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Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
Contact Information:
Era Ibarra
MPA Advison
Texas Tech University
Holden Hall
Room 120
Lubbock
Texas 79409-1015
United States
Northern America
Americas
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/politicalscience/mpa/
Texas Tech University
era.ibarra@ttu.edu
Program Information:
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Degree and Certificate Information
Degrees
College or Department: Texas Tech University
Department Information: Political Science
Degree: Masters in Public Administration
Level: Masters
Title: Welcome to the Public Administration program at Texas Tech University. The Master of Public Administration (MPA), fully accredited by the NASPAA (The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration), provides professional knowledge and skills-based competence for working public administrators or students seeking a career as a manager or policy analyst in public or nonprofit agencies. Recipients of our degree enter the job market equipped with general public management skills and training in a particular public sector area such as city management, non-profit management, public policy, and environmental policy and administration. The MPA is conferred and administered by the Department of Political Science in conjunction with the Center for Public Service. Our degree is offered in the following locations: Lubbock (Main Campus), and Dallas/Fort Worth.
We also have an online degree program. Currently, we have a few courses that are asynchronous, but most courses are synchronous. The synchronous courses meet online at a scheduled time of 6:00-8:50 pm.
English Correspondence: The Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program is a two-year program that requires students to successfully complete a total of 36 hours of coursework while maintaining a 3.0 GPA. There are 7 required core courses that all students must complete and a 3-hour internship requirement. The remainder of students' credit comes from 12 hours of elective courses. Students have the option of choosing electives offered by the program that will help them tailor their coursework to meet their specific career goals. The program typically offers many courses in areas of public administration like public management, non-profit management, health care administration, and environmental policy and administration. With approval, students are permitted to take up to 6 hours of electives outside of the Arts and Sciences College. The MPA Program also offers a dual degree: the MPA/JD that can be completed in three years.