College of Business and Public Administration
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
- Master of Public Administration - Overview
- Option: Public Administration
- Option: Criminal Justice
- Option: Enviromental Management
- Option: Health Service Administration
- Option: Nonprofit Management
Option: Public Administration
Program Coordinator:
Dr. Craig Donovan
Willis (W) 311
(908) 737-4307
cpdonova@kean.edu
The Master of Public Administration is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs Administration (NASPAA) and is designed to prepare graduates for middle or senior level positions as public administrators. The primary focus of the program is on in-service students seeking to undertake graduate study on a part-time basis in order to upgrade and improve their practical skills and theoretical backgrounds. These students come from municipal, county, state, and non-profit agencies in the region served by Kean University. Each year a small number of students are admitted without extensive government experience.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the University's admission requirements:
- Two letters of recommendation
- Departmental interview may be required
- On-site writing sample may be required
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
- 48 credits; 21 credits in foundation courses, 18 credits in electives, 6 in required internship (Internship waived for students with appropriate experience)
- 3 credit culminating research seminar
REQUIRED FOUNDATION COURSES - 21 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 5050 Public Law and Governmental Institutions 3
ELECTIVES - 18 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 3
- ECO 5913 Health Economics 3
- COMM 5650 Communicating in Organizations 3
- ID 5270 Ethics and Public Policy 3
INTERNSHIP - 6 credits
PA 5960 Graduate Internship in Public Administration 6
(Required for all students without relevant job experience in public administration)
RESEARCH - 3 credits
PA 5990 Research Seminar in Intergovernmental Relations 3
Total 42-48 Credits