Public Admistration

I decided to study public administration because when I first looked into the program it appealed to me a lot, mainly because it covered a variety of subjects that I like, such as history, economy and law.

I had previously studied architecture for a year, and I realized it wasn’t what I wanted to study, I wasn’t happy with the educational institution I had chosen. So I quit and I started to think on what I really wanted to study. I did some research and I came across with public administration at Universidad de Chile, and I decided that it was the major I wanted to pursue.

Public administrators work mainly in the public area. They are the link between the citizens and the government. Professionals in this area create public policies to satisfy public interest, such as improvements in the health system, cultural programs at the different town councils, etc.

Finally, a good public administrator should be someone who can mediate between the citizens and government interest. As well as someone who is open minded so as to solve problems.