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Graduate School : Downstate
MPA Course Sequence
The MPA requires either 36 or 38 credits, depending on whether or not a student has agency or educational administrative experience. Students who have such experience complete the 36 credit program; students who do not have experience are required to complete a fieldwork course which adds an additional two credits to their program. The curriculum consists of eight required core courses (21 credits) and five elective courses (15 credits) which give students the option of choosing an area of specialization if they so desire. Two of the required courses ( 3 total credits) are related to the capstone project, which is developed across the first year of the program.
Semester 1
| PUAD PUAD PUAD PUAD |
510 571 531 598 |
Principles of Public Administration Agency Management and Public Administration Political Environment and Public Policy Capstone Seminar I |
3 3 3 2 11 Credits |
Semester 2
| PUAD PUAD PUAD PUAD PUAD PUAD |
535 536 537 541 561 599 |
Foundations of Healthcare Management OR Foundations of Criminal Justice Management OR Foundations of Non-Profit Management Program Evaluation and Grantsmanship Organizational Processes Capstone Seminar II |
3 3 3 1 10 Credits |
Semester 3
| PUAD PUAD PUAD PUAD PUAD |
543 544 545 528 565 |
Legal and Regulatory Issues in Criminal Justice OR Healthcare Policy and Regulation OR Legal and Regulatory Issues in Non-Profit Management Public Sector Budgeting and Accounting Computer Applications and Management Information Systems |
3 3 3 9 Credits |
Semester 4
| PUAD PUAD PUAD PUAD PUAD |
591 592 593 597 581 |
Applications of Healthcare Administration OR
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36* |
* Students with no previous agency experience are required to complete PUAD 590 Fieldwork in Public and Community Services Administration (2 credits), a 100 contact hour field experience during the second, third or fourth semester. This is scheduled individually and will bring the total program to 38 credits.