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MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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.  No leveling courses are required other than those necessary to pass the language proficiency test for the International Track.
The MPA degree consists of thirty hours of the core curriculum, three hours of internship or administrative project, and nine hours of electives.  The student may choose one of three tracks offered.  They are: Generalist Track, International Track, and Criminal Justice Track and School Leadership Track. Students pursuing the Master of Public Administration as an additional Master's degree, may obtain the degree upon successful completion of the major curriculum and substituting hours attained in the first masters program for nine hours of electives.
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (MPA)
MAJOR CURRICULUM							33 SCH
Required courses:
PADM	5332		Program Evaluation2
PADM	5334		Administrative Law*2
PADM	5342		Organization Theory3
PADM	5344		Communication for Public Administrators
PADM	5362		Administrative Ethics2/3
PADM	5375		Survey of Public Administration and Public Affairs
PADM	5378		Human Resources Management in Public Administration2/3
PADM	5380		Principles and Politics of Public Budgeting**2
PADM	5382		Public Policy Development and Implementation2
PSCI	5301		Advanced Methods of Social Research1
One course chosen from:
PADM	5395		Project2/4
PADM	5396		Internship2/5
ELECTIVES							9 SCH
Choose any nine hours from one of the following three Tracks:
I. Criminal Justice Track
Three courses chosen from Criminal Justice at the 5000 level
II. International Track
Three courses chosen from:
ECO 4340/ECO 4350/PSCI 5340/PSCI 5368/PSCI 5372/PSCI 5373
III. Generalist Track
Any three courses chosen from those listed in the Criminal Justice Track
and the International Track above or from the following:
ECO 4360/PADM 5390/PSCI 4335/PSCI 5390/
PSYC 5310/PSYC 5340/SOCI 5305
IV. School Leadership Track
EDAM 5301, EDAM 5325 and EDAM 5332
TOTAL                                                                                                                                 42 SCH
1May substitute with SOCI 5302 or CRIJ 5320.
2Refer to course description for information on prerequisites.
3May be taken concurrently with PADM 5375.
4To be taken by those with two or more years experience in the public sector.
5To be taken by those with less than two years of experience in the public sector.
*School Leadership Track requires EDAM 5322.
**School Leadership Track requires EDAM 5313
No more than three hours at the 4000-level may be applicable to the degree.

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