Core
Curriculum
Core requirements
(21 credit hours plus 6 hours of internship/
thesis/ additional coursework for a
total of 27 credit hours):
POSC 6003 Techniques of Political & Public Administration Research
POSC 6533 Policy Analysis and Evaluation
POSC 6543 Administrative Behavior
POSC 6553 Public Budgeting and Finance
POSC 6563 Seminar in Public Administration
POSC 6583 Computer Applications in Public Administration
POSC 6593 Seminar in Human Resources Management
POSC 6603?6 Internship in Public Administration (or Thesis or 6 hours
in Political Science).
Research Core
In order to develop
research skills the MPA program has
developed a tracking system through
the courses Seminar in Public Administration
(POSC 6563), Policy Analysis and Evaluation
(POSC 6533) and Techniques of Political & Public
Administration Research (POSC 6003),
as well as Computer Applications in
Public Administration (POSC 6583).
While the track will not be formally
required, students are advised to take
the following sequence of courses in
order: Seminar in PA (Fall First Year);
Policy Analysis and Evaluation (Spring
First Year); and Techniques (Fall Second
Year).
MPA CORE COURSE ROTATION
| Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
Summer I/II |
| Computer Applications |
Administrative
Behavior |
Administrative Law |
| Techniques
of PA Research |
Public Budgeting & Finance |
|
| Seminar in
Public Admin |
Policy Analysis |
|
| Human Resource
Mgt. |
|
|
| Env. Policy/Law & Administration |
|
Decision Making |
| Managing Local Government |
|
Urban Politics |
Bold denotes
core courses.
Restricted
Electives in Public Administration
and American Politics
Six hours from
to be selected from POSC courses listed
below:
POSC 6113 Intergovernmental Relations
POSC 6123 Urban Politics
POSC 6133 Seminar in Political Parties and Political Behavior
POSC 6143 Seminar in American Government and Politics
POSC 6153 The Supreme Court, Politics and the Law
POSC 6173 Environmental Policy Processes
POSC 6413 Seminar in Political Theory/Ethics and Public Policy
POSC 6503 Managing Local Government
POSC 6513 Administrative Law
POSC 6523 Decision Making
POSC 6573 Grant Writing
Unrestricted Electives
Nine hours
of electives from Political Science,
or from any field for which the student
meets course prerequisites, to be
selected with the approval of the
advisor. The primary purpose of this
group of electives is to permit a
MPA student to study areas of government
and non-profit policy and its administration
that is of special professional interest.
A coherent package of courses and
an internship can be arranged to
gain a better understanding of various
public management subfields.
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