Program Overview

Master of Public Administration: Inspection and Oversight

Program Summary

The online Master of Public Administration: Inspection and Oversight program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice offers highly specialized training in the growing field of inspection and oversight. Developed in close collaboration with the Association of Inspectors General, our program is unique in that it prepares public administration students for much-needed positions in organizations that investigate the performance of other organizations.

Program Details

• Credits Required: 42
• The program is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration.

Curriculum

The online Master of Public Administration in Inspection and Oversight program can be completed in two years of study, three years or more. Students enrolled in the Master of Public Administration Program in Inspection and Oversight are required to complete 42 course credits. Students are also required to pass the MPA qualifying examination, which is administered as a part of PAD 700.

Core Courses

• PAD 700 Public Administration
• PAD 723 Assessments, Audits and Investigations in Human Resources
• PAD 706 Bureaupathology
• PAD 740 Public Sector Inspection and Oversight
• PAD 742 Public Sector Account and Auditing (Pre-requisite: PAD 740)
• PAD 758 Ethics Integrity and Accountability
• PAD 771 MPA Capstone Seminar

Research Methods and Quantitative Skills

• PAD 715 Research Methods in Public Administration
• Quantitative Methods and Information Management: Choose one course from the following options
  • PAD 713 Management of Information Technology
  • PAD 745 Program Development and Evaluation
  • PAD 747 Computer Applications in Public Policy and Management
  • PAD 770 Cases and Techniques in Quantitative Policy Analysis

Specializations

• Investigation and Operational Inspection
• Organizational Assessment and Monitoring
• International Inspection and Oversight
• Inspection and Oversight of Health Services

Meet the Faculty

The faculty includes:

• Daniel Feldman, Professor, Department of Public Management
• Richard W. Schwester, Professor, Department of Public Management
• D.P. Thompson, MPA-IO Director and Associate Professor, Department
• Warren (Ned) Benton, Professor, Department of Public Management
• Judy-Lynne Peters, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Management
• David M. Shapiro, Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Management
• Jeanne-Marie Col, Associate Professor, Department of Public Management
• Adam Scott Wandt, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Management
• Patrice Schiano, Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Management

Career Options

Graduates of the program are equipped to take on employment opportunities in inspection and oversight, or to apply their knowledge to related functions, including:

• Regulatory compliance
• Risk management
• Performance assessment
• Field inspection
• Investigative journalism

Accreditation

John Jay College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States and the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA); and is registered by the New York State Education Department.