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 650 Essential Elements of Nonprofit Administration (3)
• PUBA 654 Human Resource Management for Non-Profit Organizations (3)
• PUBA 655 Nonprofit Capacity Building (3)
• PUBA 656 Fundraising and Marketing for Nonprofits (3)
• PUBA 705 Managing Public/Private Partnerships (3)

Arts Management

• PUBA 660 Contemporary Perspectives on Arts Management (3)
• PUBA 661 Advanced Arts Management (3)
• PUBA 663 Arts and Technology (3)
• PUBA 664 Arts Education (3)

Environmental Policy and Administration

• PUBA 613 Planning Law (3)

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• PUBA 630 Natural Resources Law and Policy (3)

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• EVSS 630 Natural Resources Law and Policy (3)

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• PUBA 631 Administrative Law (3)

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• PUBA 634 Environmental Law and Regulatory Policy (3)

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• EVSS 605 Environmental Law and Regulatory Policy (3)

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• PUBA 635 Land Use Law (3)

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• EVSS 635 Land Use Law (3)

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• PUBA 637 Wetlands Policy (3)

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• EVSS 637 Wetlands Policy (3)

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• PUBA 651 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 611 Urban Policy (3)

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• PUBA 612 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 613 Planning Law (3)
• PUBA 616 Local and Regional Economic Development: Policy and Practice (3)
• PUBA 617 Urban Transportation: Problems and Prospects (3)
• PUBA 620 Local Government Politics and Administration (3)
• PUBA 622 Intergovernmental Relations (3)
• PUBA 631 Administrative Law (3)
• PUBA 635 Land Use Law (3)
• PUBA 705 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 640 Leadership and Decision Making (3)

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• PUBA 651 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)