Margaret F. Reid, Program Director, 428 Old Main, 575-3356
Degree Conferred: M.P.A. (PADM)
The Master of Public Administration Program is administered by the Department of Political Science. The major objectives of the program are:
1. to provide a broad flexible program for students to prepare themselves for careers in public service at any level they may elect;
2. to afford opportunities to practicing administrators for improving their careers and services through advanced education and training; and
3. to prepare scholars for further graduate study in the field of public administration.
Prerequisites for Admission to Degree Program
1. Admission to the Graduate School
2. Minimum total score of 1,000 on the verbal and quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE). (GRE scores may be waived under certain circumstances at the discretion of the M.P.A. Committee. Examples of possible exceptions include the successful completion of a master's degree or the submission of GMAT scores in lieu of GRE scores.)
3. 3.20 minimum grade-point average in the last sixty hours of undergraduate course work
4. Students deficient in (2) or (3) above may be admitted if they score a minimum number of points according to the following formula: A total of at least 1600 points from--(200 x GPA) + GRE score on verbal and quantitative sections; GPA based on last 60 hours of undergraduate work.
5. A written essay, submitted in accordance with standards set by the M.P.A. Committee.
6. Three letters of recommendation from persons competent to judge applicant's academic/work experience.
7. Academic prerequisites: The M.P.A. Committee may require appropriate course work related to an understanding of governmental processes and activities to cover deficiencies in past education.
8. All requirements listed above must be completed and reported before the beginning of the student's second semester or the student will not be admitted to courses that semester.
Requirements for the Master of Public Administration Degree: A total of 42 semester hours of which 27 hours are to be 5000 level courses or above.
Required Courses (24 semester hours):
PLSC 5103, Human Behavior in Complex Organizations
PLSC 5113, Seminar: Human Resource Management
PLSC 5123, Public Budgeting and Finance
PLSC 5163, Public Policy Formation and Analysis
PLSC 5193, Seminar in Public Administration
PADM 5803, Quantitative Methods Analysis
PADM 5813, Methods in Public Management Information
One of the following courses:
PLSC 5133, Management in Complex Organizations
PLSC 5143, Administrative Law
PADM 5823, Practicum in Public Administration
Special Interest Tracks: (12-18 semester hours depending on exercise of internship option). Additional courses in PLSC/PADM and other disciplines with approval of M.P.A. Program Director. Students, under the supervision of the M.P.A. Program Director, will develop a set of relevant courses which will help them in meeting career objectives. Tracks may be developed for students interested in fields such as local government management, community development, personnel administration, information management, international development, health services administration, and human resources management. Other options may be exercised with the consent, advice, and approval of the M.P.A. Program Director.
Internship: (1-6 semester hours). The internship is recommended but not required. It will be offered on a credit/non-credit basis only. The number of semester hour credits depends on the length and full/part time nature of the internship.
Special Concentration in Health Services Administration
Degree Requirements
(42 semester hours total)
M.P.A. Core Courses (21 semester hours)
PLSC 5103, Human Behavior in Complex Org
PLSC 5113, Seminar: Human Resource Mngmt
PLSC 5123, Public Budgeting and Finance
PLSC 5163, Public Policy Formation & Analysis
PLSC 5193, Seminar in Public Admn
PADM 5803, Quantitative Methods Analysis
PADM 5813, Methods in Public Mgmt Info
Health Service Administration Core
(15 semester hours)
HLSC 5563, Public Health
HLSC 5583, Voluntary Health Agencies
HLSC 5613, Principles of Epidemiology
HLSC 5623, Health Planning
HLSC 5633, Health Service Administration
Internship Option (1-6 hours)
Electives (1-6 hours, depending upon selection of internship)
HLSC 5363, Perspectives in Holistic Health
HLSC 599V, Seminar
PADM 5823, Practicum in Public Admn
PLSC 5133, Mgmt in Complex Organizations
PLSC 5143, Administrative Law
RHAB 5433, Medical Aspects of Disability
SOCI 4083, Sociology of Medicine
SOCI 5163, Sociology of Health Care Systems
All students will be required to take a written comprehensive examination covering their M.P.A. program. This exam will be graded by at least a three-person faculty committee selected by the M.P.A. Program Director. In addition to the successful completion of all course requirements and a passing grade on the written comprehensive examination, each student must present a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00.
Courses: Public Administration (PADM)
5803 Quantitative Methods Analysis (Fa) Data analysis techniques, including descriptive and inferential statistics and packaged computer programs. Prerequisites: appropriate undergraduate statistics course or equivalent; graduate standing and consent of M.P.A. director or instructor.
5813 Methods in Public Management Information (Sp) Quantitative approaches toward an understanding of public administration and statistical tools for analysis of administrative problems and programs. Prerequisites: PADM 5803 or equivalent; graduate standing and consent of M.P.A. director or instructor.
5823 Practicum in Public Administration (Irregular)
5841 Special Topics in Public Administration Topic varies.
587V Internship in Public Administration (1-6)
588V Directed Readings (1-3) (Fa, Sp, Su) Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of M.P.A. director.
589V Independent Research (1-3) (Fa, Sp, Su) Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of M.P.A. director.
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