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MPA Program

The master's degree is comprised of seven required core courses:

PAD 6060 Introduction: Public Administration in Modern Society
PAD 5700 Public Administration Research Methods
PAD 6417 Human Resource Management
PAD 6060 Introduction: Public Administration in Modern Society
PAD 6227 Government Budget and Finance
PAD 6106 Administrative Behavior
PAD 6066 Capstone Seminar
PUP 6006 Program Evaluation

Concentrations

Students can concentrate in an area that aligns most with their career path. Each concentration has three required courses and one elective. There are multiple options for electives, but it does need to be approved by the program director.

Public Policy

For students who are interested in pursuing a public policy concentration, the following courses are required:

PUP6007 Policy Analysis
PAD6706 Research Design (Prerequisite: PAD 5700 with a grade of B or better)
PAD6207 Economics and Municipal Finance
SELECT 1 Public Policy elective

*Please note that this concentration requires statistical analysis.

Local Government

For students who are interested in pursuing a local government administration concentration, the following courses are required:

PAD6807 Urban Administration
POS6158 Politics/Policy in Local Government
PAD6207 Economics and Municipal Finance
SELECT 1 Local Government elective

Nonprofit Management

For students who are interested in pursuing a nonprofit management concentration, the following courses are required:

PAD6142 Management of Nonprofit Orgs
PAD6208 Nonprofit Financial Management
PAD6164 NPO Stakeholder Relations
SELECT 1 Nonprofit Management elective

Health Administration

For students who are interested in pursuing a health administration concentration, the following courses are required:

HSA6114 Health Organization/Delivery
HSA6905 Policy and Law in Healthcare
HSA6435 Health Economics (Prerequisite: PAD 6227)
SELECT 1 Health Administration elective