2020-2021 Graduate Catalog

Masters in Public Administration

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 and Non-Profit Organizations

3

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

3

PAD 515Data Analytics and Information Technology for the Public Sector

3

PAD 520Public Policy and Law

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 525 Non-Profit Management and Leadership 3 credits

PAD 530 Fundraising for Non-Profits 3 credits

Choose 2 courses from the following:

PAD 535 Program Development and Evaluation 3 credits

PAD 540 Non-Profit Financial Management 3 credits

PAD 545 Social Entrepreneurship 3 credits

Emergency Management Concentration (12 credits)

PAD 550 Emergency Planning and Preparedness 3 credits

PAD 555 Disaster Response Operations and Recovery 3 credits

PAD 560 Risk Assessment and Decision-making 3 credits

CJ 514   Domestic and International Terrorism 3 credits

General Concentration (12 credits)

Choose from any of the non-profit and emergency management 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

HR 610Performance Management

3

HR 611Workforce Management & Talent Development

3

HR 612Strategic Human Resources

3

HR 613Diversity & Inclusion

3

MPH 550 Community Health Development 3 credits

MPH 551 Essential Community Services 3 credits