Masters in Public Administration
The Graduate Transfer Credit Policy governs the approval of transfer credits.
Transfer Credit Limit: 12
Minimum Grade Required: B
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 | Implementation Science for Community Health Development | 3 |
| SW 565 | Social Welfare Policy I | 3 |
| SW 566 | Social Welfare Policy II | 3 |