The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program enhances critical thinking and emphasizes
practical application through analysis and research in public administration.
The MPA program draws on economics, finance, management, political science, sociology,
and criminal justice. The MPA student will focus on courses in specific areas of concentration,
such as administrative, political, and policy analyses, economic development, public finance, and research
methodology.
Depending on the specialty, students may find careers with significant financial support
opportunities available in the public or private sectors. The Master of Public
Administration students also often hold leadership roles in waste management, public
utilities, law enforcement, emergency services, and other government offices
and programs. While other graduates run for or hold positions in public offices at the
local, state, and national levels of government.
| Core (24 semester hours) | ||
| PA 500 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
| PA 595 | Advanced Research Methodology | 3 |
| PA 505 | Public Finance and Budgeting | 3 |
| PA 517 | Introduction to Research Methodology | 3 |
| PA 507 | Ethical Leadership and Service in the Public Sector | 3 |
| PA 509 | Human Resource Management in the Public Sector | 3 |
| PA 513 | Public Policy Analysis | 3 |
| PA 521 | Capstone Project | 3 |
| Complete 12 semester hours from one of the following Concentrations | ||
| General | ||
| PA 511 | Organizational Theory | 3 |
| PA 515 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| PA 519 | Grant Writing | 3 |
| PA 525 | Rural and Metropolitan Problems in Public Administration | 3 |
| Non-Profit Management | ||
| PA 523 | Non-Profit Management | 3 |
| PA 525 | Rural and Metropolitan Problems in Public Administration | 3 |
| PA 519 | Grant Writing | 3 |
| PA 515 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | ||
| CJ 520 | CJ Admin and Mgmt | 3 |
| CJ 530 | Seminar in Criminology | 3 |
| CJ 577 | CJ Planning and Eval | 3 |
| CJ 583 | Criminal Justice Policy | 3 |
| Management | ||
| MGT 555 | Project Management | 3 |
| MGT 567 | Managing Groups and Teams | 3 |
| MGT 585 | Management & Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 592 | Current Issues in Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Sociology | ||
| 12 semester hours from the following: | ||
| SOC 574 | Sociological Theory | 3 |
| SOC 504 | Stu Contemporary Sociolog | 3 |
| SOC 514 | Family Violence | 3 |
| SOC 515 | Medical Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 553 | Advanced Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
