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Sharpen your mind, expand your skill set, and achieve your potential. Explore programming designed for leaders.
As a decision-maker, you need to be flexible, collaborative and well-informed about the political, legislative, and intercultural context of your work—especially given today's complex economic and social challenges. We are here to help.
Whether you seek development opportunities for yourself or your team, we encourage you to explore the many offerings available at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy. Each offers a challenging curriculum, localized content, and solutions driven by experience and innovation. Supported by a comprehensive competency framework and taught by faculty and former senior public servants, our programs will help you build your capacity.
Program | Type | Length | Delivery Mode |
Online Master of Public Administration | Graduate Degree | 2-4 years | Online, with two brief in-person residencies |
Master of Health Administration | Graduate Degree | 2-4 years | Online, with two brief in-person residencies |
Master of Governance and Entrepreneurship in Northern and Indigenous Areas | Graduate Degree | 2-4 years | Online with two week-long field schools, one in Canada and one in Norway |
Economic Analysis for Public Policy Certificate | Graduate Certificate | 3-graduate level classes (1-2 years) | Online or in-person |
Health Systems Management Certificate | Graduate Certificate | 3-graduate level classes (1-2 years) | Online |
Indigenous Nation-Building Certificate | Graduate Certificate | 3-graduate level classes (1-2 years) | Online |
Public Management Certificate | Graduate Certificate | 3-graduate level classes (1-2 years) | Online or in-person |
Public Policy Analysis Certificate | Graduate Certificate | 3-graduate level classes (1-2 years) | Online or in-person |
Science and Innovation Policy Certificate | Graduate Certificate | 3-graduate level classes (1-2 years) | Combination of online and in-person |
Social Economy, Co-operatives, and the Nonprofit Sector Certificate | Graduate Certificate | 3-graduate level classes (1-2 years) |
Fully online or a combination of online and in-person (stream dependent) |
Excellence in Healthcare Leadership (EHL) Program |
Executive Education Program |
4 month (12 modules) |
Online (synchronous and asynchronous) |
Public Sector Governance Program | Executive Education Program | 3 half-day sessions | Online (synchronous) |
Municipal Sector Governance Program | Executive Education Program | 3 half-day sessions | Online (synchronous) |
Indigenous Leadership Program | Executive Education Program | 2 full-day sessions | Online (synchronous) |
kiskēyihtamowina Board Governance Program | Executive Education Program | 4 full-day sessions | Online (synchronous) |
Board of Revisions (BoR) Training Program | Executive Education Program | Less than 20 hours. Participants have up to 10 weeks to complete the program. | Online (asynchronous) |
Public Sector Workshops (Current offering) | Professional Development Workshops | Half-day and full-day offerings | Online or in-person (synchronous) |