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Program checklist · Master of Public Administration Public Administration (MPA)

Master of Public Administration Public Administration (MPA)

Eastern Virginia Medical School · Norfolk, VA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Master of Public Administration Public Administration (MPA)
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
51.2201
Total credits (published)
15
Credits (computed from items)
39
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
231970
CourseShelf checklist
CK_231970_40ab95cb
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Core Curriculum

major core · 6 items
  1. PADM 651
    Administrative Theory I: The Context of Public
    As published: “Administrative Theory I: The Context of Public Administration”
    3
  2. PADM 671
    3
  3. PADM 701
    Public Policy and Evaluation ()
    As published: “Public Policy and Evaluation”
    3
  4. PADM 723
    Ethics in Public Administration ()
    As published: “Ethics in Public Administration”
    3
  5. PADM 736
    Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: A Public
    As published: “Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: A Public Administration and Public Policy Perspective”
    3
  6. PADM 753
    3

Data Analysis

5 items
  1. Select one of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. PADM 807
    Advanced Statistics for Public Administration (Advanced Statistics for Public Administration)
    Not resolved to a course
  3. FOUN 722
    Introduction to Applied Statistics and Data
    As published: “Introduction to Applied Statistics and Data Analysis”
    3
  4. MPHO 605
    3
  5. PADM 746
    3

Core Requirements

major core · 0 items

    Concentration Courses

    concentration · 0 items

      MPA Elective courses

      electives · 31 items
      1. Select 5 of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        15
      2. PADM 652
        Administrative Theory II: The Process of Public
        As published: “Administrative Theory II: The Process of Public Administration”
      3. PADM 653
        Wicked Problems in Public Administration (
        As published: “Wicked Problems in Public Administration”
        3
      4. PADM 668
        Internship/Field Experience ()
        As published: “Internship/Field Experience *”
        1-6
      5. PADM 695
        Advanced Topics ()
        As published: “Advanced Topics **”
        1-3
      6. PADM 708
        Urban and Regional Economic Development (
        As published: “Urban and Regional Economic Development”
        3
      7. PADM 712
        Emergency Management and Policy ()
        As published: “Emergency Management and Policy”
        3
      8. PADM 713
        Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations ()
        As published: “Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations”
        3
      9. PADM/PPCM 714
        Public-Private Partnerships
        Not resolved to a course
      10. PADM 715
        Management and Governance of Nonprofit
        As published: “Management and Governance of Nonprofit Organizations”
      11. PADM 717
        Nonprofit Financial Management ()
        As published: “Nonprofit Financial Management”
        3
      12. PADM/PPCM 719
        Leadership
        Not resolved to a course
      13. PADM 720
        Public Human Resources Management ()
        As published: “Public Human Resources Management”
        3
      14. PADM 721
        Transportation Policy ()
        As published: “Transportation Policy”
        3
      15. PADM 724
        Administration of Human Services ()
        As published: “Administration of Human Services”
        3
      16. PADM 725
        Government, Society, and Business ()
        As published: “Government, Society, and Business”
        3
      17. PADM 727
        Public Procurement and Project Management (
        As published: “Public Procurement and Project Management”
        3
      18. PADM 739
        Cultural Competency ()
        As published: “Cultural Competency”
        3
      19. PADM 740
        Community Participation and Civic Engagement (
        As published: “Community Participation and Civic Engagement”
        3
      20. PADM 745
        Managing Development and Change in
        As published: “Managing Development and Change in Organizations”
        3
      21. PADM 750
      22. PADM 760
        Collaboration in Public Administration ()
        As published: “Collaboration in Public Administration”
        3
      23. PADM 772
        Public Financial Management ()
        As published: “Public Financial Management”
        3
      24. PADM 780
        Local Government Management ()
        As published: “Leading Local Government”
        3
      25. PADM/PPCM 781
        Intergovernmental Management
        Not resolved to a course
      26. PADM 782
        Governance and Leadership in Virginia (Governance and Leadership in Virginia)
        Not resolved to a course
      27. PADM 785
        3
      28. PPCM/PADM 718
        Public Sector Contract Administration
        Not resolved to a course
      29. PPCM/PADM 726
        Introduction to Public Procurement
        Not resolved to a course
      30. PPCM/PADM 728
        Public Sector Contract Planning and Formation
        Not resolved to a course
      31. PPCM/PADM 731
        Public Sector Procurement Law and Ethics
        Not resolved to a course
      Source. Eastern Virginia Medical School, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.odu.edu/graduate/business/public-service/public-administration-mpa/. Captured page pages/0443.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.