Curriculum
Core Courses
The following 5 core courses are required (15 credits):
- PA 550 - Research Methods (3)
- PA 568 - Ethics in Public Policy and Administration (3)
- PA 593 - Public Administration Theory (3)
- PA 595 - Implementation and Analysis of Public Policy (3)
- PA 598 - Law and Public Policy (3)
Electives
With the approval of the program director, you will choose 8 courses (24 credits) from the following list of electives:
- PA 502 - Public Policy Seminar (3)
- PA 505 - Local Economic Development (3)
- PA 507 - Strategic Planning (3)
- PA 508 - Sacramento Institute (3)
- PA 510 - Leadership (3)
- PA 512 - Communication (3)
- PA 554 - Public Budgeting and Finance (3)
- PA 556 - Inter-Governmental Relations (3)
- PA 562 - Human Resource Management (3)
- PA 565 - Organizational Theory and Development (3)
- PA 570 - Civic Engagement (3)
- PA 571 - Nonprofit Management (3)
- PA 577 - Conflict and Negotiations (3)
- PA 582 - Selected Topics: Immigration Policy (3) Quantitative Methods for Public Policy & Administration (3) Program Management & Evaluation (3) Emergency & Crisis Management (3)
- PA 596 - Urban Policy and Planning (3)
- PA 590 - Independent Study (3)
- PA599- Capstone
- PA 599A/B - Thesis or Project (3)
- MBA pre-approved courses will be determined at a later date
To complete the program, you will have the option to either write a thesis or Capstone. Students in the MPPA program are also eligible to take electives from other graduate programs.
Internship Requirement
Candidates for the MPPA degree without two or more years of public or nonprofit sector experience are required to complete an internship in public administration. The internship normally involves at least 100 hours of supervised work experience in an approved position. This requirement may be waived under certain circumstances.
