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Public Policy, Administration & Law

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The program is an executive/professional 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.

The program was designed in close consultation with the three levels of government — federal, provincial and municipal.

Degrees Offered
Degrees Offered: 
 
Full time
Part time
MPPALN/AX
Deadlines and Dates
Deadlines and Dates: 
Deadline date means: Date a completed application package is received by York.
Start Date September
Deadlines January 31
EXTENDED TO: March 31
What you need to apply to this program
Minimum Admission Requirements: 
Type
Requirements
Academic (GPA)B+
International Students: refer to the international credentials information for your country.
Language Proficiency
Do you need?
TOEFL
  • Paper-based: 600
  • Computer-based: 250
  • iBT: 100

IELTS
  • Overall Band Score: 7.5

YELT (York English Language Test)
  • Band: 1
Recommendations3
Other
  • Applicants should have at least five years of significant work experience in the public, business-government or nonprofit sector, or should have an undergraduate degree related to public policy and administration.
  • Resumé or CV
  • Examples of written work
  • Statement of areas of interest including experience/background

Because the number of applicants greatly exceeds the number of positions available, meeting our minimum admission requirements is not a guarantee of admission.

Application Mailing Addresses
Address: 
  • Completed Application Package means:
    1. Use York University's graduate studies online application.
    2. Send all required and supplementary documents and materials in a single package. (Exception: official transcripts sent to York directly from previous educational institutions. Official transcripts must come directly from, and bear the unbroken seal of, the issuing institution.) See checklist (PDF).
  • Mail or Courier Completed Application Package to:

Mail
York University
Office of Graduate Admissions
P.O. Box GA2300
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON
CANADA M3J 1P3

Courier
York University
Office of Graduate Admissions
W322 Bennett Centre for Student Services
99 Ian MacDonald Blvd
Toronto, ON
CANADA M3J 1P3

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