NGO Education Survey

Park University

Contact Information:

Susan Keim
MPA Director and Associate Professor of Public Administration skeim@park.edu

Park University
8700 NW River Park Drive
Parkville
Missouri 64152
United States
Northern America
Americas
https://www.park.edu/academics/explore-majors-programs/master-public-administration/


Tel: 816-741-2000
graduateadmissions@park.edu

Department: Master of Public Administration

Courses:
PA501 - Public Affairs Concepts and Theory
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
PA503 - Emerging Issues in Public Affairs
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
Discipline: Public Service Leadership Certificate
PA509 - Leadership Development and Organizations
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
PA509 - Leadership Development and Organizations
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
Discipline: Public Service Leadership Certificate
PA512 - The Environment of Public Organizations
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
PA512 - The Environment of Public Organizations
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
Discipline: Public Service Leadership Certificate
PA542 - Social Policy
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
PA545 - Management of Nonprofit and Nongovernmental Organizations
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
PA550 - Local Economic Development in Theory and Practice
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
Discipline: Local Economic Development Certificate
PA560 - Approaches to Local Economic Development
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
Discipline: Local Economic Development Certificate
PA563 - Personnel Systems of Public Organizations
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
PA564 - Budgeting and Finances of Public Organizations
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
PA580 - Sustainability, Smart Growth and Community Development
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
Discipline: Local Economic Development Certificate
PA590 - Population, Land Use, and Municipal Finance
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
Discipline: Local Economic Development Certificate
PA593 - Financing Nonprofit/Community Services
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
PA594 - Financial Management for Nonprofit/Community Organizations
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
PA600 - Ethical Foundations of Authority and Responsibility
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
PA600 - Ethical Foundations of Authority and Responsibility
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
Discipline: Public Service Leadership Certificate
PA601 - Research Methods and Data Analysis
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate
PA602 - Seminar in Public Affairs
Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Program Information:

No programs listed.

Degree and Certificate Information

Degrees

Degree: Master of Public Administration
Level: Graduate

Subject Area: Nonprofit and Community Services Management Concentration
Credit Hours: 36
Working Language: English

History:

Launched in 1982, the Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) was the first graduate degree offered at Park University. Our values-grounded, professional master’s program is designed to develop your leadership skills, awareness of the social and economic environment within which public and nonprofit administrators perform their roles, along with providing essential skills such as budgeting, personnel administration, and data analysis. You will build your knowledge base, decision-making capabilities, critical thinking, and organizational expertise across government, nonprofit and, NGO sectors.

URL: https://www.park.edu/academics/explore-majors-programs/master-public-administration/

Certificates
  • Local Economic Development Graduate Certificate
  • Public Service Leadership Graduate Certificate

Information on Training and Other Services

None listed

Additional Information