It will also include topics such as fund accounting, cash forecasting, cash management practices and public funds investment strategies. A study of those aspects of political and legal systems that particularly affect the administration of public agencies. Emphasis is on legislative and executive processes, administrative law, and judicial review of administration. A course which examines the interaction of both external and internal resources and constraints on the administrative decision process in a number of public organizational settings. A survey of public policy formulation processes.
Emphasis is on the parameters of policy formulation as well as social planning and impact variables.
Both policy processes and relevant content areas are stressed. To ensure an in-depth exposure to areas of special interest, students complete 9 credit hours in one of six areas of concentration . Students wishing to individually tailor an area of specialization work with the Director of Graduate Studies to design a program specific to their needs. Students also take a three credit hour elective. The MPA program concludes with the opportunity to gain professional experience during an internship.