constitutional and administrative law, public sector ethics, social justice and public sector management. If you have management career goals in the public sector and nonprofit organizations, including senior officers with fire and police services, the program will meet your needs.You will benefit from York’s established strengths in public and administrative law, public policy, public sector ethics, democratic administration, program evaluation, environmental policy, change management, e-government, social policy, human resources management, financial accountability, labour relations and public sector marketing.You will be able to complete the program within two years through evening and weekend course offerings, making the program fully accessible to working civil servants and public sector employees.

To be eligible for admission to a master’s program, applicants must hold, at a minimum, an Honours undergraduate degree or equivalent (typically a four-year full-time program) from a recognized post-secondary institution with at least a B (second class) standing in the final two years of full-time equivalent study.Candidates must:have completed an Honours Bachelors degree or its equivalent from a recognized University with a minimum grade point average of B plus in the final two years and a minimum of five years work experience in a relevant public sector management, administrative, or supervisory position.; have completed an honours bachelors degree or its equivalent from a recognized University with a minimum grade point average of A in the final two years. Under this category, students may have completed less than five years work experience in a relevant public sector management, administrative, or supervisory position. Preference will be given to students who have completed an honours bachelors degree in public administration or political science with an emphasis on public administration.