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MPA ON-CAMPUS TEXTBOOKS

2026 Spring (01/21/2026 - 05/09/2026)
Updated: 12/15/2025

  1. PUB 502.1: Administrative Theory and Behavior
    Dr. Zheng Yang

    Textbook:
    Robbins. Essentials of Organizational Behavior (15th ed.). Pearson Lifetime eBooks (ISBN: 9780135468814)

  2. PUB 503.1: Introduction to Research Methods in Public Administration
    Dr. Qiyuan Jin

    Textbook:
    Denhardt, J. (2015) The new public service: Serving, not steering. Routledge. (ISBN 9781138891258)

  3. PUB 505.2: Quantitative Methods in Public Administration II
    Dr. Elena Kulikov

    Textbook:
    TBD听 听

  4. PUB 512.1: Foundations of Ethical Administration
    Dr. Hugo Asencio

    Textbook:

    Cooper, Terry L. (2012).听The Responsible Administrator: An Approach to Ethics for the Administrative Role听(6th听ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN 9780470873946.

  5. PUB 522.1: Financial Management in the Public Sector
    Dr. Hui Lui

    Textbook:
    Finkler, S. A., Calabrese, T. D., & Smith, D. L. (2025).听Financial management for public, health, and non-for-profit organizations听(8th听ed.). CQ Press. (ISBN: 978-1071929735)听

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MPA-Specialized Concentrations Textbooks: Criminal Justice, Health Care, and Nonprofit Management (8 week)

2026 Spring 1 (01/05/2026 - 03/01/2026)
Updated: 12/15/2025

  1. PUB 500.51: Environment and Practice of Public Administration
    Dr. Fynnwin Prager

    Textbook:
    (a) Rosenbloom, D. H., Kravchuk, R., & Clerkin, R. (2022).听Public administration: Understanding management, politics, and law in the public sector听(9th ed.). New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN-10. 1032055553. ISBN-13. 978-1032055558听

    (b) Shafritz, J. M., & Hyde, A. C. (2016).听Classics of public administration听(8th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth. ISBN-10. 1305639030. ISBN-13. 978-1305639034听

  2. PUB 503.51: Introduction to Research Methods in Public Administration
    Dr. Qiyuan Jin

    Textbook:

    Babbie, E. R. (2021). The practice of social research (15th Edition). Cengage Learning. (ISBN-13: 978-0357360767)

    听Optional:听

    Kumar, R. (2019). Research methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners (5th Edition). Sage Publications Limited. (ISBN-13: 9781526449900)



  3. PUB 503.52: Introduction to Research Methods in Public Administration
    Dr. Saahir Shafi

    Textbook:

    Babbie, E. R. (2021). The practice of social research (15th Edition). Cengage Learning. (ISBN-13: 978-0357360767)

    Optional:听

    Kumar, R. (2019). Research methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners (5th Edition). Sage Publications Limited. (ISBN-13: 9781526449900)



  4. PUB 510.51: Public Budgeting
    Dr. Rui Sun

    Textbook:
    Mikesell, J. L., & Ross, J. M. (2025). Fiscal administration: Analysis and applications for the public sector (11th ed.). MA: Cengage Learning (ISBN: 9798214135380)

  5. PUB 510.52: Public Budgeting
    Dr. Hui Li

    Textbook:
    Mikesell, J. L., & Ross, J. M. (2025). Fiscal administration: Analysis and applications for the public sector (11th ed.). MA: Cengage Learning (ISBN: 9798214135380)

  6. PUB 512.51: Foundations of Ethical Administration
    Dr. Hugo Asencio

    Textbook:
    Cooper, Terry L. (2012).听The Responsible Administrator: An Approach to Ethics for the Administrative Role听(6th听ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN 9780470873946.

2026 Spring 2 (03/02/2026 - 04/26/2026)
Updated: 12/04/2025

  1. CJA 565.51: Issues in Police Administration and Ethics
    Dr. Theo Byrne

    Textbook:
    TBD

  2. PUB 502.51: Administrative Theory and Behavior
    Dr. Hugo Asencio

    Textbook:
    (a) Robbins, Stephen P. & Judge, Timothy (2025). Essentials of Organizational Behavior (16th ed.). Pearson. ISBN-13: 9780135353844.

    (b) Shafritz, Jay. M., Ott, J. Steven, & Jang, Yong Suk (2016). Classics of Organization Theory (8th ed.). Cengage. ISBN-13: 9781285870274.听

  3. PUB 502.52: Administrative Theory and Behavior
    Dr. Fynnwin Prager

    Textbook:
    (a) Shafritz, J. M., & Hyde, A. C. (2016).听Classics of public administration听(8th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth. ISBN-10. 1305639030. ISBN-13. 978-1305639034

    (b) Shafritz, J. M., Ott, J. S., & Jang, Y. S. (2015).听Classics of Organization Theory听(8th ed.). Wadsworth (ISBN-13: 978-1285870274).听

  4. PUB 574.51: Health Care Financial Management
    Dr. Hui Li

    Textbook:
    TBD

  5. PUB 582.51: Public and Non-profit Financial Management
    Dr. Rui Sun

    Textbooks:
    Finkler, S. A., Calabrese, T. D., & Smith, D. L. Financial management for public, health, and non-for-profit organizations (8th ed.). CQ Press (ISBN: 9781071929735)

  6. PUB 592.51: Capstone

Dr. Elena Kulikov

Textbooks:
TBD

听* Textbooks are listed from the instructors and subject to change.

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听Last Updated 1/20/2026