Public Administration
The Masters of Public Administration (MPA) degree is the professional degree for students seeking a career in public service or nonprofit management. MPA programs develop the skills and techniques used by managers in the public and non-profit sectors to implement policies, projects, and programs that resolve important problems within their organization and communities. Typically, MPA programs consist of a common set of core courses and electives arranged into concentrations.
Courses
- MBA611 — Organizational Behavior
- MPA600 — Graduate Research or Scholarly Activity
- MPA611 — Public and Nonprofit Organizational Theory and Behavior
- MPA612 — Public Budgeting and Public Finance
- MPA613 — Public and Nonprofit Human Resource Management
- MPA614 — Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
- MPA616 — Strategic Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
- MPA617 — Program Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- MPA620 — Leadership and Local Government Management
- MPA621 — Emerging Issues in Local Government Leadership and Management
- MPA623 — Managing Public Works, Regulatory and Human Services in Local Governments
- MPA624 — Managing Public Safety in Local Government
- MPA625 — Managing Planning, Zoning, Community and Economic Development in Local Gov.
- MPA630 — Foundations of Nonprofit Organization Administration
- MPA631 — The Executive Director
- MPA632 — Nonprofit Revenue Leadership and Management
- MPA633 — Partnerships, Innovation and Change
- MPA640 — Topics in Public and Nonprofit Management and Leadership
- MPA644 — Internship: Graduate Masters Level
- MPA650 — Politics of Developing Societies
- MPA651 — Development Administration
- MPA654 — Theories of Development
- MPA655 — International Organizations and Development
- MPA656 — Non-Governmental Organizations and Development
- MPA657 — Corruption in Less Developed Countries
- MPA658 — Topics in Leading International Development
- MPA679 — Managing Local Government and Nonprofit Finances
- POL552 — United Nations and Regional Organization
- POL592 — The Courts and Civil Rights