Executive M.P.A.
The Executive MPA offers a work-centered curriculum that is designed to reflect the way problems realistically present themselves in the workplace. Courses are organized and planned with deliberate sequencing to maximize learning that carries over from one course to another. Students admitted to this degree have at least 10 years of experience and are required to complete 45 credits of coursework in a cohort model.
Requirements
Core courses (39)
| PA 513 | Administrative Ethics and Values | 3 |
| PA 517 | Leadership Development for Public Organizations | 3 |
| PA 518 | Leading Public Organizations | 3 |
| PA 533 | Public Policy: Origins and Process | 3 |
| PA 534 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| PA 539 | National Policy Process | 3 |
| PA 540 | Administrative Theory and Behavior | 3 |
| PA 545 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| PA 552 | Analytic Methods in Public Administration II | 3 |
| PA 583 | Advanced Budgeting Concepts and Techniques | 3 |
| PA 590 | Human Resource Management in the Public Sector | 3 |
| PA 510 | Selected Topics | 0-6 |
| PA 510 | Selected Topics | 0-6 |
PA 510: (determined based on cohort members’ interests and opportunities.)
Capstone Requirement (6)
Students will register for the following course to complete their capstone, a culminating project intended to demonstrate mastery of the core skills taught in the program as applied to a real-life problem of public management:
Diversity
At some point within their program of study students must satisfactorily complete one course the primary focus of which is diversity. This does not require additional credit hours or coursework beyond the existing 45 credit hours. EMPA students normally complete two courses with this focus (
PA 510 Cultural Competence & Public Leadership and
PA 510 International Field Trip), but the requirement is applicable to students in the program since there are rare situations in which a particular student may not participate in the international experience. Courses options would include, but are not limited to the following.
| PA 549 | Cross-cultural Communication in the Public Sector | 3 |
| PA 593 | Civil Rights for Public Managers | 3 |
| PA 594 | Enhancing Diversity in the Workplace | 3 |
| PA 529 | Nonprofit Field Study in Oaxaca, Mexico | 3-6 |
| PA 547 | Culture, Values and Leadership | 3 |
| PA 523 | Nongovernmental Organizations: Nonprofits on the World Stage | 3 |
| PA 514 | Global Leadership and Management | 3 |
Other courses can be approved by the adviser.
Total Credit Hours: 45