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• Urban Development and Sustainability
• Nonprofit Administration
• Public Management
• Health Care Policy
• Policy Analysis and Evaluation

The urban development and sustainability specialization examines how cities grow, decline, and function in terms of development, infrastructure, housing, and transportation. It considers issues of sustainability and development in the context of government regulation, tax incentive programs, green initiatives, and the politics of neighborhood advocacy. It offers students policy knowledge, management practices, and evaluation skills for careers in the growing field of urban development and sustainability within government and the nonprofit sector. The specialization requires the completion of 3 courses for 9 credits.

Students who wish to concentrate their MPA studies in urban development and sustainability must take 12 credits (four courses), 6 of which (two out of three courses) are required.

Mandatory Courses in Urban Development and Sustainability  (6 credits; select two)

Elective Courses in Urban Development and Sustainability  (6 credits; select two from the following)

Urban Transportation Policy

Community Development: History, Present, and Future

or

Housing Policy

or

Greening and Growing Cities: Sustainability and Public Policy Choices

Free Electives

• Specialization Information (unofficial)

Mandatory Courses in Nonprofit Administration  (6 credits)

Administration of the Nonprofit Sector and Voluntary Agencies

Elective Courses in Nonprofit Administration   (6 credits; select two from the following)

Fund Raising and Grants Administration in Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations

International Nonprofit Organizations

Health and Health Care

Social Entrepreneurship: Concepts and Cases

Free Electives

Students must complete 6 additional elective credits of their choice. These may be any two electives consistent with a students academic program for which the student has satisfied prerequisites. All courses must be selected in consultation with a faculty advisor.

• Specialization Information (unofficial)

Students who wish to concentrate their MPA studies in public management must take 12 credits (four courses), 6 of which (two courses) are required.

Mandatory Courses in Public Management      (6 credits)

Elective Courses in Public Management         (6 credits; select two from the following)

Free Electives

Students must complete 6 additional elective credits of their choice. These may be any two electives consistent with a students academic program for which the student has satisfied prerequisites. All courses must be selected in consultation with a faculty advisor.

• Specialization Information (unofficial)

Students who wish to concentrate their MPA studies in health care policy must take 12 credits (four courses), 3 of which (one course) are required.

Mandatory Courses in Health Care Policy    (3 credits)

Elective Courses in Health Care Policy         (9 credits; select three from the following)

Health Program, Policy, and Performance Evaluation

or

Program Evaluation

Free Electives

Students must complete 6 additional elective credits of their choice. These may be any two electives consistent with a students academic program for which the student has satisfied prerequisites. All courses must be selected in consultation with a faculty advisor.

• Specialization Information (unofficial)

Students who wish to concentrate their MPA studies in policy analysis and evaluation must take 12 credits (four courses), 6 of which (two courses) are required.

Mandatory Courses in Policy Analysis and Evaluation    (6 credits)

Elective Courses in Policy Analysis and Evaluation    (6 credits; select two from the following)

Ethics and Public Decision Making

Community Development: History, Present, and Future

or

Housing Policy

Advanced Quantitative Methods

Environmental Policy

or

Greening and Growing Cities: Sustainability and Public Policy Choices  

Mapmaking for Public Policy

Higher Education, Politics, and Public Policy

Health Care Policy

or

Health and Health Care

or

Health Care Costs and Financing

Free Electives

Students must complete 6 additional elective credits of their choice. These may be any two electives consistent with a students academic program for which the student has satisfied prerequisites. All courses must be selected in consultation with a faculty advisor.