Doctor of Public Administration (D.P.A.)

Program Overview

The Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) program provides advanced training in public policy and administration, with a focus on research methods and a concentration area of the student's choice. The program includes core courses in public policy, management, economics, and leadership, as well as a dissertation project. Graduates are prepared for careers in public service, research, and academia.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Doctoral Study
• DPA 700: Doctoral Seminar in Public Policy and Administration (3 credits)
• Administrative Core
• DPA 701: Advanced Practice and Applied Theories of Public Policy and Administration (3 credits)
• DPA 702: Strategic Public Sector Management and Governance (3 credits)
• DPA 703: Advanced Public Sector Economic and Financial Decision Making (3 credits)
• DPA 704: Advocacy and Leadership in Public Policy and Administration (3 credits)
• Methods Sequence
• DPA 705: Research Design for Program and Policy Evaluation (3 credits)
• DPA 706: Quantitative Methods of Program and Policy Evaluation (3 credits)
• DPA 707: Qualitative Research Methods (3 credits)
• Concentration Area (9 credits)
• May be selected from different departments such as: Public Policy and Administration, Criminal Justice, Geography and Planning, Graduate Social Work, Health, and Psychology.
• Dissertation Project
• DPA 801: Dissertation Seminar I: Research Questions and Framing the Literature (3 credits)
• DPA 802: Dissertation Seminar II: Data and Measurements (3 credits)