Master of Public Administration, Disaster and Emergency Management Concentration, M.P.A.

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Master of Public Administration, M.P.A.

Format of Courses

Courses in the MPA are offered in multiple formats: online, traditional face-to-face classroom, and blended. Students may complete their degree using any combination of formats.

Courses of Study

Students are required to take a series of eight core public administration courses in the Master of Public Administration program. In addition, from the program areas, students select one as a concentration area. With approval, a student may take a PA504 internship course to replace a course in the Master of Public Administration program.

Sequential Degree

This program is a participant of the Sequential Degree option .

Required For: Master - 36 Hours, 3.0 GPA

Core Curriculum 24 cr.

PA501 - Public Affairs Concepts and Theory Credits: 3
PA509 - Leadership Development and Organizations Credits: 3
PA512 - The Environment of Public Organizations Credits: 3
PA563 - Personnel Systems of Public Organizations Credits: 3
PA564 - Budgeting and Finances of Public Organizations Credits: 3
PA600 - Ethical Foundations of Authority and Responsibility Credits: 3
PA601 - Research Methods and Data Analysis Credits: 3
PA602 - Seminar in Public Affairs Credits: 3

Area Concentrations

Disaster and Emergency Management

The concentration in Disaster and Emergency Management is designed to prepare the graduate student with the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to competently mitigate, prepare, respond, and assist communities and their organizations in recovering from natural and man-made disasters. An array of potentially hazardous events now more than ever confront businesses and include, but are not necessarily limited to homeland security issues; failures of complex technology; and a wide range of natural hazards. Ultimately, this concentration is intended to prepare graduates to design and improve emergency management capabilities and command and control operations within firms, so that they’re better prepared to handle major and catastrophic disasters that threaten to disrupt business continuity.

Core Requirement 12 cr.

DEM551 - Principles of Disaster and Emergency Management Credits: 3
DEM552 - Public Policy and Disaster Credits: 3
DEM553 - Disaster and Society Credits: 3
DEM557 - Continuity of Operations in Public and Private Sectors Credits: 3

Graduation Requirements

Park University confers the Master of Music, Master of Public Administration, and Master of Science degrees at selected locations when a candidate has satisfied the following conditions:

Completion of a minimum of 36 semester hours.
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 for Park University courses.
Satisfaction of all requirements for a major as outlined in this catalog.
Completion of all earned credit with no more than 2 grades of C earned.
Submission of an Application for Graduation.