Texas A&M International University

MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

The Master of Public Administration Degree (MPA) is open to all students who hold any baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and meet the requirements of the College of Arts and Humanities for graduate admission. No leveling courses are required other than those necessary to pass the language proficiency test for the International Track.

The MPA degree consists of thirty hours of the core curriculum, three hours of internship or administrative project, and nine hours of electives. The student may choose one of three tracks offered. They are: Generalist Track, International Track, and Criminal Justice Track.

MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (MPA)

MAJOR CURRICULUM			33 SCH
Required courses:
PADM	5332	Program Evaluation²
PADM	5334	Administrative Law²
PADM	5342	Organization Theory³
PADM	5344	Communication for Public Administrators
PADM	5362	Administrative Ethics^2/3
PADM	5375	Survey of Public Administration and Public Affairs
PADM	5378	Human Resources Management in Public Administration^2/3
PADM	5380	Principles and Politics of Public Budgeting²
PADM	5382	Public Policy Development and Implementation²
PSCI	5301	Advanced Methods of Social Research¹

One course chosen from:
PADM	5395	Project^2/4
PADM	5396	Internship^2/5
ELECTIVES			9 SCH
Choose any nine hours from one of the following three Tracks:
I. Criminal Justice Track
Three courses chosen from Criminal Justice at the 5000 level
II. International Track
Three courses chosen from:
ECO 4340/ECO 4350/PSCI 5340/PSCI 5368/PSCI 5372/PSCI 5373
III. Generalist Track
Any three courses chosen from those listed in the Criminal Justice Track
and the International Track above or from the following:
ECO 4360/PADM 5390/PSCI 4335/PSCI 5390/
PSYC 5310/PSYC 5340/SOCI 5305
TOTAL 42 SCH
¹May substitute with SOCI 5302 or CRIJ 5320.
²Refer to course description for information on prerequisites.
³May be taken concurrently with PADM 5375.
⁴To be taken by those with two or more years experience in the public sector.
⁵To be taken by those with less than two years of experience in the public sector.

*No more than three hours at the 4000-level may be applicable to the degree.*