Programs
Local Government Management
(18 credit hours) The Local Government Management (LGM) concentration prepares students to lead the organizations and manage the services of municipal and county governments and to provide professional policy guidance to local elected officials. Students should consult with the faculty concentration advisor to choose the advanced electives best suited to their interests. Students may not use MPA core courses to fulfill concentration requirements.
Required Courses (9 credit hours)
| SPEA-L 564 | Local Government Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-L 568 | Management of Local Government Services | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 561 | Public Human Resources Management | (3 cr.) |
Advanced Electives (9 credit hours)
In consultation with a concentration advisor, select three of the following courses or other graduate courses approved as substitutions.
| AADM-Y 504 | Arts Administration in the Public and Private Sectors | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-F 610 | Government Budget and Program Analysis | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-I 516 | Public Management Information Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-L 563 | The Planning Process | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-L 622 | Seminar in Urban Economic Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 518 | Intergovernmental Systems Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 547 | Negotiation and Dispute Resolution for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 570 | Public Labor Relations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 602 | Strategic Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 652 | Managing Workforce Diversity in Public Organization | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 654 | Public Program Management and Contracting | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-N 523 | Civil Society and Public Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 541 | Benefit Cost Analysis | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 562 | Public Program Evaluation | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-S 515 | Sustainable Communities | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 530 | Communications for Public and Nonprofit Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 620 | Seminar in Professional Ethics | (3 cr.) |