A purpose of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program is to translate theory into practical concepts to prepare leaders of the public and nonprofit sectors. The practice continues to employ entrepreneurial activities throughout the world. The academy has researched, written, and published extensively about entrepreneurship to build knowledge. The author pulled together aspects of the research to build an applicable framework for entrepreneurship—presenting, publishing, and designing an MPA course. This paper discusses that journey. The author sought to find the extent of similar courses in other accredited programs. The findings did not reveal widespread dissemination of entrepreneurship courses. An unintended finding shows that core course offerings appeared to be largely unchanged for decades. Is it time to “reinvent” the MPA program?

公共管理硕士 (MPA) 计划的目的是将理论转化为实践概念，为公共和非营利部门的领导者做好准备。这种做法继续在世界各地开展创业活动。该学院广泛研究、撰写和出版了关于创业以建立知识的知识。作者汇集了研究的各个方面，以构建适用于创业的框架——展示、出版和设计 MPA 课程。本文讨论了这一旅程。作者试图找到其他认可课程中类似课程的范围。调查结果并未显示创业课程的广泛传播。一个意外的发现表明，几十年来，核心课程似乎基本没有变化。是时候“重塑”MPA 计划了吗？