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MPA Degree Requirements (a minimum of 40 credit hours)
*Sample syllabi used in previous classes (PDF)

Required core courses (9 courses, 24 hours)

PLSC 510 Modern Public Administration* (3 cr.)
PLSC 515 Public Personnel Administration (3 cr.)
PLSC 540 Public Budget Administration* (3 cr.)
PLSC 610 Public Organization Theory*(3 cr.)
PLSC 615 Public Budget Applications* (2 cr.)
PLSC 630 Public Bureaucracies and Policy Formation* (3 cr.)
PLSC 677 Analytical Methods for Public Administration* (2 cr.)
PLSC 678 Analytical Techniques for Public Administration* (3 cr.)
PLSC 695 Research Seminar in Public Administration* (2 cr.)

Restricted Elective courses (4 courses, 8-12 hours)

PLSC 565 Studies in State and Local Government*(2 cr.)
PLSC 587 Cooperative Education in Political Science (3 cr.)
PLSC 590/591/592 Special Topics*(1-3 cr.)
PLSC 597/598/599/ Independent Study (1-3 cr.)
PLSC 620 Administrative Law* (2 cr.)
PLSC 625 Local Government Management*(2 cr.)
PLSC 635 Public Policy Analysis Techniques and Applications (2 cr.)
PLSC 640 Modern County Government (2 cr.)
PLSC 645 Intergovernmental Relations* (2 cr.)
PLSC 650 Urban Poverty Policy (2 cr.)
PLSC 655 Politics of Local Planning (2 cr.)
PLSC 660 Public Health care Policy*(2 cr.)
PLSC 665 Basic Arbitration Training for Professionals* (2 cr.)
PLSC 688 Practicum in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
PLSC 697/698/699/ Independent Study (1-3 cr.)

Concentrations (choose one; each requires 4 courses, 8-12 hours):

Pre-service students are also required to have a public sector internship (some of which are paid). Program administrators assist students in choosing and arranging these opportunities. Dr. Rosenfeld currently serves as the political science department's internship coordinator.

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