Public Administration (MR)

Degree Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Core Curriculum		24
PA 510	Public Administration Institutions and Values
PA 511	Public Policy Analysis
PA 512	The Budgetary Process
PA 513	Public Organization Behavior
PA 514	Management Systems
PA 515	Research Methods and Analysis
PA 516	Effective Communications for Public Administrators
PA 517	MPA Capstone
Elective Courses		12
Select twelve credits of electives from the elective listing below or courses approved in conjunction with the student's advisor or from the list below. Students who are pre-service (less than 1-year relevant work experience) would be required to complete an additional 3 credit hours for PA650 Internship in Public Administration.
Total Hours		36

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
PA 507	The Public Policy Process
PA 509	Applied Political Economy
PA 520	Seminar in Urban Management
PA 521	Government and Planning
PA 522	Intergovernmental Relations in the United States
PA 523	Municipal Law
PA 525	Organizational Development and Change Management
PA 530	Financial Management in the Public Sector
PA 531	Human Resource Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
PA 532	Contract Negotiation and Mediation in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
PA 535	Problem Solving for Public and Nonprofit Managers
PA 536	Management of Nonprofit Organizations
PA 538	Nonprofit Budgeting and Financial Management
PA 539	Fund Development
PA 540	Grant Writing for Public Administrators
PA 541	Geographic Information Systems for Public Administration
PA 545	Administrative Law
PA 546	Seminar in Program Evaluation
PA 550	Environmental Policy
PA 551	Energy Policy
PA 552	Science and Technology Policy
PA 553	Disaster, Crisis and Emergency Management and Policy
PA 555	Administration of Criminal Justice
PA 580	Independent Study
PA 598	Special Topics in Public Administration
PA 635	Readings and Research
PA 650	Internship in Public Affairs
PA 651	Advanced Practical Training