Master of Public Administration

General Requirements: The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program requires a minimum of 42 credit hours. Students entering the MPA program with a Bachelor of Public Administration from a public university in the State of Florida will be waived from taking six elective credits. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA.

MPA Core Requirements: The MPA core consists of 33 Credits (11 Courses).

PAD 6053 Political, Social & Economic Context of Public Administration

PAD 6306 Policy Analysis & Program Planning

URS 6130 Human Resources Management & Policy

PAD 6701 Quantitative Applications

PAD 6227 Public Finance & the Budgetary Process

PAD 6434 Leadership & Decision Making           

PAD 6142 Management of Non-Profit Organizations                     

PAD 6710 IT and E-Government 

PAD 6209 Financial Management in Public and Non-Profit Organizations

    (Note: The prerequisite for this course is PAD 6227)    

PAD 6726 Applied Research Methods for Accountability in Public and Non-Profit

    Organizations

    (Note: The prerequisite for this course is PAD 6701) 

PAD 6056 The Practice of Public Management

    (Note: The Capstone requirement must be completed during the last two

    semesters of course work)

Electives (9 credits): Students may specialize in Human Resources Management, Public Management, or an Outside Field. NOTE: Students must have a “C” or better in all courses; a “C-“ is not acceptable.

*Students entering the MPA program with a Bachelor of Public Administration from a public university in the State of Florida will be waived from taking six elective credits. Core level waivers may be approved by the Public Administration Director.