Programs

Master of Public Administration

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• Total Credits Required for Degree

  34-36

• Core

  20-22
• PA 500 Research Methods of Public Administration

  4
• PA 507 Principles of Public Administration

  4
• PA 516 Organizational Theory

  4
• PA 523 Public Budget Management

  4
• PA 526 HRM in Public and Nonprofit Management

  4
• PA 591 Supervised Internship in Public Administration (2-8 cr.)

  2*
• *Internship required for pre-service students
• Capstone

  2
• PA 592 Experiential Applications Seminar (2 cr.) or

  2
•      PA 599 Thesis in Public Administration (1-6 cr.)
• Electives

  12
• PA 501 Seminar in Public Policy Analysis (4 cr.)
• PA 509 Seminar: Intergovernmental Relations (4 cr.)
• PA 510 State and Local Government (4 cr.)
• PA 517 Seminar: American Government (4 cr.)
• PA 519 Municipal Management (2 cr.)
• PA 520 The Politics of Higher Education (4 cr.)
• PA 521 Grant Writing for Public Administrators (2 cr.)
• PA 525 Public Sector Labor Relations (4 cr.)
• PA 536 Classic Readings in Public Administration (4 cr.)
• PA 545 Political and Administrative Aspects of Community Development (2 cr.)
• PA 562 Program Evaluation for Public and Nonprofit Agencies (2 cr.)
• PA 595 Special Problems in Public Administration (1-4 cr.)
• PA 598 Directed Study in Public Administration (1-4 cr.)

Please note that students may be denied admission to courses, or they may be dismissed from a graduate program or internship/practicum if they demonstrate a lack of professional competence and effectiveness as a professional or fail to perform course work effectively.  The departmental graduate review committee reviews the qualifications of all questionable students and may require them to undergo further examiniation to make a final determination regarding program completion.