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  School of Public Affairs and Administration 2009-2011 Degree Programs M.P.A. Program Specialization Areas for the M.P.A.  

Specialization Areas for the M.P.A.


Four 3-credit courses (12 credits) in a specialization area complete the 42-credit curriculum. Specialization courses may be taken throughout a student's program. Specialization areas with their respective courses are listed below. With the approval of the M.P.A. director, students also may take specialization courses in other departments to fit their individual educational and career goals.

Courses for Any of the Specializations
    20:834:503  Topics in Public Administration (3)
    20:834:504  Topics in Public Administration (3)
    20:834:590  Internship I (3)
    20:834:591  Internship II (3)
    (Students may take up to 6 credits of internship as specialization courses.)

Administration and Management of Public Organizations (Select 4)  

    20:834:505  Intergovernmental Relations and Management (3)
    20:834:507  Leadership and Diversity (3)     
    20:834:514  Administrative Transparency (3)
    20:834:524  Strategic Planning (3)
    20:834:525  Management Techniques (3)     
    20:834:528  Information Systems and Public Administration (3)
    20:834:542  Government Budgeting Systems (3)

Budgeting and Financial Management  (Select 4)
    20:834:514  Administrative Transparency (3)
    20:834:542  Government Budgeting Systems (3)
    20:834:545  Capital Budgeting (3)
    20:834:568  Government Revenue Systems (3)

Nonprofit Management

    20:834:514  Administrative Transparency (3)
    20:834:570  Theory and Practice of Nonprofit Management (3)
    20:834:571  Nonprofit Budgeting (3)
    20:834:575  Grant Writing and Grants Management (3)
    20:834:576  Resource Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3)
    20:834:578  Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations (3)

Performance Improvement

    20:834:514  Administrative Transparency (3)
    20:834:526  Public and Nonprofit Productivity (3)
    20:834:529  Performance Measurement (3)
    20:834:537  Citizen-Driven Performance Improvement (3)
    20:834:539  Egovernance (3)
    20:834:540  Citizen Surveys (3)
   
Public Health Administration (Consult adviser)
    20:834:503  Topics: Health Services Research (3)
    20:834:507  Topics: Law and Public Health (3)
    20:834:581  Introduction to Health Care Systems (3)
    20:834:582  Health Care Management (3)   
    20:834:584  Health Care Finance (3)
    20:834:585  Health Care Policy (3)
    20:834:586  Violence in the United States (3)

Urban Educational Administration and Leadership (*All required beginning September 2008 due to N.J. Department of Education regulatory changes.)
    20:834:523  Human Resources Administration (3)*
    20:834:553  Urban Education Policy and School Performance (3)*
    20:834:556  Urban School Administration and Supervision (3)*
    20:834:557  Urban School Leadership and Communication (3)*
    20:834:558  Leadership in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (3)*
    20:834:559  Public School Finance (3)*
    20:834:560  Public Education Law (3)*
    20:834:561  Analytical Methods (3)*
    20:834:590  Internship I (3)*
    20:834:591  Internship II (3)*

 
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