Six
3-credit courses (18 credits) are required to
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.
Students are not required to complete a specialization, but must
complete three elective courses. If a student chooses to complete at
least two of the three courses in a given specialization area, they will
earn a concentration on their transcript. This concentration is not
required, and most students choose to take three electives in various
areas.
Leadership of Public Organizations
20:834:505 Collaborative Governance (3)
20:834:523 Human Resources Management (3)~
20:834:522 Managing Public Organizations (3)~
20:834:529 Performance Measurement and Management (3)
20:834:514 Unlocking Open Government (3)
20:834:521 Technology and Public Administration (3)
20:834:524 Public Policy Process (3)
20:834:510 Special Topics in Leadership (3)
20:834:507 Leadership and Diversity (3)
20:834:527 Labor Relations (3)
Budgeting and Financial Management
20:834:543 Public Financial Management (3)
20:834:542 Government Budgeting (3)*
20:834:548 Public Finance and Public Policy (3)
20:834:568 Government Revenue Theory and Administration (3)
20:834:584 Healthcare Finance (3)
20:834:569 Special Topics in Budgeting (3)Nonprofit Management
20.834:526 Program Evaluation (3)
20:834:505 Collaborative Governance (3)
20.834:575 Grant Writing and Grants Management (3)
20.834:576 Resource Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3)
20:834:570 Principles of Nonprofit Leadership and Management (3)*
20:834:572 Special Topics in Nonprofit Leadership (3)
Health Care Administration
20:834:581 Health Systems and Policy (3)
20:834:582 Health Care Management (3)
20:834:584 Health Care Finance (3)
20:834:586 Special Topics in Healthcare (3)
*For students in the MPA program pursuing the Nonprofit Management track, Nonprofit Budgeting and Financial Management and Principles of Nonprofit Leadership and Management cannot be used toward the certificate.
After receiving the certificate, non-degree students can count certificate courses toward the completion of the MPA program.
~For students in the MPA program, Human Resources Management cannot be used toward the certificate. For students in the MPA program pursuing the Public Management track, Managing Public Organizations cannot be used toward the certificate.
After receiving the certificate, non-degree students can count certificate courses toward the completion of the MPA program.
Degree Programs and Courses 
