NGO Education Survey

College: Troy University

Required Core Courses (24 sh) PA 6601 - Research Methods in Public Administration PA 6610 - Global Challenges in Public Administration PA 6622 - Public Policy PA 6624 - Public Human Resource Management PA 6650 - Governmental Budgeting & Financial Management PA 6665 - Organizational Leadership PA 6674 - Ethics in Public Administration PA 6699 - Capstone in Public Administration Required Internship (3 sh, unless waived) PA 6694 - Internship Electives (9-12 sh) Students must select courses from the following: (Students may develop a specialization within their program by selecting electives with a common focus) IR 6602 - Geostrategic Studies IR 6603 - Introduction to International Relations IR 6611 - Comparative Government IR 6614 - International Law IR 6631 - Intercultural Relations IR 6635 - National Security Policy IR 6651 - Contemporary American Foreign Policy IR 6656 - Strategy IR 6660 - Military Strategy and International Relations PA 6603 - Economics for Public Management PA 6604 - Workforce Planning and Staffing PA 6605 - Training and Development PA 6606 - Issues in Managing the Public Workforce PA 6607 - Performance Measurement and Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations PA 6608 - Comparative Public Administration PA 6620 - Theory of Organizations PA 6630 - Strategic Planning PA 6631 - Program Evaluation PA 6632 - Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, and Labor Relations PA 6640 - Intergovernmental Relations PA 6641 - Social Marketing in Public Administration PA 6643 - Advanced Public Human Resource Management PA 6644 - Administrative Law PA 6645 - Managing Government Contracts PA 6646 - Organizational Behavior PA 6661 - Global Challenges in Leadership and Management PA 6663 - Global Health Administration PA 6664 - Global Perspectives in Local Government PA 6666 - Foundations of Nonprofit Organizations PA 6667 - Executive Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations PA 6668 - Grant Management for Public and Non-Profit Organizations PA 6675 - Public Health Services Administration and Policy PA 6676 - Legal and Social Issues in Public Health Administration PA 6677 - Public Health Preparedness & Emergency Response PA 6678 - Introduction to Public Health PA 6679 - E-Governance PA 6694 - Internship PA 66XX - Approved Adviser elective

The MPA degree curriculum consists of 12 courses (36 credit hours) including eight core courses (24 credits), an internship (3 credit hours), and three elective courses (9 credit hours). Students who qualify for an internship waiver will complete an additional elective course (3 credit hours) in lieu of the internship. Students should complete PA 6610 - Global Challenges in Public Administration and PA 6601 - Research Methods in Public Administration within their initial 12 hours in the MPA program and prior to taking PA 6622 and PA 6631.