Fall2022_New Curriculum Structure.pdf
The following information reflects the new curriculum structure from Fall 2022. All students enrolled before Fall 2022 should complete their program as structured when they enrolled, but will have full access to all new courses being offered. Changes appear in red.
Requirements for the Master of Public Administration program
Core Courses of the MPA (27-30 credits)
PAF 9100 Introduction to Public Affairs 3
PAF 9103 Communication in Public Settings 3
PAF 9120 Public and Nonprofit Management I 3
PAF 9130 Economic Analysis and Public Policy 3
PAF 9140 Budgeting and Financial Analysis I 3
PAF 9165 Race, Inequality and Public Policies 3
PAF 9270 Data Collection and Description 3
PAF 9271 Data Analysis for Public Service OR PAF 9272 Causal Analysis and Inference 3
*PAF 9195 Public Affairs Internship 3
PAF 9190 Public Affairs Capstone Seminar 3
**Free Electives of the MPA (15 credits)
Five free elective courses of choice 15
*The Internship is required of students without prior professional experience.
**Students may choose to do a 9 credit Specialization, chosen with approval from the list of approved courses for specializations.
Requirements for the Executive Master of Public Administration program
Core Courses of the EXMPA (27 credits)
PAF 9100 Introduction to Public Affairs 3
PAF 9103 Communication in Public Settings 3
PAF 9120 Public and Nonprofit Management I 3
PAF 9130 Economic Analysis and Public Policy 3
PAF 9140 Budgeting and Financial Analysis I 3
PAF 9165 Race, Inequality and Public Policies 3
PAF 9270 Data Collection and Description 3
PAF 9271 Data Analysis for Public Service 3
PAF 9190 Public Affairs Capstone Seminar 3
Elective Courses of the EXMPA (15 credits)
PAF 9110 Ethics and Public Decision-Making 3
PAF 9132 Governing New York City 3
PAF 9139 Communication Strategy 3
PAF 9163 Leadership and Strategy in Public Affairs 3
PAF 9174 Program Evaluation 3
Requirements for the Master of International Affairs program
Required Courses (24-27 credits)
PAF 9140 Budgeting and Financial Analysis I 3
PAF 9270 Data Collection and Description 3
PAF 9271 Data Analysis for Public Service OR PAF 9272 Causal Analysis and Inference 3
PAF 9181 Comparative Public Policy and Administration 3
PAF 9184 International Institutions and Global Governance 3
PAF 9415 International Economics 3
PAF 9420 Global Communication 3
PAF 9490 International Affairs Capstone Seminar 3
*PAF 9195 Public Affairs Internship 3
International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGO) Concentration
INGO Concentration Required Courses (6 credits)
PAF 9183 International Nonprofit Organizations 3
PAF 9151 Administration of the Nonprofit Sector OR PAF 9174 Program
Evaluation 3
INGO Concentration Elective Courses (12 credits) (Chosen from the list of approved courses for concentration)
Trade Policy and Global Economic Governance (TPGEG) Concentration
TPGEG Concentration Required Courses (6 credits)
PAF 9440 Trade Policy 3
PAF 9450 International Development 3
TPGEG Concentration Elective Courses (12 credits) (Chosen from the list of approved courses for concentration)
Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Concentration
WHA Concentration Required Courses (6 credits)
PAF 9425 Western Hemisphere Affairs: Past, Present and Future 3
PAF 9430 Diaspora, Migration and Transnational Life OR PAF 9435 Security in the Western Hemisphere 3
WHA Concentration Elective Courses (12 credits) (Chosen from the list of approved courses for concentration)
*The internship is required of candidates who have less than 1-year relevant international work experience.
Requirements for the MSEd in Higher Education Administration program
HEA Required Courses (24-27 credits)
PAF 9120 Public and Nonprofit Management I 3
PAF 9308 Administrative Services in Colleges and Universities 3
PAF 9317 Research for the Educational Administrator OR PAF 9270 Data Collection and Description 3
*PAF 9322 Internship in Higher Education Administration 3
PAF 9330 Introduction to Higher Education Administration 3
PAF 9336 Student Affairs in Higher Education 3
PAF 9339 The Financing of Higher Education 3
PAF 9344 Diversity in Higher Education 3
PAF 9390 Capstone Seminar in Higher Education Administration 3
HEA Elective Courses (12 credits; select four)
PAF 9302 Organizational Behavior in Colleges and Universities 3
PAF 9318 Educational Policy 3
PAF 9325 Institutional Research 3
PAF 9332 Information Systems in Higher Education 3
PAF 9333 Curriculum and Instruction in Higher Education 3
PAF 9334 Collective Bargaining in Higher Education 3
PAF 9335 The Community College 3
PAF 9337 Issues in Urban Higher Education 3
PAF 9338 Higher Education, Politics, and Public Policy 3
PAF 9343 International Higher Education: Policies and Practices 3
PAF 9345 The Law of Higher Education 3
PAF 9346 Student Development Theory and Practice 3
PAF 9399 Selected Topics in Educational Administration 3
*The internship is required of candidates who have less than one year of experience in an administrative position in higher education.