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-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making (3 cr.)
- SPEA V 517 Public Management Economics (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 525 Management in the Nonprofit Sector (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 526 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 540 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 598 Governing and Leading in a Global Society (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 600 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!
Nonprofit Management Concentration (18 credit hours)
- SPEA-V 521 The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 522 Human Resource Management in Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
Group A:
Nonprofit Theoretical Course - Select ONE of the following:
- SPEA-V 523 Civil Society and Public Policy (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 524 Civil Society in Comparative Perspective (3 cr.)
- ECON-E 514 The Nonprofit Economy and Public Policy (3 cr.)
- HIST-H 509 History of Philanthropy in the West (3 cr.)
- HIST-H 516 History of American Philanthropy (3 cr.)
- PHIL-P 542 Ethics and Values of Philanthropy (3 cr.)
Other courses must be approved by the faculty advisor.
Group B:
Nonprofit Application Courses - Select THREE of the following:
- SPEA-V 550 Topics in Public Affairs: Leadership and Board Development (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 544 Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 557 Development and Grant Administration (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 558 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 559 Principles and Practices of Social Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 602 Strategic Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
- PHST-P 535 Law of Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
Other courses must be approved by the faculty advisor.
- SPEA-V 585 Internship or Mid Career Option Credit (3 cr.)
- Elective #1 (3 cr.)
- Elective #2 (3 cr.)
Recommended electives:
- SPEA-V 504 Public Organizations (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 509 Administrative Ethics in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 516 Public Management Information Systems (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 539 Management Science of Public Affairs (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 541 Benefit-Cost Analysis of Public and Environmental Policies (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 547 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution for Public Affairs (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 562 Public Program Evaluation (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 566 Executive Leadership (3 cr.)
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.
