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| Core | 25-26 |
| PA 500 Research Methods of Public Administration (4 cr.) or | 3-4 |
| ED 500 Educational Research (3 cr.) | |
| PA 501 Seminar in Public Policy Analysis | 4 |
| PA 507 Principles of Public Administration | 4 |
| PA 511 Ethics and Public Administration | 2 |
| PA 516 Organizational Theory | 4 |
| PA 524 Politics of Public Budgeting | 2 |
| PA 528 Seminar in Public Personnel Administration | 2 |
| PA 592 Experiential Applications Seminar | 2 |
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| Internship Requirement | 2 |
| (May be waived based on work experience) | |
| PA 591 Supervised Internship in Public Administration (2 - 8 cr.) | |
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| Area of Concentration | 12-13 |
| Choose an area of concentration from the following: | |
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| Criminal Justice Administration | 12-13 |
| Choose 12-13 credits from the following: | |
| CJ 504 Graduate Seminar in Criminal Justice (4 cr.) | |
| CJ 510 Planning Organizational Change in Criminal Justice Agencies (4 cr.) | |
| CJ 530 Principles of Criminal Justice Management (4 cr.) | |
| CJ 595 Special Topics in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 cr.) | |
| CJ 598 Directed Study in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 cr.) | |
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| Human Resource Administration | 12-13 |
| Choose 12-13 credits from the following: | |
| MGT 412 Compensation Design and Administration (4 cr.) | |
| MGT 424 Conflict Management and Collective Bargaining (4 cr.) | |
| PA 529 Seminar in Public Personnel Law (2 cr.) | |
| PA 595 Special Problems in Public Administration (1 - 4 cr.) | |
| PA 598 Directed Study in Public Administration (1 - 4 cr.) | |
| SP 421 Organizational Communication (4 cr.) | |
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| State and Local Government | 12-13 |
| Choose 12-13 credits from the following: | |
| PA 509 Seminar: Intergovernmental Relations (4 cr.) | |
| PA 519 Municipal Management (2 cr.) | |
| PA 522 Public Budget Management (2 cr.) | |
| PA 545 Political and Administrative Aspects of Community Development (2 cr.) | |
| PA 595 Special Problems in Public Administration (1 - 4 cr.) | |
| PA 598 Directed Study in Public Administration (1 - 4 cr.) | |
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| Public Management | 12-13 |
| Students in consultation with their adviser will select 12-13 credits tailored to their specific career needs. Approved concentration courses: | |
| PS 402 Political Economy (4 cr.) | |
| PS 415 Politics of American Foreign Policy (4 cr.) | |
| PS 430 American Constitutional Law and Politics (4 cr.) | |
| PA 517 Seminar: American Government (4 cr.) | |
| PA 520 The Politics of Education (4 cr.) | |
| PA 521 Grant Writing for Public Administrators (2 cr.) | |
| PA 530 Seminar in Administrative Law (2 cr.) | |
| PA 560 Principles of Health Care Administration (2 cr.) | |
| PA 561 Political Aspects of Health Care Administration (2 cr.) | |
| PA 562 Program Evaluation for Public and Nonprofit Agencies (2 cr.) | |
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| Note: The Health Care Administration concentration has been put on hold. | |
