The master’s degree in Public Administration will provide graduate training in academic, research and service to prepare students for leadership positions in public service, both in the non-profit and public sectors of society. The graduate curriculum consists of a 36 semester credit hour requirement, including a core of required courses and a specialty area of emphasis (concentration) of six credit hours in Urban Administration or Nonprofit Management. The core consists of 30 semester credit hours designed to train students to lead agencies in areas of budgetary development and management; data collection and analysis; personnel training, and policy development and implementation. All students are required to submit a portfolio for approval by the MPA Governing Advisory Committee during their final semester as part of the PSC 618 course, Seminar in Public Administration.

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:

Course List

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:

Course List

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:
GEO 526	Principles of GIS
or GEO 529 for students who took GEO 426 as an undergraduate)
GEO 510	Urban Geography
or GEO 524	Transportation Geography
Nonprofit Management
LS 640	Legal Issues NPO & Public
PSC 660	Sem in Policy Analysis
Total Credit Hours		36