Masters in Public Administration
Sacred Heart University students with a major in Political Science and a 3.0 grade point average are eligible for the accelerated program, which leads to the completion of both Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Arts (MA) degrees in five years. Eligible students can take up to six credits of graduate-level coursework in their senior year that can be applied to both degrees. Students should speak with their academic advisor in the Department of Political Science & Global Affairs at the beginning of their junior year of study to discuss eligibility.
Degree Requirements
Required Courses (24 credits)
| PAD 500 | Principles of Public Administration | 3 |
| PAD 505 | Budgeting Public Sector & Non-Profit Organizations | 3 |
| PAD 510 | Human Resource Management for Public Sector & Non-Profit Organizations | 3 |
| PAD 515 | Data Analytics & Information Technology for the Public Sector | 3 |
| PAD 520 | Public Policy & Law | 3 |
| PAD 521 | Public Sector Communications | 3 |
| PAD 599 | Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| SW 524 | Human Diversity & Social Justice | 3 |
Non-Profit Management Concentration (12 credits)
| PAD 525 | Non-Profit Management & Leadership | 3 |
| PAD 530 | Fundraising for Non-Profits | 3 |
| PAD 535 | Program Development & Evaluation | 3 |
| PAD 546 | Non-Profit Grant Management | 3 |
Emergency Management Concentration (12 credits)
| PAD 550 | Emergency Planning & Preparedness | 3 |
| PAD 555 | Disaster Operations Response & Recovery | 3 |
| PAD 560 | Risk Assessment & Decision-Making | 3 |
| PAD 565 | Communications & Crisis Management | 3 |
Criminal Justice Concentration (12 credits)
| CJ 502 | Critical Issues in the Administration & Management of the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| CJ 503 | Law, Society, & Ethics | 3 |
| CJ 504 | Issues in the Administration of the Adult & Juvenile Correctional Systems | 3 |
| CJ 517 | Program Evaluation in Criminal Justice | 3 |
General Concentration (12 credits)
Choose from any of the non-profit, emergency management or criminal justice electives plus any of the general concentration courses for a total of four concentration courses.
| HR 611 | Talent Management | 3 |
| HR 612 | Strategic Human Resources | 3 |
| HR 613 | Diversity & Inclusion | 3 |
| MPH 550 | Community Health Development | 3 |
| SW 565 | Social Welfare Policy I | 3 |
| SW 566 | Social Welfare Policy II | 3 |