Semester-by-Semester Outline of the MPA Curriculum
| Fall Semester - 1st year |
Spring Semester - 1st year |
Credits |
Course # |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course # |
Course Name |
3 |
710 |
Public Organization Theory |
3 |
711 |
Public Management & Leadership |
3 |
719 |
Introductory Policy Eval Methods |
3 |
720 |
Policy Analysis & Evaluation |
3 |
721 |
Professional Communications |
3 |
723 |
Human Resource Management |
3 |
725 |
Collaborative Governance |
2 |
730 |
Government & Nonprofit Accounting |
1 |
745 |
Professional Development Sem. I |
3 |
731 |
Government Budgeting & Finance |
3 |
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{Elective}** |
1 |
746 |
Professional Development Sem. II |
*SUMMER PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE (INTERNSHIP)* |
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| Fall Semester - 2nd year |
Spring Semester - 2nd year |
Credits |
Course # |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course # |
Course Name |
1.5 |
732 |
Economics for Public Administrators |
3 |
740 |
Decision Analysis |
1.5 |
733 |
Strategic Info Technology Mgmt |
1 |
746 |
Professional Development Sem. IV |
1 |
745 |
Professional Development Sem. III |
1.5 |
749 |
Ethical/Effective Public Administration |
7.5 |
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{Electives} |
6 |
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{Electives} |
** Students may choose to take one elective during their first semester, as shown here, or they must add an elective to the
fourth semester. Alternatively, students taking a first-semester elective may shift one of the third-semester electives to the fourth semester. A total of 16.5 elective credits must be taken to fulfill MPA requirements. Students must earn a total of 54 credit hours to receive their MPA degree.
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