Course Information

MPA Degree Core and Elective Courses

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program requires students to successfully complete a total of 36 hours of coursework while maintaining a 3.0 GPA. To facilitate a rigorous yet professional academic experience, the MPA Program requires that student enrollment in core curriculum is sequential as possible. The sequentially ordering of enrollment in core curriculum is intended to provide students with a foundation of knowledge from which to build upon as students navigate additionally required coursework. This is particularly important for students achieving the expertise required of a degreed professional public administrator.

MPA Core Courses:

PUAD 5340: Public Administration Theory and Practice

PUAD 5319: Research Methods in Public Administration

PUAD 5320: Program Evaluation and Quantitative Analysis

PUAD 5337: Public Organization Theory

PUAD 5344: Public Budgeting

PUAD 5345: Administrative Ethics and Leadership

PUAD 5352: Public Policy Analysis

PUAD 5347: Internship in Public Administration

 

MPA Electives:

PUAD 5323: The Science and Policy of Climate Change

PUAD 5333:  Environmental Policy and Administration

PUAD 5335: Management of Nonprofit Organizations

PUAD 5341: Public Policy Theory and Process

PUAD 5342: City Management 

PUAD 5343: Human Resources Management

PUAD 5346: Public Financial Management

PUAD 5353: Collaborative Management

PUAD 5354: Cost and Managerial Accounting in Government and Non-Profit Organizations

PUAD 5362: Grant Writing and Fundraising for Nonprofits

PUAD 5363: Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations

PUAD 5348: Special Topics: City Planning and Design

PUAD 5348: Special Topics: Government Contracting

PUAD 5348: Special Topics: Community Development

PUAD 5348: Special Topics: Intergovernmental Relations and Management

PUAD 5348: Social Entrepreneurship