Master of Public Administration
Mission Statement
The Troy University MPA program advances professionalism in the public and nonprofit sectors by meeting the educational needs of people who are employed or are seeking employment in government and nonprofit organizations. The MPA degree offers a standardized curriculum, delivered by a variety of innovative technologies, through a network of campuses with outstanding student services, in a global environment, anywhere, anytime, one student at a time. The MPA faculty commits to being a leading provider of public administration education as active contributors to scholarship in their discipline and service to their communities. The MPA degree is a 12-course, 36-credit-hour curriculum of study. Students with less than one-year of work experience will complete an additional three-hour internship course for a total of 39 credit hours. Students may take courses as pre-service, inservice, full-time, and part-time students and through Distance Learning. The MPA degree program is offered at TROY Global Campus sites throughout the United States, through online courses, and at the Troy campus.
Curriculum
The MPA degree curriculum consists of 12 courses including nine core courses and three elective courses from one concentration. All courses offer three hours of credit except PA 6660, which offers one to three hours.
Required Core Courses (27 hours)
I. All MPA degree seeking students must take these seven courses:
| PA 6601 | 3 | Research Methods in Public Administration |
| PA 6610 | 3 | Foundations of Public Administration |
| PA 6620 | 3 | Theory of Organization |
| OR | ||
| PA 6646 | 3 | Organizational Behavior |
| PA 6622 | 3 | Public Policy Analysis |
| PA 6624 | 3 | Public Human Resource Management |
| PA 6650 | 3 | Governmental Budgeting and Financial Management |
| PA 6699 | 3 | Capstone in Public Administration |
II. Students must select one of the following courses*:
| PA 6602 | 3 | Quantitative Methods in Public Management |
| PA 6603 | 3 | Economics for Public Management |
| PA 6631 | 3 | Program Evaluation |
| * Students in Nonprofit Management concentration must take PA 6631: Program Evaluation (3) as their Tier II course. | ||
III. Students must select one of the following courses:
| PA 6640 | 3 | Intergovernmental Relations |
| PA 6644 | 3 | Administrative Law |
| PA 6674 | 3 | Ethics in Public Administration |
Concentrations (nine hours)
Students must select one of the following concentrations and take three courses from one of the following concentrations:
••• Education
••• Environmental Management
••• Government Contracting
••• Healthcare Administration
••• Justice Administration
••• National Security Affairs
••• Nonprofit Management
••• Public Human Resource Management
••• Public Management
Concentrations
| Education | ||
| EDU 6606 | 3 | Current and Emerging Instructional Technologies |
| PSE 6608 | 3 | Curriculum Integration of Technology |
| PSE 6660 | 3 | Trends and Issues in Adult Education |
| PSE 6670 | 3 | Psychological Foundations of the Adult Learner |
| PSE 6680 | 3 | Curriculum Development for Adult Education |
| Environmental Management | ||
| EBS 6601 | 3 | Environmental and Biological Ethics |
| EBS 6603 | 3 | Environmental Management |
| EBS 6611 | 3 | Global Pollution and International Environmental Policy |
| EBS 6612 | 3 | Environmental Impact Studies and Risk Management |
| EBS 6615 | 3 | Environmental Law, Permitting, and Regulatory Compliance |
| EBS 6623 | 3 | Environmental Negotiations and Conflict Resolution |
| EBS 6665 | 3 | Sustainable Development |
| EBS/HIS 5550 | 3 | Environmental History |
| Government Contracting | ||
| PA 6645 | 3 | Managing Government Contracts |
| PA 6647 | 3 | Advanced Contract Administration |
| PA 6648 | 3 | Contract Negotiation |
| PA 6649 | 3 | Government Contract Law |
| PA 6668 | 3 | Grant Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations |
| Healthcare Management | ||
| HSA 6680 | 3 | Health Services Administration and Policy |
| HSA 6681 | 3 | Legal and Social Issues in Health Administration |
| HSA 6682 | 3 | Healthcare Planning and Management |
| HSA 6683 | 3 | Healthcare Economics |
| HSA 6684 | 3 | Managed Care: Origins, Organizations and Operations |
| PA 6665 | 3 | Leadership in Public Administration |
| Justice Administration | ||
| CJ 6620 | 3 | Current Trends in Criminal Law |
| CJ 6622 | 3 | Seminar in the Administration of Justice |
| CJ 6624 | 3 | Court Administration |
| CJ 6630 | 3 | Juvenile Justice |
| CJ 6640 | 3 | Seminar in Law Enforcement |
| CJ 6652 | 3 | Seminar in Corrections |
| CJ 6671 | 3 | Organization Theory |
| National Security Affairs | ||
| IR 5524 | 3 | Contemporary American Foreign Policy |
| IR 5551 | 3 | Survey of International Relations |
| IR 5552 | 3 | International Law |
| IR 6602 | 3 | Geostrategic Studies |
| IR 6610 | 3 | International Organizations |
| IR 6620 | 3 | International Political Economy |
| IR 6635 | 3 | National Security Policy |
| IR 6660 | 3 | Military Strategy and International Relations |
| Nonprofit Management* | ||
| PA 6630 | 3 | Strategic Planning |
| PA 6631 | 3 | Program Evaluation |
| PA 6666 | 3 | Foundations of Nonprofit Organizations |
| PA 6667 | 3 | Executive Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations |
| PA 6668 | 3 | Grant Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations |
| PA 6669 | 3 | Nonprofit Financial Management |
| * Students in Nonprofit Management must take PA 6631 as their Tier II course. | ||
| Public Human Resource Management | ||
| HRM 6601 | 3 | Legal Environment of Employment Decisions |
| HRM 6604 | 3 | Labor Law |
| HRM 6619 | 3 | Seminar in Human Resources Administration |
| HRM 6622 | 3 | Human Resources Staffing |
| HRM 6623 | 3 | Training and Development of Human Resources |
| HRM 6632 | 3 | Compensation Management |
| Public Management | ||
| PA 6602 | 3 | Quantitative Methods in Public Management |
| PA 6603 | 3 | Economics for Public Management |
| PA 6620 | 3 | Theory of Organizations |
| PA 6630 | 3 | Strategic Planning |
| PA 6631 | 3 | Program Evaluation |
| PA 6640 | 3 | Intergovernmental Relations |
| PA 6644 | 3 | Administrative Law |
| PA 6645 | 3 | Managing Government Contracts |
| PA 6646 | 3 | Organizational Behavior |
| PA 6665 | 3 | Leadership in Public Administration |
| PA 6668 | 3 | Grant Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations |
| PA 6674 | 3 | Ethics in Public Administration |
| PA 6679 | 3 | Computers and Government Management Information Systems |
Concentration Courses
PA 6625: Specialized Study in Public Administration or PA 6660: Readings in Public Administration with the prior approval by the MPA Director or faculty adviser may be utilized in any concentration. In combination, these courses may not be used for more than six total credit hours. A course completed for one concentration cannot be used for another concentration.
