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2008-2010 Graduate Catalog

Master of Public Administration

Degree Requirements
The MPA program requires completion of 36 credit hours:  21 credits selected from public administration courses listed, POLS 551, POLS 554, POLS 574, and 6 credits of electives.

Required Courses
Credits
POLS 551 Research Methods
3
POLS 554 Foundations of Public Administration
3
POLS 574 Applied Research Project
3
Total
9
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Choose 21 credits from below:
POLS 423/523 Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
3
POLS 427/527 Constitutional Law: Powers and Structures
3
POLS 555 Human Resource Management
3
POLS 557 Public Budgeting and Finance
3
POLS 558 Public Organization Dynamics
3
POLS 559 Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis
3
POLS 560 Ethics and Public Policy
3
POLS 562 Local Government Administration
3
POLS 576 Internship
1-9
POLS 580 Special Topics
3
Total
21
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Electives
Electives must be graduate-level courses that focus on the student’s goals and must be approved by the student’s advisor.
6
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Total minimum credits required for degree
36

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