Academic Programs
Academic programs at the Graduate School of Business & Public Policy reflect the needs of the Armed Services and other government agencies. GSBPP is remarkably versatile. The school has the ability to create new curricula on short notice; to modify current programs to meet the demands of the defense community; to use evolving technology to advance research and scholarship. A multitude of faculty capabilities combined with diverse academic products and a variety of delivery modes allow GSBPP to reach across the nation and across the world.
Resident - Master’s Degree Programs
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a defense-focused MBA program designed to provide officers and Department of Defense (DoD) civilians an advanced education in interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving and policy analysis by applying quantitative, financial, economic, information technology, and other state-of-the-art management techniques and concepts to military management and policy issues.
Students in the MBA program complete a specialization curriculum in one for the following areas of particular importance to the DoD:
Acquisition Management — 815 & 816
Defense Management — 809, 818 & 820
Master of Science in Management (MSM)
The Master of Science in Management program prepares graduates to manage in complex defense organizations and to conduct rigorous analyses of organizational problems, policies and operations.
Non-Resident - Master’s Degree Programs
Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
The Executive Master of Business Administration is designed to provide Navy civilians and officers with the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in future resource management assignments.
Master of Science in Management (MSM)
The Master of Science in Management program prepares graduates to manage in complex defense organizations and to conduct rigorous analyses of organizational problems, policies and operations.
Courses are delivered via the Internet using a virtual classroom environment. No student travel is required.
6 Month Distance Learning, 12 Month Resident - Master of Arts Degree Program
Master of Arts in Management
The Master of Arts in Management is a new degree program approved in December 2012 by the NPS Academic Council, and started in January 2013. This new program provides the DoN with leaders and managers in the new business defense environment that are trained and skilled in financial management and capable of using accurate, timely and relevant financial management information and analysis to support DoN decision makers.