• Core Curriculum (27 hours)
• Area of Emphasis (12 hours)
• Internship for Pre-Service Students (3 hours)
• MPA Professional Paper (3 hours)

Core Curriculum
Each MPA student must complete these courses:

• Politics and Management in Public Agencies (PADM 6100)
• Analysis for the Public Sector (PADM 6101)
• Quantitative Methods for Public Administration (PADM 6102)
• Human Resource Management in Public Agencies (PADM 6110)
• Public Budgeting and Finance (PADM 6120)
• Public Policy Formulation and Implementation (PADM 6160)
• Applied Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation (PADM 6161)
• Leadership and Ethics in the Public Sector (PADM 6220)
• Management of Public Information Technology (PADM 6260)

Areas of Emphasis
MPA students are expected to develop knowledge and expertise in a specialized are of public administration. This involves successful completion of four courses in a given sub-field. The areas of emphases associated with the MPA Program to basically two, Management and Public Policy. Students enrolled in a graduate certificate program may count their courses for the certificate toward the Public Policy area of emphasis, but may need to take an additional 3 c.h. to meet the certificate requirements.

Management 6111, Contemporary Problems in Public Personnel Administration 6112, Productivity in the Public Sector 6124, State and Local Government Finance 6140, Administrative Law and Ethics 6170, Intergovernmental/Interagency Relations 6210, Organization Theory in the Public Context 6240, Management of Non-Profit Organizations 6150, Seminar in Public Administration 6115, Readings in Public Personnel Administration 6116, Women, Public Policy and Administration 6122, Local Government Budgeting and Financing 6125, Readings in Public Budgeting and Finance 6130, Urban Policy and Administration 7003, Coastal, Maritime, and Environmental Law

Public Policy 6123, Economic Development 6325, Transportation Policy 6400, Health Policy 6410, Health Policy Analysis 6170, Intergovernmental/Interagency Relations 6165, Program Evaluation SECS 6155, Changing nature of National Security Policy 6150, Seminar in Public Administration 6116, Women, Public Policy and Administration 6162, Environmental Administration 6163, Environmental Policy Analysis 6164, State and Local Environmental Policy 7004, Coastal and Marine Policy

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