M.P.A.
Public Administration
College of Liberal Arts
M.P.A. program in Public Administration at Texas State University.
From the official catalog
The figures below come from the Texas State University catalog. The catalog is republished each academic year — check the current edition at the link below before you apply.
Minimum credit hours: 36 credit hours
Some of the courses in this program
Taken from the course tables in the catalog. Not a complete list, and it changes between catalog years.
- PA 5300 — Introduction to Public Policy and Administration
- PA 5310 — Public Finance Administration
- PA 5320 — Organizational Theory, Change, and Behavior
- PA 5330 — Public Personnel Administration
- PA 5340 — Introduction to Public Law
- PA 5350 — Public Policy Processes
- PA 5370 — Public Management and Ethics
- PA 5390 — Applied Research Methodology
- PA 5397 — Research Design and Proposal Development for Public Administration
- PA 5398 — Applied Research Project
- PA 5311 — Introduction to Statistical Analysis
- PA 5312 — Program Evaluation and Administrative Statistical Analysis
Concentrations (3)
Each concentration has its own course requirements; open the catalog for details.
- Applied Research Project — 36 credit hours
- Non-thesis Option — 36 credit hours
- Thesis Option — 36 credit hours
Interested in this program?
The International Office provides free advising on the curriculum, requirements, costs and application path.