College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Social Sciences Department
Master of Public Administration

Course Sequence

Course 

Title

Credits

YEAR I/II

FALL

PUA 500 (Core)

Intro to Public Administration & Public Affairs

3

PUA 520 (Core)

Administrative Theories and Practices

3

PUA 531 (Core) 

Group Processes and Leadership

3

PUA 534 (Core)

Budget Management

3

Elective

3

PUA 600 (optional)

Thesis

3

Comprehensive Exam

 

SPRING

PUA 521 (Core) 

Public Program Seminar

3

PUA 526 (Core)

Quantitative Methods for Public Administration

3

PUA 527 (Core) 

Administrative Law

3

PUA 533 (Core) 

Personnel Administration

3

Elective

3

PUA 600 (optional)

Thesis

3

Comprehensive Exam

 

Summer I/II

Elective

3

Elective

3