2021-2022 Graduate Catalog

Masters in Public Administration

CIP Code

44.0401

Sacred Heart University students with a major in Political Science and a 3.0 grade point average are eligible for the accelerated program, which leads to the completion of both Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Arts (MA) degrees in five years. Eligible students can take up to six credits of graduate-level coursework in their senior year that can be applied to both degrees. Students should speak with their academic advisor in the Department of Government, Politics and Global Studies at the beginning of their junior year of study to discuss eligibility.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses (24 credits)

PAD 500Principles of Public Administration

3

PAD 505Budgeting Public Sector & Non-Profit Organizations

3

PAD 510Human Resource Management for Public Sector & Non-Profit Organizations

3

PAD 515Data Analytics & Information Technology for the Public Sector

3

PAD 520Public Policy & Law

3

PAD 521Public Sector Communications

3

PAD 599Capstone Seminar

3

CM 502Strategic Communication in the Digital Age I

3

SW 524Human Diversity & Social Justice

3.00 Credit(s)

Non-Profit Management Concentration (12 credits)

 

PAD 525Non-Profit Management & Leadership

3

PAD 530FUNDRAISING FOR NON-PROFITS

3

PAD 535Program Development & Evaluation

3

PAD 546Non-Profit Grant Management

3

 

 

Emergency Management Concentration (12 credits)

PAD 550Emergency Planning & Preparedness

3

PAD 555Disaster Operations Response & Recovery

3

PAD 560Risk Assessment & Decision-Making

3

PAD 565Communications & Crisis Management

3

Criminal Justice Concentration (12 credits)

CJ 502Critical Issues in the Administration & Management of the Criminal Justice System

3

CJ 503Law, Society, & Ethics

3

CJ 504Issues in the Administration of the Adult & Juvenile Correctional Systems

3

CJ 517Program Evaluation in Criminal Justice

3

General Concentration (12 credits)

Choose from any of the non-profit, emergency management or criminal justice electives plus any of the general concentration courses for a total of four concentration courses.

SW 565Social Welfare Policy I

3.00 Credit(s)

SW 566Social Welfare Policy II

3.00 Credit(s)

HR 610Performance Management

3

HR 611Workforce Management & Talent Development

3

HR 612Strategic Human Resources

3

HR 613Diversity & Inclusion

3

MPH 550Community Health Development

3

MPH 551  Essential Community Services