The online Master of Public Administration: Inspection and Oversight program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice offers highly specialized training in the growing field of inspection and oversight. Developed in close collaboration with the Association of Inspectors General, our program is unique in that it prepares public administration students for much-needed positions in organizations that investigate the performance of other organizations.
Federal, state, and local governments have long held a need for skilled Comptrollers, Inspectors General, and other inspection and oversight professionals. However, a growing number of companies in the private sector are facing similar regulatory demands. This includes a higher level of oversight to ensure compliance, transparency and integrity. The online MPA: Inspector General program was developed with these demands in mind.
Most public administration programs instruct students in technical and supervisory positions for public and nonprofit organizations. John Jay College’s online MPA: Inspector General program goes deeper. We examine the issues confronting organizations across both the public and private sectors such as compliance, misconduct and forensic accountancy.
The online MPA: Inspection and Oversight program is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration.
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The online Master of Public Administration in Inspection and Oversight program can be completed in two years of study, three years or more. Students enrolled in the Master of Public Administration Program in Inspection and Oversight are required to complete 42 course credits. Students are also required to pass the MPA qualifying examination, which is administered as a part of PAD 700. Complete information about the MPAQE is found at the MPA section of the John Jay College website. Students are advised to complete PAD 700 and the two other core foundation courses PAD 723and PAD 706 within the first 15 credits of matriculation.
Students must earn a total of 42 credits across 14 courses, including:
- Core courses focused on the foundations of public policy, public administration and inspection and oversight
- Specialized courses concentrating on inspection and oversight issues such as abuse, corruption, and investigative techniques
- Two elective courses
- A capstone seminar
The two elective courses may be completed through one of the following options:
- An online course offered by the program in the summer·
- An online course offered by the on-campus MPA program
- A graduate course completed at another academic institution (before or during matriculation in the online program.
- A certification course offered by the Association of Inspectors General, such as the Certified Inspector General course
In addition to completing all course requirements, students must pass a qualifying examination, administered during the semester in which they take Public Administration (PAD700). Students must also travel to two conferences of the Association of Inspectors General while enrolled in the program.
Prerequisite: PAD 740
Prerequisites: PAD 715, and either PAD 739 or PAD 758
Required Courses
Criminal Justice 754/Public Administration 754 : Investigative Techniques
Public Administration 701 : Fraud, Abuse, Waste and Corruption
Electives
Criminal Justice 739 : Crime Mapping
Criminal Justice 751 : Crime Scene Investigation
Public Administration 706 : Bureaupathology
Public Administration 701 : The Law of Public Employment
Public Administration 745 : Program Development and Evaluation
Public Administration 749 : Public Sector Accounting and Auditing II (Prerequisite: PAD 742)
Required Courses
Public Administration 714: Organizational Performance Assessment
Public Administration 745: Program Development and Evaluation
Electives
Public Administration 701 : Fraud, Abuse, Waste and Corruption
Public Administration 726 : The Politics and Process of Outsourcing
Public Administration 731: Oversight by Independent, Regulatory and Political Authorities
Public Administration 732 : The Independent Sector: Contemporary Issues in Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Public Administration 741 : Administrative Law and Regulation
Public Administration 748 : Project Management
Public Administration 749 : Public Sector Accounting and Auditing II (Prerequisite: PAD 742)
Public Administration 770 : Cases and Techniques in Quantitative Policy Analysis
Required Courses
Public Administration 718 : International Public Policy and Administration
Public Administration 772 : International Inspection and Oversight
Electives
Criminal Justice 744 : Terrorism and Politics
Criminal Justice 759 : Comparative Police Administration
Criminal Justice 774 : Immigration and Crime
Criminal Justice 779 : The Female Offender in Western Society
Public Administration 758 : Comparative Public Administration
Faculty Name
Daniel Feldman
JD, Harvard Law School
Faculty Name
Richard W. Schwester
MA, PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Faculty Name
D.P. Thompson
MBA, Nova Southeastern University
MA, Erasmus University, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands
PhD, Pennsylvania State University
Faculty Name
Warren (Ned) Benton
EdM, PhD, University of Illinois
Faculty Name
Judy-Lynne Peters
PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Faculty Name
David M. Shapiro
MBA, Seton Hall University
JD, Seton Hall University
Faculty Name
Jeanne-Marie Col
PhD, University of South Carolina, Columbia
Faculty Name
Adam Scott Wandt
JD, Hofstra University School of Law
Faculty Name
Patrice Schiano
JD, Quinnipiac University School of Law
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Students may transfer up to four graduate courses (12 credits) from outside the program, as long as the courses are equivalent to corresponding courses in the program. Students may transfer a maximum of four courses offered by on-campus John Jay College programs.
Students enrolled in the on-campus MPA Program may apply for admission to the online MPA: Inspection and Oversight program. However, if admitted, no more than four on-campus courses (12 credits) may be applied to the online degree. For more information, consult the Admissions page, or fill out the Request Information form.
Association of Inspectors General Conference
While enrolled in the program, students are invited to attend two conferences of the Association of Inspectors General, where they meet face-to-face with their course instructors. In addition to face-to-face student meetings with instructors, students also attend various sessions and presentations, and to partake in networking opportunities. Students should arrive before the conference commences.
Students are responsible for the costs of travel and hotel accommodations, but the program pays all conference registration costs.