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Master of Public Administration
The Master of Public Administration program prepares students for leadership roles in public and nonprofit service by offering a professional, terminal degree grounded in political science. It combines a foundation in general public administration with the specialized knowledge and skills associated with one of the program's concentrations with focused attention to the needs of professionals in local government, nonprofit agencies. It also serves the community by expanding and applying knowledge and providing leadership in addressing public service needs.
Students can choose from concentrations in public management, nonprofit management, gerontology, health administration, human resources administration, land planning and development, organization management and public safety administration.
The program has been developed with your busy schedule in mind. It is conveniently offered at EMU–Livonia and on the main campus in Ypsilanti and features courses offered one-night-a-week or on weekends, with small class sizes and approachable faculty.
Career Opportunities
The public administration program, the traditional terminal degree for professional public administrators at the federal, state and local levels of government, provides the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully manage and lead both governmental and nonprofit organizations. Public administrators work as planners, managers, policy analysts, personnel and labor relations specialists and budgeting and public finance planners. They manage the environment, community centers and schools and universities, and are leaders in health care, urban revitalization and welfare reform. They manage virtually every aspect of federal, state and local public service, and redesign governance in cities, counties and the state and federal government to make government more responsive, efficient and accountable.
Accreditation
The master's in public administration program, which is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), also benefits its participants through its affiliation with the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and the Michigan Local Government Management Association (MLGMA).
Number of Credits
- 24 credit hours of public administration required courses
- 8–12 credit hours of electives (four courses)
- 8–12 credit hours of concentration courses (four courses)
- 40 (minimum) credit hours total
Program of Study
Required courses: 24 credit hours
- PLSC 510 Modern Public Administration (3)
- PLSC 515 Public Personnel Administration (3)
- PLSC 540 Public Budget Administration (3)
- PLSC 610 Public Organization Theory (3)
- PLSC 615 Public Budget Applications (2)
- PLSC 630 Public Bureaucracies and Policy Formation (3)
- PLSC 677 Analytical Methods for Public Administration (2)
- PLSC 678 Analytical Techniques for Public Administration (3)
- PLSC 695 Research Seminar in Public Administration (2)
- PLSC 565 Studies in State and Local Government (2)
- PLSC 587 Cooperative Education in Political Science (3)
- PLSC 605 Leadership and Nonprofit Mgt. (3)
- PLSC 620 Administrative Law (2)
- PLSC 625 Local Government Management (2)
- PLSC 635 Public Policy Analysis Techniques and Applications (2)
[PLSC 677 is a prerequisite for PLSC 635] - PLSC 640 Modern County Government (2)
- PLSC 645 Intergovernmental Relations (2)
- PLSC 650 Urban Poverty Policy (2)
- PLSC 655 Politics of Local Planning (2)
- PLSC 660 Public Health Care Policy (2)
- PLSC 665 Basic Arbitration Training for Professionals (2)
- PLSC 688 Practicum (internship) in Public Affairs (3)
- PLSC 597/598/599 Independent Study (1 to 3)
- PLSC 590/591/592 Special Topics (1 to 3)
Concentrations: Each student must choose one, four-course, eight-hour-minimum concentration from the eight concentrations listed in the printable version of this document [PDF].
For More Information
The Department of Political Science
Don Koyluoglu
Coordinator of Graduate Advising
Eastern Michigan University
601 Pray-Harrold
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
734.487.0063 | Fax: 734.487.3340
Read more information by downloading the fact sheet [PDF].