Master of Public Policy and Administration, MPPA

Core Courses (18 credits)

• MPA 501 Public Policy Process and Issues
• MPA502 Legal and Institutional Foundations of Public Administration
• MPA 510 Quantitative Analysis for Policy and Administration
• MPA 511 Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
• MPA 590 Thesis/Practical Research Applications/Experiential Learning Project I
• MPA 591 Thesis/Practical Research Applications/Experiential Learning Project II

Elective Courses (18 credits)

Students must complete 18 credits from the following courses, though only six credits may come from those offered by other graduate programs at the College.

• MPA 520 Policy Communications
• MPA 521 Microeconomics for Policymakers
• MPA 522 Policy Workshop
• MPA550 Organizational Theory
• MPA551 Ethics in Public Administration
• MPA 561 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
• MPA 563 Policy and History in York, Pennsylvania
• MPA 580 Special Topics
• MPA 581 Special Topics in Public History