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MPA Program

Program Design

The MPA program is flexible to meet your needs, interests, and experience.

Tracks

The MPA program offers three different tracks, depending on your work experience in the public and/or nonprofit sectors. The MPA director will review each application packet and determine which track fits the applicant's experience.

42-credits

21 credits: Core courses
18 credits: Concentration/elective courses
3 credits - Internship

39-credits

21 credits: Core courses
18 credits: Concentration/elective courses

36-credits

21 credits: Core courses
15 credits: Concentration/elective courses

Core Requirements (21 credits)

PAD 6060 Introduction: Public Administration in Modern Society (3 credits)

PAD 5700 Public Administration Research Methods (3 credits)

PAD 6417 Human Resource Management (3 credits)

PAD 6227 Government Budgeting and Finance (3 credits)

PAD 6106 Administrative Behavior (3 credits)

PUP 6006 Program Evaluation (3 credits)

Concentrations

Students in the UNF MPA program have the opportunity to tailor their academic experience by selecting a concentration that best aligns with their professional goals. Each concentration includes three required courses and one elective, with a variety of elective options available to suit individual interests. To ensure the elective complements your chosen path, it must be approved by the program director, Georgette Dumont. For additional information or questions about the MPA program, please contact Dr. Dumont directly at g.dumont@unf.edu.

Public Policy (12 credits)

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

PUP6007 Policy Analysis (3 credits)

PAD6706 Research Design (3 credits)

Prerequisite: PAD 5700 with a grade of B or better

PAD6207 Economics and Municipal Finance (3 credits)

SELECT 1 Public Policy elective

*Please note that this concentration requires statistical analysis.

Local Government (12 credits)

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

PAD6807 Urban Administration (3 credits)

POS6158 Politics/Policy in Local Government (3 credits)

PAD6207 Economics and Municipal Finance (3 credits)

SELECT 1 Local Government elective

Nonprofit Management (12 credits)

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

PAD6142 Management of Nonprofit Orgs (3 credits)
PAD6208 Nonprofit Financial Management (3 credits)
PAD6164 NPO Stakeholder Relations (3 credits)

SELECT 1 Nonprofit Management elective

Health Administration (12 credits)

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

HSA6114 Health Organization/Delivery (3 credits)
HSA6905 Policy and Law in Healthcare (3 credits)

HSA6435 Health Economics (3 credits)

Prerequisite: PAD 6227

SELECT 1 Health Administration elective