MPA
PAD 6200 Fundamentals of Public Administration & Public Service PAD 6250 Research Methods & Computer Applications PAD 6350 Public Service Budgeting PAD 6450 Governmental Relations PAD 6700 Human Resource Management in Public Service PAD 6500 Policy Analysis OR PAD 6600 Program Evaluation PAD 7995 Public Service Practicum OR PAD 7985 Internship in Public Service
Nonprofit Administration
Required: PAD 7100 Philanthropy & the Nonprofit Sector PAD 7180 Nonprofit Governance & Administration Students will select two from the following: PAD 7120 Health Policy PAD 7130 Regional Politics & Policy PAD 7150 Contemporary Public Issues PAD 7250 Leadership & Ethics in Public Service MGT 8970 Ethics & Managerial Decision Making CM 7100 Introduction to Conflict Management
Master of Business Administration & Master of Public Administration Dual Degree Program
MPA Concentrations
Students may use the nine credit hours of elective courses to pursue one of the MPA concentrations. In consultation with the faculty and the program director, students may develop their specific areas of administrative expertise by selecting an appropriate combination of courses within designated concentrations.
Information Systems Administration
Required: IS 8050 Project Management Methods IS 8070 Legal & Ethical Issues in Information Systems IS 8950 Systems Policy & Strategy Students will select one other graduate course as approved by Program Director.
Governmental Administration
Required: PAD 7455 Administrative Law Students will select three from the following: CM 7100 Introduction to Conflict Management PAD 7120 Health Policy PAD 7130 Regional Politics & Policy PAD 7150 Contemporary Public Issues PAD 7230 Local Government & City Management PAD 7250 Leadership & Ethics in Public Service MGT 8970 Ethics & Managerial Decision Making PAD 7390 Public Financial Management PAD 7430 Regional & Local Planning
Contact Information
Dr. Andrew I. E. Ewoh Director, Master of Public Administration Phone: 770-423-6246 / Fax: 770-423-6312 aewoh@kennesaw.edu http://www.kennesaw.edu/pols/mpa Dr. Tim Blumentritt Director, Master of Business Administration Phone: 678-797-2075 tblument@kennesaw.edu http://www.kennesaw.edu/mba-options/
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who wishes to move from the MBA/MPA to only the MBA must have taken the GMAT for automatic acceptance, and those who wish to move from the MBA/MPA to only the MPA must have either acceptable GMAT or GRE scores for automatic acceptance.
Program Admission Requirements Unique Aspects of the Program
To be admitted into the dual degree program, the applicant must specify the option at the time of application to the Graduate School. Students interested in applying for the dual degree option MBA/MPA Program should consult with either the MPA Director or MBA Director with regard to admission requirements and required courses. 1. Submission of application to the graduate admission office and a non-refundable application fee. 2. Baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited in a manner accepted by Kennesaw State University. 3. Academic background (approved by MBA and MPA program directors). 4. A combined score of 1000 (verbal and quantitative) on General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or a minimum total score of 500 on Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). 5. Three letters of recommendation. 6. Professional experience. (Note: Personal interviews will be conducted whenever possible and responsible work, community service, and leadership experience are carefully considered as well).
Curriculum: Degree Program Requirements
The program consists of a minimum of 51 hours of graduate study of which 27 hours are in areas of Business Administration and 24 hours are in the areas of Public Administration. Additional credit hours may be taken depending on each student’s academic background or areas of concentration in the MPA Program. It generally takes about three years to earn both degrees for a full-time student. Students will be required to take the core courses from both the MBA and the MPA programs:
KSU offers qualified students the opportunity to apply for a dual degree option: The MBA-MPA is a dual degree with the Coles College of Business and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The objective of this program is to allow students who are interested in public and private sectors to concurrently register in both MBA and MPA programs. The students’ desire for this program comes from the extensive interaction between the two sectors in areas such as procurement, contracting, economic development and from the opportunities it offers for career mobility. The increasing interdependence of the public and private sectors makes this dual degree program not only innovative, but attractive to students wishing to pursue careers in positions responsible for working with their counterparts in private or public organizations, and in a variety of settings where the knowledge of both business and government are very crucial.
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ACCT 8000 Accounting Insights for Managers ECON 8010 Resource Allocation & Decision Analysis MGT 8020 Business Finance MGT 8040 Managing the Value Chain MGT 8050 Managing & Leading Work Behavior MKTG 8030 Strategic Marketing MGT 8999 Strategic Management Students will select two other electives from the MBA Curriculum.
International applicants have additional requirements; see Graduate Admissions section of KSU’s catalog.
The MBA/MPA Dual Program requires either the GMAT or the GRE. However, a student who wishes to move from the dual program to only one of the two degrees will only be automatically admitted into the program for which s/he has satisfied typical admissions criteria. That is, a student