The online Master of Arts in Public Administration degree is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to excel in public service careers. Our online courses can be completed in one year, allowing students to quickly excel in careers in public leadership and administration.
This course examines a range of management issues and strategies within the context of managing public organization. The core focus is on an enhanced understanding of the theoretical and practical approaches to public management, an examination of day-to-day dilemmas faced by competent public managers, and the application of relevant theories to public management.
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This course examines the way government policies emerge from the political process and are implemented through participating institutions. Students will demonstrate how analysis can contribute to informed policy-making and examine the factors involved in developing effective implementation strategies.
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This course explores organizational behavior through the theoretical lenses of micro and macro levels, and their associated influences of organizational culture, psychology, and sociology. Students will apply these theories as they relate to individuals, teams, and groups within organizations as well as explore organizational processes in public administration.
3
This course provides an introduction to the law and legal system as it applies to public administration and policy. Students have an opportunity to evaluate the impact of the current legislation on the management and efficiency of public administration in organizations. The consequences of law and public policy formation on public administration will be discussed and assessed.
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Public budgeting provides the student with an in-depth understanding of operations and public budgeting processes, the underlying theories, and the tools to understand and perform these critical activities.
3
This course provides an overview of Human Resources Management (HRM) theory and HR managers’ contributions to accomplish organization goals through employee performance and satisfaction in public administration. A variety of topics that influence HR Management are addressed, which include legal/ethical principles, staffing, pay, training and development, empowerment, health and safety, and conflict resolution.
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In this course students explore the role and responsibilities of management in the public organization by developing and maintaining assessments. Special topics include the Performance Management System designed for improving organizational effectiveness, performance standards, development plans, providing feedback, measuring and evaluating progress towards goals, managing performance gaps and using positive and progressive discipline. The aforementioned topics and more will assist students in learning how engaging employees in a thoughtful and thorough performance assessment process can enhance employee engagement, motivation, and retention rates in the public organization.
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In this course, issues of ethics and conflict of interest will be discussed. The administrator’s role in ethical decision-making will be examined along with external and internal controls. The course will offer studies in leading and building organizations of integrity and diversity.
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This course focuses on the role the impact of diversity and multicultural environment in public administration. Special topics include the role of race, gender, ethnic origin and tradition in creating an effective, rewarding and harmonious public organization work place in national as well as global settings.
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Students will examine fundamental statistical techniques that are used in the analysis of data in public administration. Special emphasis will include exploring empirical research in public administration including descriptive and inferential statistical methods, parametric and nonparametric analyses, sampling distributions, generalizations, inferences, and interpretations that can legitimately be made on the basis of public administration statistical evidence.
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Students conduct research in a project that addresses a contemporary issue in Public Administration. Students utilize their skills learned in the MPA program to build a research project that synthesizes the impact of demographics, technology, and the environment on public administration and/or public policy.
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The Capstone Course is the final course in the MPA degree program. The capstone is intended to demonstrate the student’s ability to integrate all facets of public administration study by applying what has been learned to a real-world project.
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TUW’s tuition is $500 per semester credit. A range of tuition assistance programs are available to help reduce the out-of-pocket expenses associated with continued education, including scholarships and student loans. Review with your employer if any tuition assistance programs are available to you.
Touro University Worldwide tuition assistance counselors are available to determine your eligibility for financial aid and other tuition assistance programs.
Students must complete 12 courses, 11 standard courses and one three-credit capstone, taken last.
Students seeking to enroll in TUW’s online MPA program must meet one of the following criteria to be considered for admission:
Students, who meet one of the above criteria, will be required to complete the following steps in order to be admitted and enrolled: