2003-2005 - Special Collections - University of Baltimore

CURRICULUM
The J .D.lM.P.A. curriculum is divided into required and elective courses for a total of III
credirs. Srudents must successfully complete 52 credirs of required law courses, in addition
to fulfilling me upper-level writing and upper-level advocacy requirements. They must
also successfully complete 30 credits of required M.P.A. courses.
Under this program, srudents begin work on their master's degree the summer preceding
the beginning of their law school career. Most, if not all, of me work toward the master's
degree is completed during me various summer semesters bur in no event maya
srudent take courses wimin the master's program during me fall and spring semesters of
the first year of law school.
Public Administration, Doctor of (D.P..A.)
Dr. Beryl A. Radin, Program Director
FACULTY: Darling, Downey, Durant, Galbraith, Gawthrop, Haynes, Henderson,
Lippinco((, Lyles, Marrin, Stenberg, Swaim, Thomas, Wilson-Gentry
ADJUNCT FACULTY: Brown (affiliate), Qualls (affiliate)
DESCRIPTION
The Doctorate of Public Administration (D.P.A.) at the University of Baltimore is an
applied degree program dedicated to providing in-service public and quasi-public managers
wim me substantive skills, knowledge, and values that are needed to direct me public
service in me 21st century. In our evolving public sector environment, high level managers
need skills in me political arena, and mey need to be able to reflect on their roles in a democratic
society and to understand the ethical requirements of operating in me public trust.
Also, to an increasing degree they need me skills to enable their agencies and subordinates
to seek measurable goals based on me defined needs of meir relevant stakeholders.
They need to be able to generate measures of outcomes mey provide to meir target audiences,
and to interpret and explain mose ourcomes to their stakeholders. Furthermore,
they need to be able to anticipate changes in their environment, and to have me flexibility
and the skills to adapt their programs so mey can continue to meet stakeholder needs.
To accomplish those goals, me D.P.A. curriculum is structured in me following manner:
• core courses on the meoretical and historical foundations of me field, providing a context
in which the modern emphasis on strategic management techniques evolved;
• core courses on statistical techniques, program evaluation, and analytical techniques;
• core courses on decision-making techniques, financial analysis, and the interpersonal
and social skills required to communicate organizational goals and performance standards;
and,
• a final project in which the skills described above are applied to an analysis of an existing
public or quasi-public agency.
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