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MPA/Human Resource Management:

The MPA/HR concentration allows students to focus on public sector personnel
management and prepares students for HR planning, evaluation, management
development, labor relations and negotiation.

Nine (9) MPA Required Core Courses (27 Credits)
• PAD 711     Foundations of Public Organizational Administration
• PAD 712     Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
• PAD 713     Budgeting and Financial Management
• PAD 714     Legal Basis of Public Management;
• PAD 715     Quantitative Analysis
• PAD 716     Public Service Human Resource Management
• PAD 717     Organizational Effectiveness in Government
• PAD 718     Leadership Strategies for an Interconnected World
• PAD 890     Strategic Management in Public Service  (Capstone course)

Four (4) Required Human Resource Management Courses (12 credits)

• PAD 818     Public Sector Labor/Management Relations
• PAD 842     Workplace and Labor Law
• PAD 845     Alternative Dispute Resolution

Choose two courses from the following1 (6 credits)

• EHS 681     Training and Development
• EHS 683     Recruitment and Selection
• EHS 684     Employee Relations
• EHS 685     Compensations Systems and Employee Benefits
• EHS 655     Human Resource Information Systems
• EHS 686     Contemporary Issues in Human Resources
• EHS 687     Strategic Human Resource Planning
• EHS 688     Virtual Human Resources

Three (3) PAD Electives: Pre-professional students are required to
take PAD 859 (Internship) at admission, which will satisfy one
PAD Elective.

1    PAD 716 is the prerequisite for all EHS HR courses.