The MPA curriculum consists
of 39 credits*.
Core Courses (18 credits)
Topics include Public Administration and Its Environment,
Organization Theory and Management; Economics of
Government, Budgeting and Financial Management;
Research Methods for Public Administration; and the
culminating Capstone experience.
Degree Specializations:
Government Track (12 credits)
Course Topics: Intergovernmental Relations, Law in the
Administrative Process, Policy Studies, and Seminar in
Government Management.
Nonprofit Management Track (12 credits)
Course Topics: The History of Not-for-Profit Management,
Law and Board Governance for Not-for-Profit, Financial
Resource Development for Not-for-Profits and Advanced
Seminar in Not-for-Profit Management Issues.
Health Care Administration Track (12 credits)
Course Topics: The US Health Care System, Health Policy
Studies, Hospital and Health Services Administration, and
Seminar in Health Services Management.
Electives (9 credits)
Course Topics: Program Evaluation, Human Resources
Management, Computer Science and Information
Systems, Planning and Evaluation, Ethics and Leadership,
Project Development and Grant Writing, Health Care
Quality Assurance, Lab in Social Entrepreneurship,
and more.
Looking for something else? The Pace MPA
also offers two 15-credit graduate certificate programs for
professionals seeking to enhance their credentials in Not-
for-Profit Management and Health Care Administration.
Each certificate can be completed in one year. All credits
count toward completion of the MPA degree. Courses are
conveniently offered in the evenings at the Westchester
and New York City campuses as well as online.
Learn more at www.pace.edu/mpa
or (212) 346-1531 or (914) 773-3410.
*Some candidates may be required to take an additional 6 credits of pre-course work.
For more information, contact the MPA Department.
