Major: Public Administration
Concentration: General Administration
Degree: Master of Public Admin.
Prerequisites (6 credits)
SELECT One American Govenment course
One undergraduate course in American Government, or American Political System, or POS 2041 Intro to American Government.
SELECT One Statistics course
One undergraduate course in Statistics; or POS 3713 Political Inquiry and Analysis.
Core Requirements (24 credits)
NOTE: PAD 5700 is a prerequisite for PAD 6706, PAD 6066, PUP 6006, and PUP 6007. PAD 6060 is a prerequisite for PAD 6066.
In order to graduate from the program: grades of C or above are required in all MPA courses; grades of B or above are required in at least 7 of the 8 required core courses; and MPA students must meet the minimum graduation requirements for master's degree students at the university. All students must apply for graduation during registration for the last semester of courses in the program. Deadlines are published online.
Students from the UNF undergraduate MPA fast track program who have successfully met the admission requirements of the MPA program are not required to take PAD 6060. They must take the remainder of the MPA core but are further required to take only 3 electives, for a total of 33 hours of graduate course work.
PAD6060 3 Public Admin in Modern Society
PAD5700 3 Public Admin Research Methods
PAD6417 3 Human Res in Public/NP Mgmt
PAD6227 3 Government Budget and Finance
PAD6106 3 Admin Behavior in Public Org
PUP6006 3 Prog Eval Pub/NP Mgt
PAD6436 3 Ethics in Public Service
PAD6066 3 Capstone Seminar
Prereq: requires permission of MPA director
Major Requirements (18 credits)
Students are required to take five or six courses, depending upon whether or not they are required to complete an internship, from among other MPA program courses. Other electives from outside the MPA program may be approved by the MPA director.
SELECT 5 to 6 MPA Program Courses
