Course Listings

Core Courses (Five Required - 3.0 Units each)
MPA 610 Seminar in Public Administration & Its Environment
MPA 620 Research Methods for Public Administration
MPA 630 Seminar in Organization Theory and Human Behavior
MPA 644 Public Budgeting and Financial Administration
MPA 650 Seminar in Public Policy Process

Comprehensive Exam - Required
MPA 697S Comprehensive Examination

Students must choose an area of specialty from the tracks listed below:

1. Public Sector Management and Leadership – Choose 6. This track consists of eleven elective courses of which MPA 623 A is required.
MPA 623A Seminar in Effective Public Sector Management
MPA 623B Approaches and Methods in Program Evaluation
MPA 623D Human Resources and the Basics of Competencies Measurement in Government
MPA 622A Policy Implementation and Program Evaluation
MPA 632A Organizational Leadership
MPA 632B Strategic Management
MPA 632C Communication in Public Organizations
MPA 640 Public Policy Analysis
MPA 642A Ethics and Professionalism
MPA 642B Public Sector Labor Relations
MPA 643 Public Human Resources Management

2. Non-Profit Sector Management Track – Choose 6. This track consists of eight elective courses of which MPA 632D is required.
MPA 632D Overview of Non-Profit Organizational Management
MPA 632E Strategic Planning, Needs Assessment and Program Design
MPA 632F Issues and Problems in Human Resources, Board and Volunteer Management in Non-Profits
MPA 632G Non-Profit Finance and Financial Management
MPA 632H Funding and Resource Development for Non-Profit Organizations
MPA 632I Program Implementation and Management for Non-Profit Services
MPA 640 Public Policy Analysis
MPA 642A Ethics and Professionalism

3. Public Policy Analysis and Management Track – Choose 6. This track consists of eight elective courses of which MPA 640 is required.
MPA 612A Intergovernmental Relations
MPA 622A Policy Implementation and Program Evaluation
MPA 623A Seminar in Effective Public Sector Management
MPA 623B Approaches and Methods in Program Evaluation
MPA 632B Strategic Management
MPA 640 Public Policy Analysis
MPA 642A Ethics and Professionalism
MPA 642D Community and Economic Development

4. Performance Management and Productivity in the Public Sector – Choose 6 (available fall 2009). This track consists of eight elective courses of which MPA 623A is required.
MPA 623A Seminar in Effective Public Sector Management
MPA 623B Approaches and Methods in Program Evaluation
MPA 623C Performance Reporting Measures in Government
MPA 623D Human Resources and the Basics of Competencies Measurement in Government
MPA 623E Performance Budgeting in the Public Sector
MPA 632B Strategic Management
MPA 632C Communication in Public Organizations
MPA 640 Public Policy Analysis