tiff of the 'burbs. *
I want to be domesticated, a humanitarian, a foodie, a fashionista, & a world-traveler. In the meantime, I'm a 24 year old grad student in beautiful Southern California. I'm from the cookie-cutter suburbs, but have recently relocated to Los Angeles. Here are my thoughts & adventures! Twitter: @tiffanyjam
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Hey! I am wondering what kind of classes you had to take for Public Administration. What kind of work came along with it: a lot of government/politic classes? What is your main focus? I am really intrigued by the major! from cocoabird A: In my MPA program, I’ve taken various courses that relate to public administration, but not all the classes were specifically for government. Some classes were more theory-based than others (organizational theory, leadership strategies & skills, public human resources, etc.) , which were more skills-based (public budget & finance, research methods, policy analysis, etc.). I write a lot of papers, read quite a bit…and honestly, I do a lot of doable busy work (lol). I chose not to have a specific focus/emphasis in my program, mostly because I wasn’t 100% sure of what I wanted to do with my degree after I graduate. Luckily, I found my niche during my internship & have decided to focus on working with health nonprofit management. What I really love about Public Administration is that it’s really diverse for the public sector (nonprofit and government)! |  ∞ 6 |
One more year.I’m having my “oh sh*t, I’m going to graduate this year” moment. A familiar feeling, except now it’s more like “oh sh*t, I’m going to graduate and will never go to school again and OMG now I really need to find a job. plz hire me!”. This week, my supervisor & I are going to meet to discuss some “personal strategic planning”, focusing on my career objectives and overall goals I want to meet at a professional level. She told me she wants me to think B-I-G and think about my “dream job”. It’s been a while since I really sat down and reflected on these things. To be honest, I can’t come up with one title for my “dream job”. I ultimately would like to have a job like hers, but I know that won’t come overnight. Where does a person with a masters and hardly any work experience go? I’m afraid to know the answer. With a graduate program as broad as Public Administration, there are so many options, which I guess is both a blessing and a curse for people that can be indecisive as I can be. I L-O-V-E being in my 20s, but this pre-quarter life crisis is overwhelming at times. P.S. What I really want to say to my supervisor is “I CAN HAS YOUR JOB?!” (Executive Director of a health nonprofit) |
