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Public Administration

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley · Center Valley, PA

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Program
Award
Public Administration
Total credits (published)
9
Credits (computed from items)
60
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214670
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214670_f08a4472
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)

0 items

    Required Courses

    7 items
    1. PADM 800
      Foundations of Public Administration
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. PADM 502
      Governmental Fiscal Decision Making
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. PADM 503
      Research Design
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. PADM 504
      Data Analysis for Policy and Administration
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. PADM 505
      Human Resources in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. PADM 507
      Introduction to Public Policy Analysis
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. PADM 510
      Organization Behavior
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Internship in Public Administration

    1 item
    1. PADM 595
      Internship
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Electives

    electives · 1 item
    1. With the faculty adviser's approval, a student selects 12 credits of electives from a list of approved electives maintained by the program office.
      Not resolved to a course
      12

    Culminating Experience

    1 item
    1. PADM 594
      Research Topics (Capstone Course)
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Foundations of Public Administration

    0 items

      Required Courses

      4 items
      1. PADM 570
        Scope and Methods of Public Administration
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PADM 571
        Seminar in Organizational Theory
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PADM 572
        Research and Theory in Public Budgeting and Finance
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PADM 573
        Research and Theory in Public Policy and Governance
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Research Methods Courses

      0 items

        Required Courses

        3 items
        1. PADM 503
          Research Design
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. PADM 504
          Data Analysis for Policy and Administration
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. PADM 575
          Advanced Research Design
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/public-administration/. Captured page pages/0902.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.