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Master of Public Administration (MPA)

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MPA Course Sequences

Regardless of when you start, the MPA course sequence is intriguing and will keep you appropriately excited for your next semester of notable classes. 

Example Plans of Study and Scheduling
Master of Public Administration Program

Fall Start Round 1 (Example) Spring Start Round 1 (Example)
Semester/Year Round Course Number Semster/Year Round Course Number
Fall, Year 1 1 500 Spring Year 1 1 500
2 505 2 505
Spring, Year 1 1 506 Summer 听 530
2 508 Fall, Year 2 1 508
Summer 听 501 2 507
Fall, Year 2 1 503 Spring, Year 2 1 513
2 513 2 503
Spring, Year 2 1 Elective Summer 听 501
2 Elective Fall, Year 3 1 Elective
Summer 听 530 2 506
Fall, Year 3 1 Elective Spring, Year 3 1 Elective
2 507 2 Elective
Spring, Year 3 1 660 Summer 听 660
2 699 听 699

            

Summer Start (Example) Accelerated 14 Months (Example 1)
Semester/Year Round Course Number Semester/Year Round Course Number
Summer, Year 1 听 501 Fall, Year 1 1 500, 503
Fall, Year 1 1 500 2 505, 513
2 505 Winter 听 507
Spring, Year 1 1 506 Spring, Year 1 1 506, Elective
2 508 2 508, Elective
Summer 听 530 Summer 听 530, 699
Fall, Year 2 1 503 Fall, Year 2 1 501, Elective
2 507 Accelerated 14 Months (Example 2)
Spring, Year 2 1 513 Spring, Year 1 1 500, 513
2 Elective 2 508, Elective
Summer 听 Elective Summer 听 501, 530
Fall, Year 3 1 Elective Fall, Year 1 1 503, Elective
2 699 2 505, 699
Spring, Year 3 1 660 Winter 听 507
听 听 Spring, Year 2 1 506, Elective

            

Core and Foundation Courses (Required)
Course Number Course Title Fall Spring Summer
MPA 500 Introduction to Public Administration Round 1 Round 1 听
MPA 501 Politics and Policy 听 Round 2 Summer
MPA 503 Public Budgeting Round 1 Round 2 听
MPA 505 Human Resources Management Round 2 Round 2 听
MPA 506 Administrative Law Round 2 Round 1 听
MPA 507 Information Technology for Public Administration Round 2 听 Summer/Winter
MPA 508 Statistics for Public Managers Round 1 Round 2 听
MPA 513 Program Planning and Evaluation Round 2 Round 1 听
MPA 530 Organizational Theory and Change Round 1 听 Summer
MPA 660 Internship Fall 1-2 Spring 1-2 Summer
MPA 699 Capstone/Innovation in Public Administration Round 2 Round 2 Summer

            

Concentration Elective Courses (Three Required)
Course Number Course Title Fall Spring Summer
Public and Non-Profit Management Concentration
MPA 502 Economics in the Public Sector Round 1 听 听
MPA 521 Leadership & Management in Nonprofit Organizations 听 Round 2 听
MPA 616 Global Issue in Public Administration 听 Round 1 听
MPA 622 Nonprofit Fundraising and Development 听 听 Summer
Ethical Leadership Concentration
MPA 684 Leadership, Power, and Influence 听 Round 1 Summer
MPA 685 Negotiations and Conflict Management Round 1 听 Summer
MPA 688 Ethical Management of Organizations Round 2 Round 2 听
Healthcare Administration Concentration
MPA 681 US Healthcare Policies and Systems Round 1 听 听
MPA 682 Ethical/Legal Issues in Healthcare 听 Round 1 听
MPA 683 Critical Issues in Healthcare Round 2 Round 2 听
Analytics Concentration
MSIS 537 Data Management I 15 Weeks 15 Weeks 听
MSIS 545 Intro to Data Analysis & Computational Statistics 15 Weeks 听 听
MSIS 645 Data Mining & Predictive Analytics 15 Weeks 15 Weeks 听

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