Public Administration (M.P.A.) - General
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Core Courses | ||
PADM 501 | Fundamentals of Public Administration | 3 |
PADM 530 | Politics, Strategies, and Initiatives of Community Economic Development | 3 |
PADM 550 | Public Policy Analysis | 3 |
PADM 600 | Politics & Policy of Public Sector Budgeting | 3 |
PADM 610 | Management of Public Sector Organizations | 3 |
PADM 620 | Public Administration Praxis: Legal & Contemporary Issues | 3 |
PPOL 505 | Applied Public Policy Research Methods | 3 |
Total Hours | 21 |
Code | Title | Hours |
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General Cognate 1 | ||
Choose nine credit hours of general cognate courses | 9 | |
Total Hours | 9 |
- 1
Choose from the following courses: Any 500-600 level course offered by the Helms School of Government. Other 500-600 level courses will be considered on a case-by-case basis
Code | Title | Hours |
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Thesis or Elective Courses 1,2 | ||
PADM 688 | Thesis Proposal | 3 |
PADM 689 | Thesis Research 3 | 3 |
PADM 690 | Thesis Defense 4 | 0 |
Total Hours | 6 |
- 1
Students may take two elective courses2 instead of PADM 688 Thesis Proposal (3 c.h.), PADM 689 Thesis Research (3 c.h.), and PADM 690 Thesis Defense (3 c.h.)
- 2
Choose from the following courses: Any 500-600 level course offered by the Helms School of Government. Other 500-600 level courses will be considered on a case-by-case basis
- 3
While PADM 689 Thesis Research (3 c.h.) may be taken more than once, only one enrollment in the course will be permitted to count toward degree requirements
- 4
Any thesis student who is not ready for enrollment in PADM 690 Thesis Defense (3 c.h.) after completing PADM 689 Thesis Research (3 c.h.) may be required, as determined by the student's thesis chair, to repeat PADM 689 Thesis Research (3 c.h.) until deemed ready for enrollment in PADM 690 Thesis Defense (3 c.h.)
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 36 hours
- A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 3.0 GPA
- No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ & C-)
- No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date
Program Offered in Online Format
First Semester | Hours | |
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PADM 501 | Fundamentals of Public Administration | 3 |
PADM 530 | Politics, Strategies, and Initiatives of Community Economic Development | 3 |
PADM 550 | Public Policy Analysis | 3 |
Hours | 9 | |
Second Semester | ||
PADM 600 | Politics & Policy of Public Sector Budgeting | 3 |
PADM 610 | Management of Public Sector Organizations | 3 |
PADM 620 | Public Administration Praxis: Legal & Contemporary Issues | 3 |
Hours | 9 | |
Third Semester | ||
PPOL 505 | Applied Public Policy Research Methods | 3 |
Elective 1 | 3 | |
Elective 1 | 3 | |
Elective 1 | 3 | |
Hours | 12 | |
Fourth Semester | ||
PADM 688 | Thesis Proposal | 3 |
PADM 689 | Thesis Research 2,3,4 | 3 |
PADM 690 | Thesis Defense 3,4 | 0 |
Hours | 6 | |
Total Hours | 36 |
- 1
Choose from the following courses: Any 500-600 level course offered by the Helms School of Government. Other 500-600 level courses will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- 2
While PADM 689 may be taken more than once, only one enrollment in the course will be permitted to count toward degree requirements.
- 3
Any student who is not ready for enrollment in PADM 690 after completing PADM 689 may be required, as determined by the student's thesis chair, to repeat PADM 689 until deemed ready for enrollment in PADM 690.
- 4
Students may take two elective courses1 instead of PADM 688, PADM 689, and PADM 690.