SPEA
Graduate
Degree Programs
Master of Public Affairs
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 V502 Public Management (3 cr.)
- SPEA V506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making (3 cr.)
- SPEA V517 Public Management Economics (3 cr.)
- SPEA V540 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
- SPEA V560 Public Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
- SPEA V598 Governing and Leading in a Global Society (3 cr.)
- SPEA V600 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!
- SPEA-V 585 Internship or Mid Career Option Credit (3 cr.)
- Elective #1 (3 cr.)
- Elective #2 (3 cr.)
Criminal Justice Concentration (18 credit hours)
A minimum of nine credit hours of SPEA graduate courses with a "J" prefix is required (Effective January 2000).
Each of the following:
- SPEA-J 501 Evolution of Criminological Thought and Policy (3 cr.)
- SPEA-J 502 Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 509 Administrative Ethics in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
- SPEA-J 666 Criminal Justice Policy and Evaluation (3 cr.)
- SPEA-J 682 Criminal Justice Planning and Management (3 cr.)
Two courses from one of the following groups:
Group A:
- SPEA-J 550 Topics in Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
- SPEA-J 582 Criminal Justice Systems (3 cr.) [Formerly V582]
- SPEA-J 587 Criminal Violation: Problems and Characteristics (3 cr.) [Formerly V587]
- SPEA-J 588 Law and Control in Society (3 cr.) [Formerly V588]
- SPEA-V 550 Topics in Public Affairs (criminal justice topics only) (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 580 Readings in Public Affairs (criminal justice topics only) (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 585 Practicum in Public Affairs (criminal justice topics only) (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 685 Research Seminar in Public Affairs (criminal justice topics only) (3 cr.)
Group B:
- SPEA-J 550 Topics in Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
Management, Organizations, and Policy
- SPEA-V 504 Public Organizations (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 512 Public Policy Process (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 539 Management Science for Public Affairs (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 547 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution for Public Affairs (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 561 Public Human Resources Management (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 562 Public Program Evaluation (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 564 Urban Management (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 566 Executive Leadership (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 569 Managing Interpersonal Relations (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 570 Public Sector Labor Relations (3 cr.)
Nonprofit Management
- SPEA-V 522 Human Resource Management in Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 525 Management in the Nonprofit Sector (3 cr.)
Finance
- SPEA-V 541 Benefit-Cost Analysis of Public and Environmental Policies (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 542 Governmental Financial Accounting and Reporting (3 cr.)
Information Systems
- SPEA-V 516 Public Management Information Systems (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 518 Intergovernmental Systems Management (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 519 Database Management Systems (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 550 Topics in Public Affairs (non-criminal justice topics) (3 cr.)
Other courses must approved by a faculty advisor.
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. Please see your faculty advisor.