Program of Study

MPA Core Courses (28 credits/10 courses)

P.AD 700 Graduate Communication and Information Technology (1 credit)
P.AD 711 Foundations of Public Organizational Administration
P.AD 712 Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
P.AD 713 Foundations of Public Financial Administration
EITHER PAD 714 Legal Basis of Public Management,
                OR HLTH 825 Legal Environment of Healthcare
                OR P.AD 848 Nonprofit Law and Ethics
P.AD 715 Quantitative Analysis
P.AD 716 Public Service Human Resource Management
P.AD 717 Organizational Effectiveness in Government
P.AD 718 Leadership Strategies for an Interconnected World
P.AD 890 Strategic Management

Students with no professional experience are required to take (0 credits):

P.AD 858 Internship (for preprofessional students)

Required Nonprofit Management Courses (12 credits/4 courses)

P.AD 815 Nonprofit Organizations in the Community
P.AD 847 Nonprofit Financial Management OR ACCT 871 Not-for-Profit Accounting and Control
P.AD 845 The Entrepreneurial Nonprofit
P.AD 835 Nonprofit Marketing OR P.AD 849 Revenue Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations
P.AD 848 Nonprofit Law and Ethics (required for this specialization.  May be used to fulfill one of the nine MPA core                                                               courses with an additional elecive chosen)

Elective Courses (9 credits/3 courses)

P.AD 818 Public Sector Labor/Management Relations
P.AD 819 Grants-in-Aid and Grants Management
P.AD 821 Human Services Integration
P.AD 822 Management Information Systems
P.AD 830 Public Liaison Strategies
P.AD 835 Nonprofit Marketing
P.AD 839 Leadership and Decision-Making
P.AD 840 Comparative Public Policy: Dublin, Ireland/Puerto Rico
P.AD 846 Community and Citizen Empowerment
P.AD 849 Revenue Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations
P.AD 900 Special Topics (if related to nonprofit management)
P.AD 910 Directed Individual Study
HLTH 701 Health Systems I
HLTH 832 Health Policy
HLTH 834 Disability and Public Policy