MPA Curriculum
Total of 30 credit hours
5 Core Courses (15 credit hours)
PADM 501: Principles of Public Administration (3 credits)
PADM 502: Public Policy Analysis (3 credits)
PADM 503: Human Resource Management (3 credits)
PADM 504: Research Methodology (3 credits)
PADM 505: Public Budgeting and Finance (3 credits)
Electives (12 credit hours)
Students can choose four courses from any of the following:
BUS 542: Financial Planning and Management Business (3 credits)
BUS 554: Policy Formulation and Strategy (3 credits)
BUS 562: System Analysis and Design (3 credits)
BUS 563: Information System Database (3 credits)
BUS 581: Acquisition and Divestment (3 credits)
CJ 526: Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice (3 credits)
CJ 598G: Introduction to Cybersecurity (3 credits)
COUN 505: Career Development (3 credits)
EDUC 502: Multidisciplinary Foundations (3 credits)
EDUC 520: Universal Design for Learning (3 credits)
EDUC 554: Contemporary Learning Theories (3 credits)
EDUC 605: Communication Theories and Organizational Dynamics (3 credits)
ND 535: Organizational Leadership in Healthcare (3 credits)
PADM 506: Law and Public Affairs (3 credits)
PADM 507: Ethics (3 credits)
PADM 508: Communication, Strategic Planning, and Organizational Dynamics (3 credits)
PADM 509: Introduction to Nonprofit Sector (3 credits)
PADM 510: Fundraising and Grants Writing in Nonprofit Organizations (3 credits)
PADM 511: Program Assessment and Evaluation (3 credits)
PADM 512: Issues in National Security (3 credits)
PADM 513: Introduction to Homeland Security (3 credits)
PADM 514: Domestic and International Terrorism (3 credits)
PADM 515: International Relations and Globalization (3 credits)
PADM 516: American Foreign Policy (3 credits)
PADM 517: Intelligence for Homeland Security (3 credits)
PADM 518: Natural Disaster (3 credits)
PADM 519: Crisis Mapping for Humanitarian Action (3 credits)
PADM 520: Emergency Management and Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
PADM 521: Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation (3 credits)
PADM 522: Information Security, Technology, and Risk Management (3 credits)
PADM 596: Internship (3 credits)
SW 701: Research I (3 credits)
SW 702: Research II (3 credits)
SW 801: Social Justice, Welfare Policy and Professional Legacy (3 credits)
SW 802: Social Work Advocacy (3 credits)
SW 971: Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice (3 credits)
SLAS 6014: Fundraising and Grants Writing (3 credits)
Any other course offered by another department at the university and approved by the Program Director.
Capstone (3 credits)
PADM 600: Learning, Experiencing, Applying, and Discussing (LEAD) Project: Final project to apply all that you had learned during the program in a final research project addressed to resolve an administrative issue. Prerequisite: PADM 504 (Research Methodology).
