Public Administration, M.P.A.

(Major Code: 21021) (SIMS Code: 666901)

Advancement to Candidacy

All students must meet the general requirements for advancement to candidacy, as described in Requirements for Master’s Degrees and be recommended by the faculty. In order to be recommended for advancement, a student must have achieved an overall grade point average of 3.0 with no grade below B- (2.7) in P A 600 , P A 604 , P A 605 or P A 606 , P A 630 , P A 642 , P A 650 , P A 660 .

Specific Requirements

At Least 27 Units of

In addition to meeting the requirements for classified graduate standing, students must satisfy the basic requirements for the master’s degree as described in Requirements for Master’s Degrees . Students must also complete as a part of their programs: (1) at least 27 units of 600- and 700-numbered courses including

P A 600 - Scope of Public Administration Units: 3
P A 604 - Methods of Analysis in Public and Urban Affairs Units: 3
P A 605 - Seminar in Applied Research Units: 3
and
P A 606 - Seminar in Quantitative Approaches to Public Administration Units: 3
P A 630 - Seminar in Public Personnel Administration Units: 3
P A 642 - Seminar in Administrative Theory Units: 3
P A 650 - Seminar in Public Financial Management Units: 3
P A 660 - Administration and Public Policy Development Units: 3

A Minimum of Nine Additional Units

A minimum of nine additional units of 500-level or graduate courses in public administration or related fields selected under advisement. An internship of 12 units (one semester) beyond the 36 units of coursework is required of students who have not had equivalent managerial-level experience. The internship normally will be served in a governmental agency where the intern will perform administrative duties. Placements typically will be made in the office of a city manager, a budget office, a personnel office or in the office of the head of a major operating department. P A 799A - Thesis , must be included in the program unless Plan B with a comprehensive written examination in lieu of the thesis is selected by the student with the approval of a graduate adviser.

Public Personnel and Labor Relations

Students who specialize in Public Personnel and Labor Relations must take

P A 530 - Negotiation and Bargaining in the Public Service Units: 3
P A 531 - Governmental Employer-Employee Relations Units: 3
P A 632 - Seminar of Organization Development in the Public Sector Units: 3
P A 643 - Seminar in Administrative Behavior Units: 3