SPA Course Catalog
Public Administration
MPA Core Courses
- PA 8050 | Public Administration & Democracy
- PA 8090 | Organization Theory & Behavior
- PA 8100 | Advanced Public & Nonprofit Management and Leadership
- PA 8120 | Research Methods for Public Administration
- PA 8300 | Policy Design and Implementation
- PA 8400 | Public Budgeting
- PA 8530 | Planning and Evaluation
- PA 8990 | Capstone Project in Public Administration
MPA Electives
Students in the MPA program will select two (2) electives based on areas of interest. Possible electives are not limited to but can include additional graduate courses in aviation, public administration, emergency management, or urban studies. Students work with their advisor to select electives that best match their career and academic goals.
- PA 8010 | The Public Economy
- PA 8030 | Internship
- PA 8106 | Marketing for Aviation, Public and Nonprofit Organizations
- PA 8110 | Managing Information in the Public Sector
- PA 8206 | Community Organizing & Social Change
- PA 8320 | Public Policy Evaluation
- PA 8330 | Seminar in Policy Analysis
- PA 8410 | Public Human Resource Management
- PA 8420 | Public Works Management
- PA 8436 | Municipal Administration
- PA 8440 | Organizational Development & Planned Change in the Public Sector
- PA 8450 | Seminar in Advanced Management Analysis in Public Agencies
- PA 8470 | Administrative Ethics and Leadership
- PA 8480 | Seminar in Public Financial Administration
- PA 8496 | Public Sector Labor Relations
- PA 8500 | Issues in Public-Private Cooperation
- PA 8520 | Seminar in Grant Writing
- PA 8550 | Introduction to the Non-Profit Sector
- PA 8566 | Intergovernmental Management
- PA 8580 | Nonprofit Human Resource Management
- PA 8596 | Techniques & Topics in Nonprofit Management
- PA 8600 | Administrative Law
- PA 8616 | Municipal Law
- PA 8710 | Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations
- PA 8720 | Health Care Finance
- PA 8730 | Administration of Healthcare Systems
- PA 8740 | Health Care Policy
- PA 8760 | The U.S. Health Care System
- PA 8930 | Negotiation Skills Management
Doctoral Courses
- PA 9000 | Foundations of Public Administration
- PA 9200 | Theories of the Policy Process
- PA 9300 | Knowledge Development & Use
- PA 9400 | The Environment of Public Administration
- PA 9500 | Theories of Nonprofit Organizations and Civil Society
- PA 9600 | Seminar in Advanced Management Theory
- PA 9950 | Qualitative Research Methods in Public Administration
- PA 9960 | Qualitative Research Methods
- PA 9700 | Public Budgeting and Financial Theory