Dual Degrees, page 2
School of Public Administration
Master of Public Administration and Master of Arts in Jewish Communal Service
The Master of Public Administration/Master of Arts in Jewish Communal Service (M.P.A./M.A.) has been developed to prepare those who want to make a career in Jewish communal service. Students receive a solid academic and experiential foundation in the American Jewish experience -- its history, culture and ways of getting things done -- combined with the theory and practice of community organization and administration.
Students must complete 80 units of course work, 28 in public administration, and must serve 24 months in supervised field work. There is an opportunity to spend either 12 months in Sacramento, California, or Washington, D.C. At these sites, students attend classes while serving internships in the offices of politicians, lobbyists or other advocates.
Students must meet admission requirements and be admitted by both the School of Public Administration and Hebrew Union College.
Curriculum Requirements
The program begins in June of each year and students participate for the next 24 months. Students are expected to work out individual course plans with advisors from each school.
In addition to applying to the School of Public Administration, those interested in the program should contact the Office of Admissions, Hebrew Union College -- Jewish Institute of Religion, 3077 University Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90007-3796, for comprehensive information about its requirements.
Public Administration course work may be taken at any of the three centers. At each site, a student will complete the PUAD core and elective courses, will take independent study with an HUC professor, and will serve in an internship while enrolled in HUC fieldwork classes.
| Public Administration Requirements | Units |
| PUAD 500 | Public Administration and Society | 4 |
| PUAD 513 | Finance in the Public Sector, or
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| PUAD 514 | Public Financial Management and Budgeting | 4 |
| PUAD 526 | Public Policy Analysis | 4 |
| PUAD 585 | Human Behavior in Public Organizations | 4 |
| PUAD Elective | 4 |
| Spring II | Units |
| PUAD 597 | Professional Practice of Public Administration | 4 |
| PUAD Elective | 4 |
Field Work Requirement
Throughout the program, students are expected to serve in supervised internships. Fieldwork is administered cooperatively by the faculties of Hebrew Union College and the School of Public Administration.
Regulations Concerning a Second Master's Degree
For rules governing a second master's degree, see the Requirements for Graduation section of this catalogue. In accordance with these policies, transfer credits will be granted only on the basis of a written petition to the M.P.A. program coordinator and on the basis of credits recognized by USC in a Transfer Credit Statement.
Teaching Credential
Students may want to prepare for teaching as well as for public service. By careful planning in the upper division of the undergraduate degree and during the graduate years, requirements for a bachelor's degree, a master's degree and the university recommendation for a community college instructorship may be met without unnecessary duplication of effort and waste of time. Those interested in teaching should consult advisors in both the School of Public Administration and the School of Education before beginning upper division and graduate work.
Public Administration Professional Sequence with the School of Engineering
Regulations governing the Master of Science in Civil Engineering permit the candidate for that degree to take 12 units outside the School of Engineering. Those who wish to do so may take 12 graduate units in public administration. Courses in this sequence may be selected from among PUAD 403, 486, 495, 500, 501, 514, 516, 585 and 597.
Upon completion of a professional sequence, the candidate should petition the School of Public Administration for appropriate certification of achievement from the dean of the school.
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