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) sufficient electives to total 39 credit hours.
M.P.A. Core (15 credit hours) - Effective Fall 2018
Required of all students:
- SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making
- SPEA-V 540 Law and Public Affairs
- SPEA-V 562 Public Program Evaluation
- SPEA-V 598 Governing and Leading in a Global Society
- SPEA-V 600 Capstone in Public and Environmental Affairs
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!
Policy Analysis Requirements (21 credit hours)
- SPEA-V 502 Public Management
- SPEA-V 507 Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs
- SPEA-V 512 Public Policy Process
- SPEA-V 517 Public Management Economics
- SPEA-V 541 Benefit-Cost Analysis of Public and Environmental Policies
- SPEA-V 560 Public Finance and Budgeting
- SPEA-V 663 Policy Analysis
Electives (3 Credit Hours)
- SPEA-V 511 Collaborative Governance
- SPEA-V 514 Seminar in Arts and Cultural Management
- SPEA-V 519 Seminar in Environmental Policy and Sustainability
- SPEA-V 532 Urban Planning and Placemaking
- SPEA-E 529 Application of Geographic Information Systems
