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Master of Public Administration - General Government Option

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Area 1 Core                                          Required Hours: 18 
MPAC 7106 Public Administration and Policy 
MPAC 7116 Public Personnel Administration 
MPAC 7126 Public Budgeting/Financial Admin
MPAC 7136 Research Meth for Administration 
MPAC 7146 Organization Theory and Behavior 
Select one course from the following two courses: 
MPAC 7156 Legal Environment of Admin
COMM 5139 Dispute Resolution

Area 2 Concentration                            Required Hours: 18
Select 18 semester hours from the following: 
MPAC 7899 Independent Study 
MPAG 5555 Selected Topics in Administration 
MPAG 7698 Internship 
POLS 7167 American Pol Process/Policy-making POLS 7177 National Security Policy 
POLS 7187 State/Local Gov't/Intergov't Rel
POLS 7197 Comparative Administration 
Note: Students may choose to substitute MPAC 7137 (Project Design) and MPAC 7999 (Thesis) for MPAC 7000 (MPA Comprehensive Examination) and for two of the option courses above. 

Area 3 Additional Requirements           Required Hours: 0
MPAC 7000 MPA Comprehensive Exam
Note: Students may choose to substitute MPAC 7137 (Project Design) and MPAC 7999 (Thesis) for MPAC 7000 (MPA Comprehensive Examination) and for two of the option courses above. 

Total Hours Required: 36