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MPA Degree Requirements

Core courses	Title	Hours
	PAD 5000 Leadership and Administration in Public Affairs	3
	PAD 5010 Organizational Behavior	3
	PAD 5050 Analytical Methods	3
	PAD 5060 Human Resource Administration	3
	PAD 5080 Quantitative Analysis 1	3
	PAD 5500 Policy Studies	3
	PAD 5520 Principles of Budgeting and Finance	3
	Total	21
Concentration courses
	Four courses selected from options described under each concentration: Public Management, Emergency Management, Criminal Justice, and Health Administration	12
Electives	Two courses selected in consultation with advisor and concentration coordinator	6
Professional paper	Capstone course with completion of paper	3
	Total hours required	42
Internship	As required; need determined at program entry based upon prior professional experience	3
	Total hours required for students lacking prior professional experience	45

 

Students may select their concentration at initial program enrollment; otherwise, the designation should be completed during their initial semesters, prior to enrolling in electives.  Each concentration, along with requirements, is described below.  Students should make specific class selection within each concentration’s general requirements, along with general electives, in consultation with their advisor and concentration coordinator.

• Current UNCP Catalog
  

Concentrations (view more information about Concentrations)

• Public Management
• Emergency Management
• Criminal Justice
• Health Administration

PRIOR TO FALL 2010

Students who entered the program prior to Fall 2010 (from UNCP Catalog):

• Requirements for Master of Public Administration
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Updated: Wednesday, October 3, 2012

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