Master of Public Administration (MPA), Non-Profit Leadership and Management Concentration
CIP:44.0401.00
The Master of Public Administration Degree (MPA) is open to all students who hold any baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and meet the requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences for graduate admission. In addition, candidates for admission must meet the criteria listed below:
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (4-point scale).
- Satisfactory performance on the statement of purpose essay portion of the application.
International Students from non-English speaking countries will need a TOEFL exam score of 79 (On-line version) or 550 (paper-based) or an ILETS score of 6.5.
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PADM 5301 | Adv Methods of Social Rsrch | 3 |
| PADM 5332 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| PADM 5334 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| PADM 5342 | Organization Theory | 3 |
| PADM 5344 | Communication for Public Adm | 3 |
| PADM 5362 | Administrative Ethics | 3 |
| PADM 5375 | Surv of Pub Adm&Pub Affairs | 3 |
| PADM 5378 | Human Resources Mgt in PADM | 3 |
| PADM 5380 | Prin & Politics of Public Budg | 3 |
| PADM 5382 | Public Policy Dev&Implem | 3 |
| Select one from the following: | 3 | |
| Project | ||
or PADM 5396 | Internship | |
| Concentration in Non-Profit Leadership and Management | ||
| PADM 5377 | Survey of Nonprofit Lead&MGT 1 | 3 |
| Select two from the following: | 6 | |
| Philanthropy, Fund Raising NPO | ||
| Grant and Contract Management | ||
| Nonprofit Law and Process | ||
| Strategic Plan & Fiscal Admin | ||
| International Nonprofit Mgt | ||
| Lead for Perfom in Nonprof Org | ||
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 42 | |