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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 Sciences for graduate admission. In addition, candidates for admission must meet 3 of the 4 criteria listed below:
• A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (4-point scale).
• 3 years or more of management experience as determined by the program admissions committee.
• Satisfactory performance on the statement of purpose essay portion of the application.
• Satisfactory performance on the personal interview portion of the program admissions process.
International Students from non-English speaking countries will need a TOEFL exam score of 79 (On-line version) or 550 (paper-based) or an ILETS score of 6.5.
| MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
(MPA) |
|
| MAJOR CURRICULUM | 33 SCH |
| Required courses: | |
| PADM 5375 - Survey of Public Administration and Public Affairs1 | |
| PADM 5301 - Advanced Methods of Social Research2 | |
| PADM 5332 - Program Evaluation | |
| PADM 5334 - Administrative Law | |
| PADM 5342 - Organization Theory | |
| PADM 5344 - Communication for Public Administrators | |
| PADM 5362 - Administrative Ethics | |
| PADM 5378 - Human Resources Management in Public Administration | |
| PADM 5380 - Principles and Politics of Public Budgeting | |
| PADM 5382 - Public Policy Development and Implementation | |
| PADM 5395 - Project3 OR | |
| PADM 5396 - Internship4 | |
| ELECTIVES |
9 SCH |
| Nine hours appopriate electives to be selected with advisor's approval |
|
| TOTAL | 42 SCH |
1Prerequisite for all required courses.
2Prerequisite for all required core courses: cross-listed with CRIJ 5320 and SOCI 5322.
3Required for students with two or more years
experience in the public sector.
4Required for students with less than two years
of experience in the public sector.
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