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Jun 02, 2026
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2026-2027 Graduate Catalog
Master of Public Administration
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(36 credits required)
The Program
The Public Administration Program at Indiana State University, established in 1976, exists to educate and train students dedicated to the profession of public management. The program offers the traditional master’s degree in public administration (M.P.A.). It also supports two online certificate programs—one in public administration and the other in public personnel administration. M.P.A. course work is offered primarily online, with some hybrid and in-person classes also available. Certificate courses are offered online. The program is a member of NASPAA, and is also associated with the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). A full-time M.P.A. director manages the programs and advises M.P.A. and certificate students.
Curriculum
The M.P.A. Program at Indiana State University requires 36 graduate credit hours. A core of seven courses, or 21 credit hours, is required of all M.P.A. students. Electives may be taken from a menu of political science and public administration courses. Students may take directed courses from one of several concentrations available to them.
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Core Courses (21 credits):
Culminating experience: Required Professional Project (3 credits) or Internship Experience (3 credit
For their culminating experience, M.P.A. students may choose to complete either an independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member (PA 697) or an internship with a public or nonprofit organization under the supervision of a faculty member (PA 695). Any students currently in the public or nonprofit workforce choosing to complete an internship are required to go outside their organization of employment. Those students with no prior public or nonprofit experience will be strongly encouraged to consider the internship option. Both options are designed to help students develop essential career readiness skills. Electives (12 credits):
Choose 4 of the following courses: OR
Students desiring a more specialized program may choose a concentration in place of the General Public Administration Electives. Elective Concentrations:
The public administration program of the political science department cooperates with other colleges and departments to offer five different concentrations. . Concentration in Criminology and Criminal Justice (12 credits):
Students must take both of the following courses: Concentration in Human Resources Development (12 credits):
Students must take all of the following four courses: Concentration in Nonprofit Management (12 Credits):
Students must take each of the following courses: Concentration in Public Health (12 Credits):
Note:
AHS 619 is taken prior to AHS 628. Students who take AHS 619 should also take AHS 628 to complete the public health concentration.
Concentration in Public Policy (12 credits):
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