Master of Public Administration Program

The Master of Public Administration (MPA)* program offers students a choice of three emphases: government management, nonprofit management and healthcare management. Total program length varies based on the number of courses taken per eight-week session.

Courses are distributed as follows:

Program Core Courses all seven required by all MPA students
GM520	Legal, Political and Ethical Dimensions of Business
GM530	Managerial Decision-Making
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GM533	Applied Managerial Statistics
GM545	Business Economics
GM591	Leadership and Organizational Behavior
HR587	Managing Organizational Change
IS535	Managerial Applications of Information Technology
PM586	Project Management Systems

Healthcare Management Emphasis

The MPA program with healthcare management emphasis requires successful completion of at least 45 semester-credit hours, including credits earned in the program core courses (see above) and in coursework distributed as outlined below.

Students choosing this emphasis may complete part of their course requirements via online education through the School of Health Management of the A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU). Emphasis-specific course requirements may be met by successfully completing any combination of Keller and ATSU courses; however, the Public Administration Capstone must be taken through Keller.

Healthcare Management Emphasis-Specific Courses

18 semester-credit hours required, including three semester-credit hours earned in PA600. Keller courses are three semester-credit hours each; ATSU courses are three quarter-credit hours (equivalent to two semester-credit hours) each. More information on ATSU is available via www.atsu.edu/shm.

Keller Courses
HS541	Health Service Systems
HS542	Health Rights and Responsibilities
HS543	Health Services Finance
HS544	Health Policy and Economics
HS546	Health Insurance and Managed Care
PA600	Public Administration Capstone

Elective Courses two required

Students may choose from appropriate electives for which they meet the prerequisite(s).

Government Management Emphasis

The MPA program with government management emphasis requires successful completion of 15 courses (45 semester-credit hours total), including seven management core courses, six emphasis-specific courses, one of which is an integrative capstone course; and two elective courses.

Government Management Emphasis-Specific Courses all six required
PA504	Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
PA581	Governmental Budgeting and Finance
PA582	Public Policy Formulation and Implementation
PA584	Intergovernmental Management
PA600	Public Administration Capstone
PM598	Contract and Procurement Management

Elective Courses two required

Students may choose from appropriate electives for which they meet the prerequisite(s).

Nonprofit Management Emphasis

The MPA program with nonprofit management emphasis requires successful completion of 45 semester-credit hours, including credits earned in the program core courses (see above) and in coursework distributed as outlined below.

Nonprofit Management Emphasis-Specific Courses all six required
HR595	Negotiation Skills
MM522	Marketing Management
PA504	Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
PA571	Nonprofit Organization Management
PA572	Managing Nonprofit Development Programs
PA600	Public Administration Capstone

Elective Courses two required

Students may choose from appropriate electives for which they meet the prerequisite(s).

For additional information see the Keller academic catalog.

* availability varies by location

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