The Master of Public Administration at Utah Valley University is an applied inter-disciplinary professional master’s degree aimed at preparing public service administrators in emergency services and criminal justice. This graduate degree provides an in-depth education of the science and praxis of administering vital public services, public safety functions, ethical considerations, leadership, and strategic communications, along with issues in emergency management, civil security/resiliency, public works, transportation, critical infrastructure protection, post-disaster humanitarian response, pandemics, strategic planning, public health, and public policy issues.

Total Program Credits: 36

Matriculation Requirements:
A 3.0 cumulative GPA from the institution where the undergraduate degree was awarded or a 3.0 GPA calculated on the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) from the institution where the undergraduate degree was awarded. A bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited college/university, a nationally accredited program, or an international college or university recognized by a Ministry of Education in one of the following or related fields: (Applicants with a bachelor's degrees in other fields may be admitted if they have at least two years of public services experience and completed undergraduate courses with a B grade or better. These applications are handled on a case-by-case basis.): Emergency Services            Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement, Forensic Science            Political Science              Public and Community Health Aviation Science    Emergency Management/Homeland Security      Emergency Medical Services Business Administration, Organizational Management        Environmental Science      Public Admin/Public Management Social Science          Technology Management Graduate School Application. Official transcripts from all attended institutions of higher education. Two letters of recommendation.   Admissions Essay
Discipline Core Requirements:			27 Credits
	PADM 6000	Public Administration	3
	PADM 6010	Public Administration Finance and Budgeting	3
	PADM 6020	Public Administration Policy and Evaluation	3
	PADM 6030	Legal Issues for Public Administration	3
	PADM 6040	Organizational Behavior in Public Administration	3
	PADM 6050	Public Administration Leadership and Ethics	3
	PADM 6060	Research Methods for Public Administration	3
	PADM 6070	Human Resource Management	3
	PADM 6900	Public Administration Capstone Project	3
Elective Requirements:			9 Credits
Complete 9 credits from the following			9
	ESMG 6100	Psychology and the Emergency Services Responder (3)
	ESMG 6110	Disasters/Vulnerability/and Impacts (3)
	ESMG 6120	Emergency Planning and Response (3)
	ESMG 6130	Social Vulnerability in Emergencies (3)
	ESMG 6140	Homeland Security Fundamentals (3)
	CJ 6200	Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice (3)
	CJ 6210	Information-based Decision Making for Criminal Justice Administrators (3)
	CJ 6220	Contemporary Issues In Criminal Justice (3)
	CJ 6230	Criminal Justice Policy (3)
	HLTH 6200	Issues in Public Health (3)
	PADM 6400	Public Administration Program Development and Evaluation (3)
	NSS 6500	US National Security Policy and Strategy (3)
	NSS 6700	Intelligence Analysis and Tradecraft (3)
	PADM 670R	Public Administration Internship (3)
	PADM 679R	Special Topics in Public Administration (3)
	Graduate-level electives as approved by the MPA Director.

Graduation Requirements:

1. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher must be maintained within program.
2. All course work must be completed with a "B" or higher.
3. Complete a minimum of 36 credit hours.
4. Graduates may not transfer more than 9 credits toward the MPA. All transfer courses will be reviewed by the College of Health and Public Service Graduate Committee.