Programs
Economic Development
(18 credit hours) The Economic Development concentration prepares students for professional positions that help people develop sustainable communities and enhance the economy at the local and regional level. Students may not use MPA core courses to fulfill concentration requirements.
Required Courses (9 credit hours)
The following two courses are required:
| SPEA-L 563 | Planning and Community Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-L 622 | Local Economic Development | (3 cr.) |
Select one of the following three courses:
| SPEA-E 518 | Vector-based Geographic Information Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 547 | Negotiation and Dispute Resolution for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 507 | Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
Electives (9 credit hours)
In consultation with a concentration advisor, select three courses from the above list and from the following courses:
| AADM-Y 551 | Cultural Planning and Urban Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-D 573 | Development Economics | (3 cr,) |
| SPEA-D 576 | Approaches to Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-D 669 | Economic Development, Globalization, and Entrepreneurship | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-F 609 | Seminar in Revenue Theory and Administration | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-F 610 | Government Budget and Program Analysis | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-F 667 | Seminar in Public Capital and Debt Theory | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-I 516 | Public Management Information Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-L 564 | Local Government Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-L 568 | Management of Local Government Services | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 602 | Strategic Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-N 521 | The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 541 | Benefit Cost Analysis | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 562 | Public Program Evaluation | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-R 563 | Sustainability in a Tri-sectoral World | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-S 596 | Sustainable Development | (3 cr.) |