MPA/MPP, 近几年来越来越受到中国申请者的青睐，一方面是因为这是个敲门砖，是国内学生实现美国名校梦最容易的途径之一;另外，MPA/MPP众多的研究方向中，不乏很有学习价值的热门方向，例如：Civil Infrastructure Systems(基建系统)，Financial Management(财务管理)，Economic Development(经济发展)，Environmental Management and Policy(环境政策和管理)，Public and Nonprofit Management(公共和非营利性机构管理)等。

Civil Infrastructure Systems

城市基础设施系统方向往往涉及到城市交通，水资源管理和处理，电力，通信等方面。这些方面的管理需要掌握很多方面的技能。例如，基础设施的选址，施工，保养，运营等方面涉及到城市规划，项目管理，资本运营等。

这个方向常见的课程设置，以南加州大学(USC)为例：

Infrastructure Finance

Managing and Financing Public Engineering Works

Economic Analysis of Engineering Projects

Public/Private and Mixed Enterprises Planning

Finance of the Public Sector

Financial Administration in Local Government

Project Permitting and Approval

Environmental Law and Policy

The Approval Process

Decision-Making in Regulatory Agencies

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Methods for Assessment and Protection of Environmental Quality

Transportation and the Environment

Communicating Public Policy

Infrastructure Management

Port Engineering: Planning and Operations

Systems Engineering Theory and Practice

Risk Analysis

Urban Transportation Planning and Management

Infrastructure and Modern Society

Strategic Planning in the Public Sector

Transportation Policy and Planning

Institutional and Policy Issues in Transportation

Transportation and the Environment

Principles of Transportation Systems Analysis

Urban Transportation Planning and Management

Coastal Policy & Planning

Financial Management

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