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Master of Public Affairs
Environmental Policy and Sustainability

Graduate

Degree Programs
Master of Public Affairs
Environmental Policy and Sustainability

The M.P.A. is a course of study that requires the completion of (1) the M.P.A. core, (2) the concentration requirement, (3) the experiental requirement, and (4) sufficient electives and/or mid-career option credit to total 48 credit hours.

EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT: In order to be awarded the M.P.A. degree, students must obtain professionally relevant experience through an internship in SPEA-V 585. This requirements is automatically satisfied if a student is granted Mid-Career Option credit.

M.P.A. Core (21 credit hours) - Effective Fall 2005

Required of all students:

  • SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making (3 cr.)
  • SPEA V 517 Public Management Economics (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 525 Management in the Nonprofit Sector (3 cr.) or SPEA-V 502 Public Management (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 526 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.) or SPEA-V 560 Public Finanace and Budgeting (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 540 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 598 Governing and Leading in a Global Society (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 600 Capstone in Public and Environmental Affairs (3 cr.)

NOTE: V600 cannot be taken until all M.P.A. core courses are completed. V600 is only offered as an in-person class and cannot be substituted or transferred in from another university. Plan your schedule accordingly!

Environmental Policy & Sustainability Concentration (18 credit hours)
  • SPEA-V 527 Urban Sustainability (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 565 Environmental Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 645 Envrionmental Law (3 cr.)

Select TWO of the following:

  • SPEA-E 511 Sustainability Assessment (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-E 529 Application of Geographic Information Systems (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-E 560 Environmental Risk Analysis (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 541 Benefit-Cost Analysis of PUblic and Environmental Policies (3 cr.)

Select ONE of the following:

  • SPEA-E 535 International Environmental Policy (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 512 Public Policy Process  (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 520 Environmental Policy Analysis  (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 550 Energy Policy  (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 643 Natural Resource Management and Policy  (3 cr.)

Other courses must be approved by the faculty advisor.

  • SPEA-V 585 Internship or Mid Career Option Credit (3 cr.)
  • Elective #1 (3 cr.)
  • Elective #2 (3 cr.)

PLUS A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL COURSES TO MEET THE MINIMUM DEGREE REQUIREMENT OF 48 CREDIT HOURS WITH A 3.0 CUMULATIVE GRADE AVERAGE.

NOTE: Please note that the course rotation is subject to change.