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You've reached a pivotal stage in your professional journey where advancing your skills and broadening your influence has become essential. Recognizing your potential for greater contributions, now is the moment to embrace more ambitious challenges. The one-year Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA) serves as your springboard to this next level. As an experienced practitioner, you'll craft a personalized curriculum while enjoying the flexibility to explore academic passions, acquire fresh competencies, discover innovative methodologies, and accelerate your career trajectory. The MC/MPA Program attracts driven leaders from diverse global backgrounds, placing you within an authentic peer network where varied perspectives and professional backgrounds will profoundly enrich your outlook. Combined with the distinguished HKS faculty's guidance, your classmates' collective insights and shared grasp of policy matters will transform your Harvard Kennedy School journey.
Students must complete a bachelor's degree. Evidence of fluency in English if it’s not your native language. This is demonstrated by a TOEFL score of at least 600 for the paper-based test or 100 for the internet-based test (with a score of at least 25 in each section) or a minimum band score of 7 on the IELTS, with a score of at least 7 in each section.