Prescribed Courses

Public Administration (PADM)

  • 505. Personnel Management: Public and Nonprofit Sectors (3)
    Note: MNGMT 505 may be substituted for this course
  • 510. Organizational Behavior (3)

Elective Courses

Select two:

Public Administration (PADM)

  • 511. Organizational Change and Development (3)
  • 512. Issues in Human Resources (3)
  • 514. Public Organization and Managerial Consultation (3)
  • 515. Labor Management Relations (3)
  • 516. Strategic Planning (3)

Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 599. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.

Transfer Credits and Course Substitutions

A student can transfer up to 15 nondegree PADM credits towards their MPA degree. Students should read the Graduate School Policy GCAC-309 on Credit Transfer before putting in an application to the MPA program. Approval to any credits transfer toward the MPA degree must be granted by the student's academic adviser, the Professor-in-Charge, and the Graduate School.

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