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Encyclopedia > Doctor of Public Administration

The Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) is the terminal professional degree in the field of government and non-profit management. It is usually preceded by the Master of Public Administration or the Master of Public Policy. The Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) historically has been a professional Masters degree that provides training in public policy, project and program implementation - that is, public management. ... The Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) is a professional Masters degree that traditionally provided training in policy analysis and program evaluation. ...


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The objective of the qualifying examination is to evaluate the student’s knowledge and to serve as an instrument to demonstrate competence in the core areas of public administration and the student’s chosen field of concentration in preparation for candidacy.
D.P.A. students are required to complete 16 units of 600 level course work: PUAD 600 Seminar in Public Administration (eight units) and PUAD 685 Seminar on Organizational Behavior in Public Systems and PUAD 695 Seminar in Administrative Theory (each 4 units).
D.P.A. students must demonstrate competence in policy analysis and quantitative methods by completion of PPD 554 Public Policy Formulation or PPD 557 Quantitative Analysis I, or by successfully passing examinations that cover the content of these courses, or by one course and one examination.
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