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Govt & Pub Policy, Sch ofGraduate Degree SeekingMPA - Master of Public Administration
Completion requirement

42

Completion requirement

24 units

  • course: Economics for Public Policy (3)

  • course​: Public Organization Theory (3)

  • course: Politics, Policy & Public Management (3)

  • course: Methods for Program Evaluation (3)

  • course: Public and Non-Profit Financial Management (3)

  • course: Leadership and Ethics for Nonprofits and Public Management (3)

  • course: Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration (3)

  • course​: Public and Nonprofit Human Resources Management (3)

Any course substitutions will need prior review and approval by the Program Director and Graduate Programs Manager.

Minimum GPA in core coursework: 3.0

Completion requirement

12 units required

Electives are available from different areas in public administration and include the following:

  • course: Bureaucracy, Politics, and Policy (3)

  • course: Conflict Management in the Public Sector (3)

  • course: Local Government (3)

  • course: Government, Business, and the Nonprofit Sector* (3)

  • course: Public Management Tools for the 21st Century (3)

  • course: Advocacy Strategies & Community Participation (3)

  • course: Sustainable & Equitable Water Management (3)

  • course: Nonprofit Management* (3)

  • course: Digital Research in Politics and Policy (3)

  • course: Environmental Policy* (3)

  • course: Public and Nonprofit Management Information Systems (3)

  • course: Grantwriting* (3)

  • course: Collaborative Governance in Theory, Practice, and Research* (3)

  • course: Institutional Design and Learning in Collaborative Governance (3)

All courses listed are available to students in the Main Campus program. Courses labeled with an asterisk (*) will be available for students in both MPA programs (Main Campus and Arizona Online).

No more than 6 units of elective coursework may be taken outside of the School of Government & Public Policy. Students who started the MPA program prior to this policy update are exempt and may complete up to 12 units outside SGPP. MPA students who are enrolled in an approved dual degree program are exempt from this updated policy and may complete up to 15 units outside of SGPP.

A comprehensive list of additional pre-approved elective coursework can be found on each program’s Brightspace page. Please note that courses may not be offered every semester or academic year. If students find a course of interest not on the pre-approved list, please check with program leadership prior to enrollment to make sure the course is appropriate for MPA study.

Completion requirement
Completion requirement
Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

24 units

  • course: Economics for Public Policy (3)

  • course​: Public Organization Theory (3)

  • course: Politics, Policy & Public Management (3)

  • course: Methods for Program Evaluation (3)

  • course: Public and Non-Profit Financial Management (3)

  • course: Leadership and Ethics for Nonprofits and Public Management (3)

  • course: Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration (3)

  • course​: Public and Nonprofit Human Resources Management (3)

Any course substitutions will need prior review and approval by the Program Director and Graduate Programs Manager.

Elective Coursework

12 units required

Electives are available from different areas in public administration and include the following:

  • course: Bureaucracy, Politics, and Policy (3)

  • course: Conflict Management in the Public Sector (3)

  • course: Local Government (3)

  • course: Government, Business, and the Nonprofit Sector* (3)

  • course: Public Management Tools for the 21st Century (3)

  • course: Advocacy Strategies & Community Participation (3)

  • course: Sustainable & Equitable Water Management (3)

  • course: Nonprofit Management* (3)

  • course: Digital Research in Politics and Policy (3)

  • course: Environmental Policy* (3)

  • course: Public and Nonprofit Management Information Systems (3)

  • course: Grantwriting* (3)

  • course: Collaborative Governance in Theory, Practice, and Research* (3)

  • course: Institutional Design and Learning in Collaborative Governance (3)

All courses listed are available to students in the Main Campus program. Courses labeled with an asterisk (*) will be available for students in both MPA programs (Main Campus and Arizona Online).

No more than 6 units of elective coursework may be taken outside of the School of Government & Public Policy. Students who started the MPA program prior to this policy update are exempt and may complete up to 12 units outside SGPP. MPA students who are enrolled in an approved dual degree program are exempt from this updated policy and may complete up to 15 units outside of SGPP.

A comprehensive list of additional pre-approved elective coursework can be found on each program’s Brightspace page. Please note that courses may not be offered every semester or academic year. If students find a course of interest not on the pre-approved list, please check with program leadership prior to enrollment to make sure the course is appropriate for MPA study.

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