Career Track Options:

Below are examples of possible career tracks. Career tracks are not specialized degrees or concentrations and will not appear on your transcript or diploma.

Possible courses being offered in other graduate programs at Suffolk University are also listed. Students must meet all prerequisite requirements for courses offered outside the Institute of Public Service, and only two courses can be used toward your MPA electives.

Students work with thier faculty advisors to create the elective curriculum that will best enhance their practical knowledge of your area of interest.

Health Policy

These electives focus on preparing nonprofit and public managers for community advocacy and government agency positions to manage and lead in a dynamic healthcare environment locally and globally.

HLTH 701 Health Systems I

HLTH 702 Health Systems II

HLTH 832 Health Policy

HLTH 840 Global Health Needs

HLTH 841 Global Health Policy

HLTH 825 Legal Environment of Healthcare

PAD 815 Nonprofit Management

PAD 819 Grant Writing and Management

PAD 822 Management Information Systems

PAD 838 Ethics in Public Service

PAD 840 Comparative Public Policy

PAD 846 Community and Citizen Engagement

PAD 849 Revenue Strategies for Nonprofits

PAD 859 Public Service Internship

GVT 635 Healthcare Policy

WH 703 Women in the US Health System

WH 706 Advocacy for Women’s Health

Human Resource Management

These electives allow students to focus on public sector personnel management and prepares students for HR planning, evaluation, management development, labor relations, and negotiation.

PAD 818 Public Sector Labor/Mgmt. Relations

PAD 838 Ethics in Public Service

PAD 842 Workplace and Labor Law

PAD 850 Alternative Dispute Resolution

PAD 859 Public Service Internship

Public Service Internship

MGOB 825 Human Resource Management

MGOB 860 Leadership and Team Building

Nonprofit Management

Nonprofit Management meets career interests for those in the field of nonprofit agency management. The electives cover the field of public administration with special attention given to the additional intricacies of nonprofit management.

PAD 815  Nonprofit Management

PAD 818 Public Sector Labor-Mgt Relations

PAD 819 Grant Writing and Management

PAD 821 Human Services Integration

PAD 822 Management Information Systems

PAD 835 Nonprofit Mkt. & Communications

PAD 838 Ethics in Public Service

PAD 839 Leadership and Decision Making

PAD 840 Comparative Public Policy

PAD 845 The Entrepreneurial Nonprofit

PAD 846 Community and Citizen Engagement

PAD 847 Nonprofit Financial Management

PAD 848 Nonprofit Law and Ethics

PAD 849 Revenue Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations

PAD 859 Public Service Internship

PAD 900 Special Topics

PAD 910 Directed Individual Study

ACCT 871 Not-for-Profit Accounting Not-for-Profit Accounting Not-for-Profit Accounting

HLTH 701 Health Systems I

GVT 665 Non Governmental Organizations in World Politics

State, Local, or Federal Government

These elective options prepare state and local government managers and officials to function as effective leaders able to respond to the changing climates of government.

PAD 810 Administrative Law

PAD 811 Politics of the Federal Bureaucracy

PAD 812 Managing Policy in State Government

PAD 813 Administrative Strategies of Local Government

PAD 814 Intergovernmental Relations

PAD 818 Public Sector Labor/Mgmt Relations

PAD 819 Grant Writing and Management

PAD 820 Governmental Decision Making

PAD 822 Mgmt Information Systems

PAD 827 Financing State and Local Gvt.

PAD 829 Environmental Policy and Administration

PAD 830 Public Liaison Strategies

PAD 838 Ethics in Public Service

PAD 839 Leadership and Decision Making

PAD 840 Comparative Public Policy

PAD 842 Workplace and Labor Law

PAD 846 Community and Citizen Engagement

PAD 850 Alternative Dispute Resolution

PAD 855 Civic Innovation and Effective Governance

PAD 859 Internship in Public Service

PAD 900 Special Topics(if related to State & Local Government)

(if related to State & Local Government) PAD 910 Directed Individual Study

GVT 644 Civil Liberties

GVT 644 Civil Liberties

GVT 647 Legislative Process

GVT 651 Politics of Local Government Finance

GVT 740 Political Communication

GVT 772 Ethical Issues in Professional Politics

EC 721 Public Economics: Tax & Budget

EC 733 Public Choice

EC 823 Economics of Regulation

EC 824 Political Economics

EC 825 Advanced Public Finance

Other career tracks include (but are not limited to):

Government Policy and Leadership Management

Public Budgeting and Financial Management

Law & Public Policy

Public Service Leadership

Policy Analysis and Evaluation

Philanthropy and Media

Public Safety

Information Resource Management