Mast of Public Administration 4-Year Curriculum

YEAR 1
_{Fall EVEN}
PADM 541 Program Evaluation (3) (required)
PADM 547 Ethics in Public Administration (3) (required)
PADM 543 Nonprofit Management (3) (elective)
_{Winter ODD}
PADM 546 Qualitative Methods for Public Administrators (3) (method, required)
PADM 542 Organizational Behavior (3) (elective)
PADM 552 Budgetary Politics & Process (3) (elective)
_{Spring ODD}
PADM 549 Urban-Rural Ambassadors (3) (elective)
PADM 550 Applied Policy Analysis (3) (elective)
PADM 584 Legal Issues in Public Administration (3) (elective)
_Summer ODD
PADM 554 Public Personnel Management (3) (elective)

YEAR 2
_{Fall ODD}
PADM 553 Rural Governance (3) (required)
PADM 544 Organizational Leadership (3) (required)
PADM 548 Fundamentals of Grant Writing and Fundraising (3) (elective)
_{Winter EVEN}
PADM 540 Research Methods for Public Administration (3) (method, required)
PADM 561 Intergovernmental Relations (3) (required)
PADM 571 Geographic Information Systems II (3) (elective)
_{Spring EVEN}
PADM 545 Political Communication (3) (required)
PADM 570 Geographical Information Systems I (3) (method, required)
PADM 549 Urban-Rural Ambassadors (3) (elective)
_{Summer EVEN}
PADM 571 Geographic Information Systems II (3) (elective)

YEAR 3
_{Fall EVEN}
PADM 543 Nonprofit Management (3) (elective)
PADM 541 Program Evaluation (3) (required)
PADM 547 Ethics in Public Administration (3) (required)
_{Winter ODD}
PADM 546 Qualitative Methods for Public Administrators (3) (method, required)
PADM 542 Organizational Behavior (3) (elective)
PADM 552 Budgetary Politics & Process (3) (elective)
_{Spring ODD}
PADM 549 Urban-Rural Ambassadors (3) (elective)
PADM 550 Applied Policy Analysis (3) (elective)
PADM 584 Legal Issues in Public Administration (3) (elective)
_{Summer ODD}
PADM 554 Public Personnel Management (3) (elective)

YEAR 4
_{Fall ODD}
PADM 544 Organizational Leadership (3) (required)
PADM 548 Fundamentals of Grant Writing and Fundraising (3) (required)
PADM 553 Rural Governance (3) (required)
_{Winter EVEN}
PADM 540 Research Methods for Public Administration (3) (method, required)
PADM 561 Intergovernmental Relations (3) (required)
PADM 571 Geographic Information Systems II (3) (elective)
_{Spring EVEN}
PADM 545 Political Communication (3) (required)
PADM 570 Geographical Information Systems I (3) (method, required)
PADM 549 Urban-Rural Ambassadors (3) (elective)
_{Summer EVEN}
PADM 571 Geographic Information Systems II (3) (elective)

Created February 2026