Programs
Public Management
(15 credit hours) The public management concentration is designed to teach students to manage and lead using the knowledge, systems, skills, and tools necessary to effectively pursue the missions of public organizations. Upon completing the concentration requirements, students will understand the political, legal, and social context in which public policies are adopted, implemented and evaluated; the role of public bureaucracy in a democratic society; the goals, structures, processes and behavior observed within public organizations; and the core administrative functions performed by public managers and employees. Students may not use MPA core courses to fulfill concentration requirements.
Required Courses (9 credit hours)
In consultation with a concentration advisor, select at least three of the following courses. Students taking more than three of these classes may substitute the additional courses taken from this list for an elective (see below).
| SPEA-M 561 | Public Human Resource Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 602 | Strategic Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 654 | Public Program Management and Contracting | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 662 | Seminar in Accountability and Performance | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 562 | Public Program Evaluation | (3 cr.) |
Electives (6 credit hours)
In consultation with a concentration advisor, select two of the following courses:
| 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 568 | Management of Local Government Services | (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 Sector Labor Relations | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 575 | Comparative Public Management and Administration | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 652 | Managing Workforce Diversity | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 541 | Benefit Cost Analysis | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-R 563 | Sustainability in a Tri-sectoral World | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-R 564 | Environmental and Natural Resource Policy Design and Implementation | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 550 | Latino American Goverance | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 640 | Law, Public Management, and Public Policy | (3 cr.) |