Marist's Master of Public Administration online program provides a convenient, flexible way for working professionals to attend graduate school, regardless of their schedule or location, without sacrificing academic quality.
Using Marist’s iLearn system, students in the online MPA program interact extensively with their instructors and classmates. A pre-assigned PIN (Personal Identification Number) allows students instant access to course content, assignments, the calendar, group discussions, and each other. Communication is ongoing via e-mail, bulletin boards, group conference rooms or private chat rooms.
Online MPA courses are offered in an accelerated format (there are two 8-week rounds in the Fall and Spring; there are two 6-week rounds in the Summer). People studying part-time can take two courses per semester. Online MPA courses are taken sequentially, enabling students to complete 6 credits per semester, while concentrating on one subject at a time.
MPA courses (both online and on-site) are 8 weeks long and accessible 7 days per week, 24 hours per day. Although accelerated, web-based courses are identical in content to campus-based courses and taught by the same exceptional Marist faculty..
Online Masters of Public Administration courses require no more technical skills than a basic familiarity with Windows, the internet, and Microsoft Office. You will need access to the internet throughout the 8 week class in order to fully participate.
Take an online tour of the iLearn system at:
http://academic2.marist.edu/elearning/webTutorial.html
