MPA Course Sequences

Regardless of when you start, the MPA course sequence is intriguing and will keep you appropriately excited for your next semester of notable classes.

Fall Start

Semester/Year	Course #	Course Title
Fall Yr 1	500	Introduction to Public Administration
	505	Management in Public Organizations
Spring Yr 1	506	Administrative Law
	508	Statistics for Public Managers
Summer Yr 1	501	Politics and Policy
Fall Yr 2	530	Managing Organizational Change
	513	Program Planning and Evaluation
Spring Yr 2	616/682/684	Concentration ( Set C) or Elective
	503	Public Budgeting
Summer Yr 2	507	Information Technology for P.A.
Fall Yr 3	502/681/685	Concentration ( Set A) or Elective
	521/683/688	Concentration ( Set B) or Elective
Spring Yr 3	699	Seminar in Public Administration
	660	Internship

Spring Start

Semester/Year	Course #	Course Title
Spring Yr 1	500	Introduction to Public Administration
	501	Politics and Policy
Summer Yr 1	530	Managing Organizational Change
Fall Yr 1	508	Statistics for Public Managers
	506	Administrative Law
Spring Yr 2	513	Program Planning and Evaluation
	505	Management in Public Organizations
Summer Yr 2	502/681/685	Concentration ( Set A) or Elective
Fall Yr 2	503	Public Budgeting
	507	Information Technology for P.A.
Spring Yr 3	616/682/684	Concentration (Set C) or Elective
	521/683/688	Concentration ( Set B) or Elective
Summer Yr 3	699	Seminar in Public Administration
	660	Internship

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14-Month Fall Start

Semester/Year	Course #	Course Title
Fall Rd 1	500	Introduction to Public Administration
	503	Public Budgeting
Fall Rd 2	505	Management in Public Organizations
	513	Program Planning and Evaluation
Winter	507	Information Technology for P.A.
Spring Rd 1	506	Administrative Law
	Set C
Spring Rd 2	Set B
	508	Statistics for Public Managers
Summer	530	Managing Organizational Change
	699	Seminar in Public Administration
Fall Rd 1	501	Politics and Policy
	Set A

14-Month Spring Start

Semester/Year	Course #	Course Title
Spring Rd 1	500	Introduction to Public Administration
	513	Program Planning and Evaluation
Spring Rd 2	Set B	Managing Organizational Change
	508	Statistics for Public Managers
Summer	530	Managing Organizational Change
	501	Politics and Policy
Fall Rd 1	503	Management in Public Organizations
	Set A
Fall Rd 2	505	Management in Public Organizations
	699	Seminar in Public Administration
Winter	507	Information Technology for P.A.
Spring Rd 1	506	Concentration ( Set B) or Elective
	Set C

Concentrations

Public

Management

Ethical

Leadership

Healthcare

Administration

Pre-requisite Course

None

MPA 530,

Organizational Theory

& Change

MPA 530,

Organizational Theory & Change

Set A

MPA 502,

Economics in the

Public Sector

MBA 685,

Negotiations & Conflict Management

MBA 681,

U.S. Healthcare Policies & Systems

Set B

MPA 521,

Management in Nonprofit Organizations

MBA 688,

Ethical Management of Organizations

MBA 683,

Critical Issues in Healthcare

Set C

MPA 616,

Global Issues in Public Administration

MBA 684,

Leadership, Power & Influence

MBA 682,

Ethical/Legal Issues in

Healthcare

Course Offerings (subject to change without notice)

COURSE	FALL	SPRING	SUMMER
500	X	X
501		X	X
503	X	X
505	X	X
506	X	X
507	X		X
508	X	X
513	X	X
530	X		X
Set A: 502/681/685	X		X
Set B: 521/683/688	X	X
Set C: 616/682/684		X
699	X	X	X

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

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