Master of Public Administration Degree Requirements

Graduation requirements for the Master of Public Administration student include:

Completion of 27 designated semester hours of core courses.
Completion of 9 semester hours of courses in one of the designated concentration areas.
Cumulative grade point average of 3.0, with no more than two courses with a grade of C.
Two years of documented professional experience or successful completion of the internship requirement.
Successful completion of the comprehensive written exam.
Completion of at least 27 hours of graduate degree requirements in residence, with no more than nine hours of transfer credit.
Completion of all degree-related course requirements, including transfer credit, within a six-year period.

Master of Public Administration, Curriculum Requirements

Core Courses (27 Semester Hours)

POLS 7200	Leadership and Organizational Theory	3 hours
POLS 7220	Politics and Bureaucracy	3 hours
POLS 7290	Ethics for Public Service	3 hours
POLS 7300	Public Budgeting	3 hours
POLS 7320	Public Policy Analysis	3 hours
POLS 7380	Public Personnel Administration	3 hours
POLS 7600	Statistics for Public Management	3 hours
POLS 7660	Information and Operations Management	3 hours
POLS 7890	Public Management	3 hours

Concentration (9 Semester Hours)
Each student selects a concentration involving three courses accounting for nine semester hours of credit. Selection of a concentration and of any electives in the concentration requires the approval of the faculty advisor. Not every concentration and elective course may be available at all times.

Criminal Justice Administration
Three of the following

CRJU 6003	Court Administration	3 hours
CRJU 6004	Correctional Administration	3 hours
CRJU 6020	Law Enforcement and Management Systems	3 hours
CRJU/POLS 6112	The Judicial System and Judicial Process	3 hours
CRJU 6440	Criminal Justice Administration	3 hours
CRJU 6550	Law and Society	3 hours
CRJU 7900	Special Topics in Criminal Justice	3 hours
CRJU 7940	Independent Study in Criminal Justice	3 hours

Public Affairs

This is a traditional track. Students pursuing this concentration may select nine semester hours of electives from any of the courses listed in the other concentrations or from the following list, subject to approval by the faculty advisor.

POLS 6106	State and Local Government	3 hours
POLS 6111	The Presidency	3 hours
POLS 6310	Political Leadership	3 hours
POLS6380	Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations	3 hours
POLS 7250	Government and Business	3 hours
POLS 7420	Seminar in Intergovernmental Administration	3 hours
POLS 7460	Local Government Administration	3 hours
POLS 7580	Raising Funds and Attracting Grants	3 hours
POLS 7640	Technology in Public Management	3 hours
POLS 7810	Administrative Law	3 hours
POLS 7900	Special Topics in Public Administration	3 hours
POLS 7940	Independent Study in Public Administration	3 hours
PSYC 6690	Organizational Behavior	3 hours

Public Health Administration

HADM 5501	Health Care Systems	3 hours
HADM 5502	Public Health Administration	3 hours
HADM 5801	Research Methods in Health Care	3 hours

Internship: Variable Credit (0-3)
An internship (POLS 7980, Internship in Public Administration) is required of all students who do not have at least two years of professional experience in public-service organizations as determined by the MPA program coordinator. The internship requires a full-time professional experience in a public-service organization for ten weeks.

Comprehensive Examination

Each student is required to pass a written comprehensive examination during his or her last semester of enrollment.

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