Degree Pathway, Master of Public Administration, Fall 2024 and Beyond

Sample Degree Pathway for Master of Arts in Public Administration

For Students entering Fall 2024 and beyond.

All programs are 36 credits, consisting of 4 required core courses, 4 courses from the flexible core, and 3 courses from the general elective core, and 1 capstone course.

Required Courses

Course Number	Course Name	Credits
MPAD.5010	Foundations for Public Administration	3
MPAD.5020	Public & Non Profit Budgeting and Financial Management	3
MPAD.5030	Public & Non Profit Management & Leadership	3
MPAD.5040 or CRIM.5900	Data Analysis or Inferential and Descriptive Statistics	3
Total		12

Flexible Core

Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Total		12
	Managing Resources - Choose 1
MPAD.5400	Public Finance	3
PUBH.5110	Health Care Finance	3
	Managing People - Choose 1
MPAD.5300	Gender and Administration	3
CRIM.5200	Administration of Justice	3
CRIM.5210	Managing Justice Organizations	3
MPAD.5150	Public and Non-Profit Personnel Management	3
	Managing Communication - Choose 1
MPAD.5120	Communication Strategies for Public and Non-Profit Managers	3
	Managing Information - Choose 1
CRIM.5910	Research Design	3
CRIM.5920	From Data to Practice	3

General Electives

Please note these courses are subject to change and all courses may not be offered every semester. A student's selection of electives is based on consultation with their faculty advisors.

Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Total		9
PUBH.5010	Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health	3
PUBH.5021	Public Health Policy	3
PUBH.5070	Leadership and Management in Public Health	3
ACCT.5010	Financial Accounting	2
CRIM.6500	Violence in America	3
PCST.5010	Strategies of Conflict Transformation	3

Capstone

Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Total		3
MPAD.6010	Capstone	3

Other electives may be selected with approval of the graduate coordinator.

Total Credits = 36

Total number of courses = 12

Last updated: 4/5/24