Master of Public Administration - General Government Option

Area 1 Core
Req. Hours: 18
MPAC 7106 Public Administration and Policy
MPAC 7116 Public Personnel Administration
MPAC 7126 Public Budgeting/Financial Admin
MPAC 7136 Research Meth for Administration
MPAC 7146 Organization Theory and Behavior
MPAC 7156 Legal Environment of Admin

Area 2 Concentration
Req. Hours: 18
Select 18 semester hours from the following:
MPAC 7000 MPA Comprehensive Exam
MPAC 7899 Independent Study
MPAG 5555 Selected Topics in Administration
MPAG 7698 Internship
POLS 7167 American Pol Process/Policy-making
POLS 7177 National Security Policy
POLS 7187 State/Local Gov’t/Intergov’t Rel
POLS 7197 Comparative Administration
Note: Students may choose to substitute MPAC 7137 (Advanced Research Methods) and MPAC 7999 (Thesis) for MPAC 7000 (MPA Comprehensive Examination) and for two of the option courses above.

Total Hours Required:  36

Also see the program requirements listed on the College of Arts and Letters page.