Public Administration, M.P.A.

Notes:

*Capstone can be waived and replaced with PUBA 710 Thesis (3)  for students who wish to pursue a Ph.D. or seek employment in research or policy analysis.

**The internship can be waived for students with requisite employment experience in public administration. Students granted a waiver are required to take an additional three credit hour elective.

Nonprofit Administration

• PUBA 550 Essential Elements of Nonprofit Administration (3)
• PUBA 554 Human Resource Management for Non-Profit Organizations (3)
• PUBA 555 Nonprofit Capacity Building (3)
• PUBA 556 Fundraising and Marketing for Nonprofits (3)
• PUBA 557 Managing Public/Private Partnerships (3)

Arts Management

• PUBA 560 Contemporary Perspectives on Arts Management (3)
• PUBA 561 Advanced Arts Management (3)
• PUBA 563 Arts and Technology (3)
• PUBA 564 Arts Education (3)

Environmental Policy and Administration

• PUBA 513 Planning Law (3)

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• PUBA 530 Natural Resources Law and Policy (3)

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• EVSS 630 Natural Resources Law and Policy (3)

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• PUBA 531 Administrative Law (3)

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• PUBA 534 Environmental Law and Regulatory Policy (3)

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• EVSS 605 Environmental Law and Regulatory Policy (3)

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• PUBA 535 Land Use Law (3)

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• EVSS 635 Land Use Law (3)

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• PUBA 537 Wetlands Policy (3)

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• EVSS 637 Wetlands Policy (3)

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• PUBA 551 Research and Management in Environmental Organizations (3)

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• EVSS 651 Research and Management in Environmental Organizations (3)

Municipal Government and Urban Planning

• PUBA 514 Urban Applications of Geographic Information Systems (4)
• PUBA 511 Urban Policy (3)

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• PUBA 518 History and Theory of American Urban Planning (3)

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• EVSS 633 History and Theory of American Urban Planning (3)

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• PUBA 513 Planning Law (3)
• PUBA 516 Local and Regional Economic Development: Policy and Practice (3)
• PUBA 517 Urban Transportation: Problems and Prospects (3)
• PUBA 520 Local Government Politics and Administration (3)
• PUBA 522 Intergovernmental Relations (3)
• PUBA 531 Administrative Law (3)
• PUBA 535 Land Use Law (3)
• PUBA 557 Managing Public/Private Partnerships (3)

General Electives

• PUBA 502 Special Topics in Public Affairs Seminars (1-3)
• PUBA 512 Females and Minorities in Public Administration (3)
• PUBA 540 Leadership and Decision Making (3)

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• PUBA 551 Research and Management in Environmental Organizations (3)

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• EVSS 651 Research and Management in Environmental Organizations (3)

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• PUBA 706 Economic Theory for Policy Analysis (3)

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• EVSS 601 Economic Theory for Policy Analysis (3)

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• PUBA 711 Independent Study (1-3)
• PUBA 720 The Practice of Public Administration (3)
• COMM 514 Social Media (3)
• COMM 540 Uses and Effects of Media (3)
• EVSS 549 Geographic Information Systems (4)