Public Administration, M.P.A.
Admission Requirements
Applicants should follow the admissions process outlined in the Graduate Catalog or at the Graduate Admissions website at www.marshall.edu/graduate/admissions/how-to-apply-for-admission.
In addition, applicants must have:
- a current resume or curriculum vitae;
- a personal statement describing the applicant’s interest in the program and goals from program completion.
Program Requirements
The M.P.A. program is composed of the following:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Core Curriculum | 30 | |
Concentration | 6 | |
Total Credit Hours | 36 |
Plan of Study
The M.P.A. will consist of a core curriculum to include the following:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Core Curriculum | ||
ACE 689 | Grant Proposal Writing | 3 |
LS 625 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
MGT 672 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
PSC 532 | Nonprofit Management | 3 |
PSC 533 | Public Adm & Policy Dev | 3 |
PSC 553 | Governmnt Budgetary Admin | 3 |
PSC 604 | Data Analysis | 3 |
PSC 616 | Public Adm Scope and Practice | 3 |
PSC 618 | Sem Public Administration | 3 |
PSC 621 | Urban Administration | 3 |
Concentration | ||
Students will then develop a concentration of six credit hours in one of the following: | 6 | |
Urban Administration: | ||
Principles of GIS | ||
Urban Geography | ||
or GEO 524 | Transportation Geography | |
Nonprofit Management | ||
Legal Issues NPO & Public | ||
Sem in Policy Analysis | ||
Total Credit Hours | 36 |