Degree Plan
PROGRAM OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS & SECURITY STUDIES
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY
MASTER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY
MASTER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ONLINE DEGREE PLAN
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CONCENTRATION
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CONCENTRATION
| CORE REQUIRED COURSES (18 hrs.) | Hrs. | Grade | Semester |
| PAFF 6301: Graduate Seminar in Public Administration |
3
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| PAFF 6302: Scope & Methods |
3
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| PAFF 6303: Policy Implementation/Program Evaluation |
3
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| PAFF 6304: Budgeting and Finance |
3
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| PAFF 6305: Political Leadership: Decision‐Making/Management |
3
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| PAFF 6306: Public Personnel Administration |
3
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| ELECTIVES (15 hrs.) Chosen from the following: |
Hrs. | Grade | Semester |
| PAFF 6310: Public Service Ethics |
3
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| PAFF 6311: Intergovernmental Relations |
3
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PAFF 6312: State and Local Government |
3
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| PAFF 6314: Formulation of Public Policy |
3
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| PAFF 6315: Management of Governmental Information Systems |
3
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| PAFF 6317: Grant Writing & Fund Development |
3
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| PAFF 6319: Public Finance Administration |
3
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| PAFF 6350: Introduction to Urban Planning |
3
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| Exit Option: Capstone (3 hrs.) | |||
| PAFF 6362: Past, Present and Future |
3
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| TOTAL DEGREE HOURS | 36 | ||