The Master
of Public Administration Program is designed
to train and educate individuals for careers
in public affairs. The program focuses on
the intellectual foundations of public administration,
its environment, and skills used by public
officials.
PROGRAM
OF STUDY
M.P.A degree requirements include:
- 11
semester-length (full) courses
- 2
Professional Applications modules
- Career
experience/Internship
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Full courses are defined as 3-4 credits; a 2-credit course is considered half
a course. Full-time students without previous work experience should plan
to commit two years to complete the program. Each student must choose a
field of concentration consisting of required and elective courses. Regardless
of their concentration, all students must take the following courses:
Core Courses
- PAD500 (Institutional
Foundations of Public Administration)
- PAD501 (Public
Economics and Finance II)
- PAD503 (Public
Economics and Finance I)
- PAD504 (Data, Models
and Decisions I)
- PAD505 (Data, Models,
and Decisions II)
- PAD506 (Foundations
of Public Management)
Two
Professional Application Modules
- PAD 507 Professional Applications
I
- PAD 508 Professional
Applications II
A required course may
be waived and substituted by an elective
if the individual has an extensive academic
background in the subject or some compelling
case is made to the Department. Students
design their program of study and develop
a tentative degree program in consultation
with an advisor. The tentative degree program
specifies the courses to be taken within
a student's area of concentration, how
the career experience will be met, and
the core courses.
OTHER AVAILABLE
COURSES
Courses may be taken in the
School of Business, Criminal Justice, Education,
Information Science and Policy, Public Health,
and Social Welfare, and in the College of
Arts and Sciences. In addition, students
in any of the concentrations who wish to
explore an area of particular interest may
take an independent study with a faculty
member.
See the description of the
courses. Click here.
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