Public Sector Management Dalhousie University

Overview

Dalhousie University ’s Public Sector Management programme provides you with a strong foundation in business and management, helping you develop the skills needed to organize and lead teams and respond to internal and external pressures. As a Public Sector Management major, you will build on this foundation by exploring how to create a good society and how to balance justice with order.

There is an optional 8-month paid internship available in the Bachelor of Management programme during your third year of study. The internship is designed to be a career investment used to build upon skills, professional experiences, and connections to enhance your employability after graduation.

You will be equipped with the management skills required by public service organizations and an understanding of the organization, processes and policies of the government, its public agencies and the policy groups that work in the public sector.

Dalhousie University is a world-class university in a small seaside city on the East Coast of Canada. We are a vibrant community with access to multinational corporations, innovation hubs and long sandy beaches.  Join us in the Faculty of Management so we can help with all the amazing things you're going to do.

What you will learn

• Learn about management issues related to planning, organizing, leading, and controlling within a variety of environments within the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors.  

• You will come to understand the fundamental difference between the public and private interest and how such differences are navigated through contemporary governance systems involving public, private, and civic actors.

Careers

The public sector is made up of governments and their agencies, from the international to the local levels. It includes other publicly funded bodies, such as hospitals, schools, government corporations (e.g. CBC, Canada Post, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, etc.) and many not-for-profit organizations. 

Graduates from this major hold various positions in municipal, provincial, and federal government, as well as the not-for-profit and private sectors.

Possible careers include:

• Policy analyst

• Communications advisor

• Consultant