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 experiential 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 requirement is automatically satisfied if a student is granted Mid-Career Option credit.
M.P.A. Core (21 credit hours) - Effective Fall 2016
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 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.)
- SPEA-V 502 Public Management (3 cr.) OR SPEA-V 525 Management in the Nonprofit Sector (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 560 Public Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.) OR SPEA-V 526 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations (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 (3 cr.)
- Elective #1 (3 cr.)
- Elective #2 (3 cr.)
- Elective #3 (3 cr.)
Urban Affairs Concentration (15 credit hours)
Urban Systems - 6 credit hours
- SPEA-V 594 Prinicples of Urban and Regional Science (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 527 Urban Sustainability (3 cr.)
Urban Analysis - Select TWO of the following:
- SPEA-V 507 Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 508 Topics in Quantitative Analysis (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 529 Application of GIS (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 562 Public Program Evaluation (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 663 Policy Analysis (3 cr.)
Local Finance - 3 credit hours
- SPEA-V 567 Public Financial Administration (3 cr.)
Applications - Select One of the following:
- SPEA-V 572 Urban Topics(3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 585 Practicum in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
PLUS A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL COURSES TO MEET THE MINIMUM DEGREE REQUIRMENT 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.
