Kent MPA Curriculum

Public Policy Curriculum

Public Policy Core (24 Credit Hours)

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	COURSE SYLLABUS
POL 60102	American Policy Process (3)	PADM 60370
POL 60301/70301	Proseminar in Policy Analysis and Administration (3)	PADM 60372
ECON 52085/PADM 60368	Public Finance/Economics of Public Policy (3)	PADM 60373
PADM 60470/POL 70470	Critical Issues in Public Administration (3)	PADM 60374
PADM 60381/POL 70381 OR	Methods in Public Administration (3)	PADM 60375
POL 60003/70003	Policy Methods I (3)	PADM 60379

PLUS: Choose one course from each of the three lists below

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	COURSE SYLLABUS
1. PADM 60370/POL 70370 PADM 60372/POL 60372 PADM 60375/POL 70375 PADM 60376/POL 70376	Public Management Concept and Practices; or Administrative Theory and Behavior; or Public Personnel Administration; or Labor-Management Relations in the Public Sector; plus	PADM 60370 PADM 60372 PADM 60375 PADM 60376
2. PADM 60374/POL 70374 PADM 60373/POL 70373	Public Financial Management; or Public Budgeting (choose one) plus;	PADM 60374 PADM 60373
3. Policy tool course (e.g. research design, benefit-cost analysis, quantitative/qualitative methods, foreign language)

Policy Specilization (15 Credit Hours)

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	COURSE SYLLABUS
Select 5 related course drawn from anywhere in the university and approved by the advisor

Internship (3 Credit Hours)

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	COURSE SYLLABUS
PADM 60392	Internship	PADM 60392
* Requires 225 hours field placement-1 Semester * Waived for students working fulltime or with caregiver responsibilities

Capstone Course

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	COURSE SYLLABUS
PADM 60492	Capstone Course	PADM 60492