Core Requirements

All MPA degree students must complete 42 semester hours of course work earning no grade below C (C- is not acceptable) with a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be awarded the MPA degree. All MPA students must complete the following 30-hour core curriculum. For descriptions of the core courses, go to the FAU Graduate Catalog. http://www.fau.edu/registrar/universitycatalog/welcome.php

For those students who take their courses at the Fort Lauderdale Campus, all core courses are offered within a 12-month period. For those students who take their courses at the John MacArthur Campus in Jupiter, all core courses are offered within an 18-month period. It is important to note that all of the core courses are not offered at the Boca Raton Campus at this time.

Curriculum Area and Core Courses
Introduction to Public Administration (PAD 6053)*
Public Organization Theory Organizations and Administrative Behavior (PAD 6106) OR Organizational Change & Public Management (PAD 6152)
Public Financial Management Seminar in Public Budgeting Techniques (PAD 6227) OR Seminar in Public Financial Administration (PAD 6207)
Public Personnel Seminar in Public Personnel Administration (PAD 6417) OR Labor Relations in Government (PAD 6427)
Public Policy Public Administration and Public Policy (PAD 6036) OR Seminar in Administrative Policy Making (PAD 6035)
Analytical Techniques Applied Methods I (PAD 6701)
Analytical Methods Applied Methods II (PAD 6706) OR Program Review and Analysis (PAD 6327)
Law and Procedures Administrative Law and Procedures (PAD 6605)
Ethics and Democratic Values Administrative Ethics (PAD 6471) OR Democratic Values and Public Administration (PAD 6308)
Capstone Seminar in Public Administration (PAD 6139)

*This course must be taken within the first 12 semester hours of the student's program.

Elective Courses

The remaining 12 hours are electives. As part of the 12 hours, students who don't have any public sector experience must complete a one-semester, 20-hour-per-week internship while registered for the accompanying Government Internship course, PAD 6941. For more information about the Government Internship, click here. Some of the electives are listed below. For a complete listing of MPA courses, visit the online Graduate Catalog http://www.fau.edu/registrar/universitycatalog/welcome.php

Course	Title
PAD 6061	Visionary and Creative Management
PAD 6258	Seminar in Grant Writing
PAD 6826	Intergovernmental Administration
PAD 6506	Seminar in Public, Private, and Nonprofit Enterprises
PAD 6714	Seminar in Computer Systems in Public Administration
PAD 6807	Local Government Administration
PAD 6826	Intergovernmental Administration
PAD 6844	Productivity in Government

Course Form

In order for students to keep track of their course of study, we have developed a course form. Click here to get your copy.

Course Schedule

Course schedules are available up to three months before the semester begins. It is important to note that if there are fewer than 10 students registered for a course, the class may be canceled. Students should contact Theresa Champagnie, the Administrative Assistant for the School of Public Administration, to find out if a course is canceled at the beginning of the semester (tchampag@fau.edu or call 954.762.5650).

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MPA Course of Study
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