Programs
Local Government Management
(15 credit hours) The Local Government Management (LGM) concentration prepares students for entry-level and mid-career management and policy positions in local government. Course work includes a local government management core required of all students and a selection of advanced electives. Students should consult with a 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)
The following three courses are required:
| 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 Local Government Concentration Electives (6 credit hours)
In consultation with a concentration advisor, select two of the following courses or other graduate courses approved as substitutions:
| AADM-Y 500 | Cultural Districts and Local Arts Policy | (3 cr.) |
| 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 515 | Data Science for Public and Environmental Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-I 516 | Public Management Information Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-L 563 | Planning and Community Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-L 622 | Local Economic Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 547 | Negotiation and Dispute Resolution for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 570 | Public Labor Relations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 575 | Comparative Public Management and Administration | (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 521 | Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector | (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-R 563 | Sustainability in a Tri-sectoral World | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-S 515 | Sustainable Communities | (3 cr.) |