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

Master of Public Administration Public Administration (MPA)

Old Dominion University · 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
44.0401
Total credits (published)
15
Credits (computed from items)
39
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232982
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232982_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 Administration
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. PADM 671
    Public Budgeting and Financial Management
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. PADM 701
    Public Policy and Evaluation
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. PADM 723
    Ethics in Public Administration
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. PADM 736
    Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: A Public Administration and Public Policy Perspective
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. PADM 753
    Research Methods in Public Administration
    Not resolved to a course
    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 Analysis
    Not resolved to a course
  4. MPHO 605
    Introduction to Biostatistics for Public Health
    Not resolved to a course
  5. PADM 746
    Capstone Seminar in Public Administration
    Not resolved to a course
    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 Administration
        Not resolved to a course
      3. PADM 653
        Wicked Problems in Public Administration
        Not resolved to a course
      4. PADM 668
        Internship/Field Experience *
        Not resolved to a course
      5. PADM 695
        Advanced Topics **
        Not resolved to a course
      6. PADM 708
        Urban and Regional Economic Development
        Not resolved to a course
      7. PADM 712
        Emergency Management and Policy
        Not resolved to a course
      8. PADM 713
        Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations
        Not resolved to a course
      9. PADM/PPCM 714
        Public-Private Partnerships
        Not resolved to a course
      10. PADM 715
        Management and Governance of Nonprofit Organizations
        Not resolved to a course
      11. PADM 717
        Nonprofit Financial Management
        Not resolved to a course
      12. PADM/PPCM 719
        Leadership
        Not resolved to a course
      13. PADM 720
        Public Human Resources Management
        Not resolved to a course
      14. PADM 721
        Transportation Policy
        Not resolved to a course
      15. PADM 724
        Administration of Human Services
        Not resolved to a course
      16. PADM 725
        Government, Society, and Business
        Not resolved to a course
      17. PADM 727
        Public Procurement and Project Management
        Not resolved to a course
      18. PADM 739
        Cultural Competency
        Not resolved to a course
      19. PADM 740
        Community Participation and Civic Engagement
        Not resolved to a course
      20. PADM 745
        Managing Development and Change in Organizations
        Not resolved to a course
      21. PADM 750
        Performance Measurement and Management
        Not resolved to a course
      22. PADM 760
        Collaboration in Public Administration
        Not resolved to a course
      23. PADM 772
        Public Financial Management
        Not resolved to a course
      24. PADM 780
        Leading Local Government
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Social Marketing in the Public Sector
        Not resolved to a course
      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. Old Dominion University, 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.