College of Business and Public Administration
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
- Master of Public Administration - Overview
- Option: Public Administration
- Option: Enviromental Management
- Option: Health Service Administration
- Option: Nonprofit Management
Option: Environmental Management
Program Coordinator:
Dr. Jon Erickson
Willis (W) 311
(908) 737-4300
jerickso@kean.edu
A specialization in Environmental Management is available as an option within the Master of Public Administration program. This option prepares graduates for management positions concerned with environmental issues in the public and private sectors. The program provides students with opportunities in the classroom and in the field to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to become an effective environmental program administrator. This option is designed to assist those individuals who are either currently working in environmentally sensitive positions and those seeking to enter the environmental management area.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the University's admission requirements:
- 12 hours of undergraduate natural science course work or employment experience with an environmental organization is required
- Two letters of recommendation
- Departmental interview may be required
- On-site writing sample may be required
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
- 48 credits; 27 in foundation courses, 12 in electives, 6 in required internship (Internship waived for students with appropriate experience)
- 3 credit culminating research seminar
REQUIRED FOUNDATION COURSES 27 Credits
- PA 5000 Fiscal Policy Processes in Metropolitan Areas 3
- PA 5010 Public Bureaucracy: People Process and Performance 3
- PA 5020 Policy, Politics and Public Management 3
- PA 5030 Analytical Methods for Public Management 3
- PA 5031 Quantitative Methods for Public Management 3\
- PA 5040 Public Budgeting and Financial Management 3
- PA 5605 Fundamentals of Environmental Management 3
- PA 5610 Environmental Policy Implementation 3
- PA 5615 Environmental Law 3
ELECTIVES 12 CREDITS
(Selected courses from below with advisement)
- PA 5110 Public Personnel Systems 3
- PA 5125 Collective Negotiations and Public Employment 3
- PA 5144 Conflict Resolution in the Public Sector 3
- PA 5215 The Grants Process in Intergovernmental Systems 3
- PA 5225 Strategic Planning in Public Organizations 3
- PA 5230 Improving Public Organization 3
- PA 5235 Public Program Evaluation 3
- PA 5245 Management Information Systems in the Public Sector 3\
- PA 5315 Issues in Criminal Justice 3
- PA 5325 Criminal Justice Planning 3
- PA 5470 Governing New Jersey: Issues in Management and Administration 3
- PA 5500 Advanced Topics in Public Management 3
- PA 5605 Fundamentals of Environmental Management 3
- PA 5610 Environmental Policy Implementation 3
- PA 5615 Environmental Law 3
- PA 5700 Urban Politics and Administration 3
- PA 5805 Health Care: Organization and Structure 3
- PA 5860 Issues in Modern Health Care 3
- PA 5900 Health Care Facilities and Services for the Aged 3
- PA 5910 Current Issues in Public Administration I 3
- PA 5911 Current Issues in Public Administration II 3
- PA 5985 Independent Study in Public Administration
- ECO 5913 Health Economics 3
- COMM 5650 Communicating in Organizations 3
- ID 5270Ethics and Public Policy 3
INTERNSHIP 6 Credits
- PA 5960 Graduate Internship in Public Administration 6
(Required of all students without relevant job experience in public administration)
RESEARCH 3 Credits
- PA 5990 Research Seminar in Intergovernmental Relations 3
Total 42-48 Credits