Public Administration
Location
Denton, Texas.
Degree
Master of Public Administration
Description
The programme is intended for those who seek to obtain or advance a career in Public Administration with specializing in Emergency Management. It has two components: (1) the program core consisting of eight required courses that provide the basic concepts and methods of public administration plus, for pre-career students, an internship, and (2) a set of electives suited to the student's career interests or an optional specialization designed to develop expertise in a particular substantive area. Emergency Management is on the specialization option available. The number of courses taken will vary according to the student's admission category. For further information please see
Themes
Public Administration, Public Resources, Human resources, Revenue Policy, Disaster preparedness, Disaster management, Disaster response, Environmental Hazards, Emergency Management.
Target audience
University students, Disaster management professionals.
Admission requirement
A bachelor's degree or its equivalent from an accredited college or university that includes at least 15 semester hours in such areas as public administration, emergency administration and planning, political science, management, economics, sociology, analytical techniques, or other social sciences. Admission to UNT's Toulouse School of Graduate Studies (consult the Graduate Catalogue for details), A grade point average (GPA) on the last 60 hours of college work of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, Satisfactory scores on all three parts of the GRE General Test (verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing), English proficiency for Students from non english speaking countries.
Frequency
Annual
Language
English
Scholarship
Various forms of are available to MPA students directly from the department and external sources.
Contact
Dr. Robert L. Bland, Program Director
Department of Public Administration. University of North Texas
Wooten Hall 366, P.O. Box 310617
Denton, Texas 76203-0617, USA
Tel: +1 940-565-4339,940-565-2165
E-mail: [email protected]