Master of Public Administration - Online

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• Course description
  The Master of Public Administration (MPA) is the professional degree for people who want to enter public service at the management level. The academic focus is on developing analytical, conceptual and practical competencies that are common to Strayer University’s Master of Business Administration degree, but emphasizing the public perspective of administration.
  
  Public Administration degrees prepare students to manage and direct public organizations and governmental offices. Public administration graduates work for local, state, and federal governments, non-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, trade associations, political parties, and consulting firms.
  
  Students who have not earned an undergraduate degree a related field of study may be required to take additional coursework as a prerequisite for entry into the program.
  
  
     
        Area 1: Core Component
  
        CIS 500
        Information Systems for Decision-Making
        ECO 550
        Managerial Economics and Globalization
        MAT 540
        Quantitative Methods
        RES 531
        Research Methods
  
        18.0 Credit Hours
     
  
        Area 2: Major Component
  
        PAD 500
        Modern Public Administration: Managing Public and Nonprofit Organizations
        PAD 515
        Leadership and Conflict Resolution
        PAD 525
        Constitutional and Administrative Law
        PAD 530
        Public Personnel Management
        PAD 590
        Directed Research Project
  
        22.5 Credit Hours
     
  
        Area 3: Concentration
  
        PAD 505
        Public Budgeting and Finance
        PAD 510
        Politics, Policy and Ethics in the Public Sector
        PAD 520
        Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
  
        13.5 Credit Hours
  
  54.0 Minimum Total Hours Required
  

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