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MPA Degree Requirements Checklist
Students are responsible for confirming they have met all requirements to earn their MPA degree. The following checklist is a resource to help you review your degree progress.
MPA Degree Requirements
72 total credits* At least 60 (of the total 72) must be PBAF or PUBPOL credits Evans School core** courses all completed or waived (must be taken for a numerical grade) Values elective: (must be taken for a numerical grade) Internship requirement:
o If you met the requirement after starting at the Evans School, confirm receipt of an email fromCareer Development denoting you’ve completed the 400-hour internship requirement (subjectline with read “internship Requirement Complete”)
o If you met the requirement prior to enrollment at the Evans School, through previous workexperience or through completion of the PCMI program, confirm receipt of an email from CareerDevelopment denoting completion of the requirement (subject line will read “InternshipRequirement Status” and will denote that you did not need to complete a 400-hour internship)
Capstone: Capstone project (including capstones completed through the Public Service Clinics) Thesis, if in a concurrent degree program with a thesis requirement (Evans School faculty
member on thesis committee: )
*Notes:
400-level courses must be pre-approved (courses below 400-level cannot count toward the MPA)
Up to 6 Skills Workshops (PBAF/PUBPOL 598 1-credit courses) can count
Up to 15 total ungraded (S/NS and CR/NC) credits can count
Up to 8 independent study credits can count
Grade must be 2.7+ for a course to count
**Core Courses (9 courses for a total of 36 credits):
PBAF/PUBPOL 511: Managing Politics & the Policy Process
PBAF/PUBPOL 512: Managing Organizational Performance
PBAF/PUBPOL 513: Public Policy Analysis
PBAF/PUBPOL 516: Economics for Policy Analysis & Management I
PBAF/PUBPOL 517: Economics for Policy Analysis & Management II
PBAF/PUBPOL 522: Public Budgeting & Financial Management
PBAF/PUBPOL 526: Program Evaluation
PBAF/PUBPOL 527: Quantitative Analysis I
PBAF/PUBPOL 528: Quantitative Analysis II
For detailed degree requirements, please see the Student Handbook for your entering year. You may also find it useful to use our degree planning forms. Concurrent and PCMI students should consult the handbook for their requirements.
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Capstone Projects Overview
The capstone project integrates knowledge and skills gained in the MPA program. The team-based project serves as an opportunity to further develop a student’s specialization, to expand networks in the community, and to create a significant sample of work. All projects include a written report; however, the length, format, and content of the projects vary tremendously depending on the type and scope of the work. Through their team project, students demonstrate their abilities to apply the skills from their coursework to real-world problems.
Team size will vary, generally between 3 to 6 students, dependent upon the project scope. For students completing their capstones in the 2017-18 academic year, students must complete one of the following two options:
1. Enroll in an 8-credit Capstone Project Seminar (4 credits in Winter Quarter and 4 credits in SpringQuarter) and participate in a team-based project through the Public Service Clinics.OR
2. Enroll in an 8-credit Capstone Project Seminar (4 credits in Winter Quarter and 4 credits in SpringQuarter) and generate their own topic, which must be team-based.
Early in Autumn Quarter 2017, students will receive specific information regarding the Public Service Clinics application process and how to set up team-based, student-generated topics. Examples of recent projects include:
Under One Roof: Analysis of City-Level Affordable Housing Commitments and Actions to Meet HousingNeeds in King County
First Steps in Improving the Sustainability of Water Access Now (WAN) Projects in the Northern Regionsof Ghana: Defining and Evaluating Conditions for Sustainability
Prevent Waste in the First Place: Measuring Waste Prevention in the City of Seattle
Special Situations
PCMI students can complete one of the options above or an independent capstone project with afaculty member on a self-generated topic.
Concurrent degree students can count their master's thesis in lieu of a capstone project when the thesishas a substantial policy/management component and an Evans School faculty member is on the thesiscommittee.
In rare cases, the Graduate Program Coordinator may approve individual, research-oriented capstoneprojects supervised by individual faculty. This option is primarily intended for students who have aninterest in subsequent doctoral studies.
Resources
Capstone Projects Overview: https://evans.uw.edu/myevans/students/capstone-projects-overview
Public Service Clinics: http://evans.uw.edu/myevans/students/public-service-clinics
Capstone Project Archive: http://evans.uw.edu/myevans/students/capstone-project-archive
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While every effort is made to offer courses as outlined, this Planning Guide is subject to change without notice.
Curriculum Planning Guide
2017-18 Academic Year
Master of Public Administration students
Required core courses noted in bold.
PUBPOL Course Title Autumn Winter Spring Values
Elective
501 Legislative Relations 503 Executive Leadership 507 Mediation and Negotiation as Instruments of
Public Management and Policy Making
509 Managing People in Public and Nonprofit Agencies
510 Foundations of American Democracy 511 Managing Politics and the Policy Process 512 Managing Organizational Performance 513 Public Policy Analysis 514 Psychology for Policy Analysis 516 Economics for Policy Analysis and Management I 517 Economics for Policy Analysis and Management II 518 Applied Cost Benefit Analysis 519 Law and Economics
522 Financial Management and Budgeting 523 Advanced Budgeting in the Public Sector 524 Public Sector Financing 525 Qualitative Field Methods and Analysis 526 Program Evaluation 527 Quantitative Analysis I 528 Quantitative Analysis II 529 Advanced Multivariate Analysis
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PUBPOL Course Title Autumn Winter Spring Values
Elective
531 Development Management in the 21st Century
533 Economics of International Development 534 Food and Agricultural Policy in Developing Countries 535 Seminar in American Foreign Policy 537 Topics in International Affairs
Development Finance Diagnosing and Reforming Corrupt
Systems 539 Values in International Development
550 Management of Nonprofit Organizations 551 Measuring Social Impact: Advanced
Program Design and Evaluation
552 Philanthropy and Society 553 Nonprofit Financial Management 555 Topics in Nonprofit Management
Funding the Social Sector Grant writing Marketing Social Innovation
556 Public-Private Partnerships 557 Management and Public Capital Markets 559 Quadruple Bottom Line Performance
561 Urban Economics and Public Policy 565 Topics in Urban Affairs
Municipal Management I Municipal Management II
566 Community Economic Development 567 Community Engagement and Urban Governance 569 Race and Public Policy
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PUBPOL Course Title Autumn Winter Spring Values
Elective
571 Education, the Workforce, and Public Policy 573 Topics in Education and Social Policy
Crime and Punishment Policy Equity in Employment Income Inequality Policy and Governance of K-12 Education Public Policy, Law, and Equity
576 Poverty and Anti-Poverty in the US 579 Child Well-being and Public Policy
582 Communicating Climate Change 583 Science, Technology, and Public Policy 587 Water and Sanitation Policy in Economically
Developing Countries 589 Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards
590 Environmental Policy Processes 592 Resource Policy and Administration 594 Economic Approaches to Environmental Management 595 Topics in Environmental Policy and Management
Energy and Climate Policy Ethics and Values in Environmental and
Natural Resource Policy
Native Nations, Lands, and Waters Renewable Natural Resources
598 Administrative and Policy Skills Workshops Several will be offered each quarter
599 Special Topics Advanced Policy Analysis Campaign Management and Political Communications Computational Thinking for Governance Analytics Managing Public Grants and Contracts Policy Implementation and the Law Psychology for Public Management
608 Capstone Project Seminars
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Updated 4/10/17
MPA Specializations
Evans School MPA students may take electives across an array of substantive and skill areas that build on the core curriculum to strengthen the foundations of a career in public service. Pursuing one specific specialization area is optional. You are welcome to select electives across different specializations that are of interest to you. This handout includes a list of courses anticipated to be offered in 2017-18 for each Evans School specialization. Please note that courses may relate to certain areas of specialization even if they do not appear on this list. While every effort is made to offer courses as outlined, the course schedule is subject to change; see the MPA Course Planning Guide at http://evans.uw.edu/academic-programs/course-listings for updates. Students interested in pursuing one of the Evans School’s transcriptable program options (Environmental Policy & Management; International Development; and Nonprofit Management & Social Innovation) should consult the program option webpages or handouts for requirements specific to these options.
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Environmental Policy and Management The Environmental Policy and Management specialization provides students with the opportunity to acquire the tools, methodologies, interdisciplinary perspectives, and substantive topical knowledge necessary to be successful analysts, managers, and leaders in public, nonprofit, and private organizations that cover a broad spectrum of environmental and natural resources issues. Particular methodological strengths of the specialization are in policy analysis, environmental economics, the role of scientific knowledge in decision-making, and the design and management of governance systems. Topical areas vary from year to year but often include water resources, environmental risk and health, natural resources, air and water pollution, and climate and energy policy. Many Evans School students interested in Environmental Policy and Management will choose to pursue the Environmental Policy Program Option, which outlines a specific set of required and recommended courses and provides students an opportunity to have “Environmental Policy” noted directly on their transcript. 2017-18 courses include:*
Course Number
Course Title Autumn Winter Spring Values Elective
582 Communicating Climate Change
587 Water and Sanitation Policy in Economically Developing Countries
589 Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards 590 Environmental Policy Processes 592 Resource Policy and Administration 594 Economic Approaches to Environmental
Management
595 Topics in Environmental Policy and Management Energy and Climate Policy Ethics and Values in Environmental and
Natural Resource Policy
Native Nations, Lands, and Waters
Competition & Collaboration in the Management of Renewable Natural Resources
*These courses are a sampling; many other Evans School and other UW graduate courses may be relevant, depending on your particular interests.
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International Development In an increasingly interconnected world, the field of international development requires leaders and managers to possess strong analytic skills, an understanding of the importance of local context and culture, and the ability to connect local issues to national and global developments. The challenges of global sustainable development include poverty, the burden of disease, building stable social and political institutions, and, increasingly, climate change and ecosystem vulnerability. Addressing these challenges requires training that is analytically rigorous, but cross-disciplinary and attentive to specific contexts. The Evans School concentration in international development prepares students to work as development managers and analysts to address issues of global poverty, economic development, environmental policy and management, and human rights and civil society development. The concentration includes classes in development management, rural development, environmental and water/sanitation economics, development finance, and monitoring and evaluation. Many Evans School students interested in International Development will choose to pursue the International Development Program Option, which outlines a specific set of required and recommended courses and provides students an opportunity to have “International Development” noted directly on their transcript.
2017-18 courses include:*
Course Number
Course Title Autumn Winter Spring Values Elective
531 Development Management in the 21st Century
533 Economics of International Development
534 Food and Agricultural Policy in Developing Countries
535 Seminar in U.S. Foreign Policy
537 Topics in International Affairs
Development Finance
Diagnosing and Reforming Corrupt Systems
539 Values in International Development
587 Water and Sanitation Policy in Economically Developing Countries
595 Topics in Environmental Policy and Management Competition & Collaboration in the
Management of Renewable Natural Resources
*These courses are a sampling; many other Evans School and other UW graduate courses may be relevant, depending on your particular interests.
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Metropolitan and Urban Policy The Metropolitan and Urban Policy concentration is appropriate for students who are interested in policy, planning, management, and service delivery issues at the urban, suburban, and rural levels within metropolitan regions. This concentration is intended to provide students with a foundation for careers within regional and city government, as well as within nonprofit organizations concerned with urban and regional problems and solutions. Coursework in this area focuses on crosscutting concerns where both the impact of the problem and the solutions may vary across urban, suburban, and rural places within the region and involve multiple jurisdictions. An emphasis on equitable solutions to problems and problems of metropolitan governance are emphasized. Topics may include regional development, transportation, housing, growth management, residential segregation, education policy, workforce development, community development, economic development, immigration, poverty, intergovernmental relations, sustainable development, and urban environmental resource management. 2017-18 courses include:*
Course Number
Course Title Autumn Winter Spring Values Elective
561 Urban Economics and Public Policy
565 Topics in Urban Affairs
Municipal Management I
Municipal Management II
566 Community Economic Development
569 Race and Public Policy
573 Topics in Education and Social Policy
Crime & Punishment Policy
Income Inequality
*These courses are a sampling; many other Evans School and other UW graduate courses may be relevant, depending on your particular interests.
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Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy As the lines between the nonprofit, public, and private sectors blur, nonprofit and philanthropic managers are required to have expertise in an ever wider range of specialized skills that include financial management and fundraising, board governance, volunteer management, social marketing, grant making, community collaboration, and more. Nonprofit and philanthropic leaders must also track an increasing number of policy and public sector developments that affect the core activities of the sector. The concentration in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy provides students with training in these specialized leadership and management skills as well as developing students’ ability to track and analyze policy affecting the sector. Many Evans School students interested in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy will choose to pursue the Nonprofit Management and Social Innovation Program Option, which outlines a specific set of required and recommended courses and provides students an opportunity to have “Nonprofit Management” noted directly on their transcript.
2017-18 courses include:*
Course Number
Course Title Autumn Winter Spring Values Elective
509 Managing People in Public and Nonprofit Agencies
550 Management of Nonprofit Organizations
551 Measuring Social Impact: Advanced Program Design & Evaluation
552 Philanthropy and Society
553 Nonprofit Financial Management
555 Topics in Nonprofit Management
Funding the Social Sector
Grant writing
Marketing Social Innovation
556 Public-Private Partnerships
559 Quadruple Bottom Line Performance
*These courses are a sampling; many other Evans School and other UW graduate courses may be relevant, depending on your particular interests.
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Public Finance and Budgeting The Public Finance and Budgeting concentration is appropriate for students who are interested in how the allocation, control, and management of financial resources shape public policy and management. This area is intended to provide students with a foundation for positions in state and local budget offices, credit rating agencies, state and local performance auditing, legislative fiscal research, as well as within the financial management function of nonprofit organizations. Students interested in the financial aspects of a particular policy or service are encouraged to consider the area. Coursework in this area focuses on the specialized analytic tools used by financial management professionals, stylized knowledge of resource allocation and control processes, and effective communication of this esoteric knowledge to the non-financial audience. Topics may include capital budgeting and finance; debt management; budget process, politics, and strategies; tax structures and their implications; financial risk management tools; advanced accounting and auditing; financing pensions and other post-employment benefits; cash management; financial condition analysis; debt management; project finance concepts; and cost allocation methods, among others. 2017-18 courses include:*
Course Number
Course Title Autumn Winter Spring Values Elective
518 Applied Cost Benefit Analysis
523 Advanced Budgeting in the Public Sector
524 Public Sector Financing
553 Nonprofit Financial Management
555 Topics in Nonprofit Management
Funding the Social Sector
556 Public-Private Partnerships
557 Management and Public Capital Markets
599 Special Topics
Managing Public Grants & Contracts
*These courses are a sampling; many other Evans School and other UW graduate courses may be relevant, depending on your particular interests.
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Public Leadership, Management, and Decision-Making The Public Leadership, Management, and Decision-Making concentration prepares students to understand and manage their environment, take the initiative, and decide and act with integrity and care to effect change in a world of cooperating and competing people, institutions, and sectors. This approach equips individuals to lead from any position in society or organization. The interdisciplinary course of study draws from all of the disciplines represented in the Evans School and trains students in topics and skills ranging from individual leadership and decision-making to stakeholder engagement, collaborative partnerships, and performance management. The concentration prepares students to: Better understand personal values, characteristics, and goals including the normative foundations of
leading; Appreciate the wide array of leadership and management approaches and refine their leadership and
management styles; Understand the frames of judgment and skills needed to effect positive change in a wide array of settings
and to transform cultures, organizations, and institutions through effective leading; Understand the psychological and institutional realities of public leadership; and Integrate management, analysis, and decision-making in a self-aware manner to think and act strategically. 2017-18 courses include:*
Course Number
Course Title Autumn Winter Spring Values Elective
503 Executive Leadership
507 Mediation and Negotiation as Instruments of Public Management & Policy Making
509 Managing People in Public and Nonprofit Agencies
531 Development Management in the 21st Century
537 Topics in International Affairs
Diagnosing and Reforming Corrupt Systems
550 Management of Nonprofit Organizations
559 Quadruple Bottom Line Performance
565 Topics in Urban Affairs
Municipal Management I
Municipal Management II
599 Special Topics
Campaign Management and Political Communications
Managing Public Grants and Contracts
Psychology for Public Management
*These courses are a sampling; many other Evans School and other UW graduate courses may be relevant, depending on your particular interests.
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Public Policy Analysis and Evaluation Today, data, evaluation, and analysis are omnipresent in public and nonprofit organizations as managers and analysts work to craft cost-effective interventions, funders demand high quality evidence of efficacy, and the public requires transparency in outcomes. Graduates need skills and experience in applying frameworks developed in the core curriculum to policy analysis and program evaluation to meet these new demands. The Public Policy Analysis and Evaluation concentration deepens students’ skills in analysis and evaluation beyond the skills learned in our core courses. Courses in this concentration are designed to help students develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement analysis and evaluation in a broad set of institutional contexts, thereby preparing students for careers in which these skills can be applied to a wide variety of policy areas. Some of the courses in this concentration are specifically focused on generalizable methods (e.g., applied cost-benefit analysis, advanced multivariate analysis, qualitative methods), while others are courses that are cross-listed with specific policy area concentrations (e.g., environmental risk analysis). 2017-18 courses include:*
Course Number
Course Title Autumn Winter Spring Values Elective
514 Psychology for Policy Analysis 518 Applied Cost Benefit Analysis 519 Law and Economics 525 Qualitative Analysis 529 Advanced Multivariate Analysis 533 Economics of International Development 534 Food and Agricultural Policy in Developing
Countries
561 Urban Economics & Public Policy 573 Topics in Education and Social Policy
Crime and Punishment Policy
594 Economic Approaches to Environmental Management
599 Special Topics Advanced Policy Analysis Policy Implementation and the Law
*These courses are a sampling; many other Evans School and other UW graduate courses may be relevant, depending on your particular interests.
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Social Policy: Poverty, Education, & Social Welfare
Social policies foster individuals’ and families’ well-being by educating children and youth; cushioning temporary or permanent losses of income; assuring minimum levels of income and essential goods and services such as food, housing, and health care; providing employment services and job training; and meeting the special needs of particularly vulnerable populations. Public programs with these objectives account for about two-thirds of the federal budget and about half of state and local government budgets. The social policy concentration prepares students for careers leading to high-level managerial and policymaking positions in government and in nonprofit organizations involved in the design, implementation, management, and evaluation of education and social policies. Coursework in this area develops students’ ability to bring policy analysis and management tools to bear on issues in education and social policy, and helps students understand how public education and social policies affect and are affected by the family, the market economy, and voluntary and nonprofit institutions. It is recommended that students pursue coursework that builds their expertise in one major area of education and social policy. Those areas include (but are not limited to): education and workforce development policy, health care policy and management, poverty and inequality, labor market policy, and income support policy. 2017-18 courses include:*
Course Number
Course Title Autumn Winter Spring Values Elective
555 Topics in Nonprofit Management
Funding the Social Sector
569 Race and Public Policy
571 Education, Workforce, and Public Policy
573 Topics in Education and Social Policy
Crime & Punishment Policy
Equity in Employment
Income Inequality
Public Policy, Law, and Equity
Policy and Governance of K-12 Education
576 Poverty and Anti-Poverty Policy
579 Child Well-being and Public Policy
*These courses are a sampling; many other Evans School and other UW graduate courses may be relevant, depending on your particular interests.
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Environmental Policy Program Option
PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Environmental Policy program option provides MPA students the opportunity to acquire the tools, methodologies, interdisciplinary perspectives, and substantive topic knowledge necessary to be successful analysts, managers, and leaders in public, nonprofit, and private organizations that cover a broad spectrum of environmental and natural resource issues.
Interested first-year MPA students will be eligible to complete the program option in their second year of study. Students who complete all of the required coursework will have the following listed on their transcript upon graduation: “Master of Public Administration (Environmental Policy).”
REQUIREMENTS
1. Completion of all MPA program core requirements, as outlined in the MPA Student Handbook, including 36 core credits, one values elective, fulfillment of the Evans School’s capstone requirement (preferably on an environmental topic), and completion of a total of 72 credits (of which at least 60 must be PUBPOL credits) to earn the MPA degree.
2. Completion of PUBPOL 590: Environmental Policy Processes. The course is planned for Winter Quarter 2018 (but may be in Autumn or Spring in subsequent academic years). Must be taken for a numerical grade.
3. Completion of at least three of the following elective courses (not every course will be offered every year):
PUBPOL 538 International Organizations & Ocean Management
PUBPOL 547 Water Resource Economics
PUBPOL 565 GIS & Public Policy
PUBPOL 582 Communicating Climate Change
PUBPOL 587 Water & Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries
PUBPOL 589 Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards
PUBPOL 592 Resource Policy & Administration
PUBPOL 594 Economics Approaches to Environmental Management
PUBPOL 595 Ethics & Values in Environmental & Natural Resource Policy
PUBPOL 595 Native Nations, Lands, & Waters
PUBPOL 595 Energy & Climate Policy
PUBPOL 595 Competition & Collaboration in the Management of Renewable Natural Resources
PUBPOL 597 Role of Scientific Information in Environmental Decisions
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Environmental Policy Program Option In 2017-2018, the following approved electives will be offered, along with the required PUBPOL 590 course. (Please note that the schedule is subject to change.)
Course Number & Title Autumn Winter Spring Values
PUBPOL 590 Environmental Policy Processes (Required)
PUBPOL 582 Communicating Climate Change
PUBPOL 587 Water & Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries
PUBPOL 589 Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards
PUBPOL 592 Resource Policy & Administration PUBPOL 594 Economics Approaches to Environmental Management
PUBPOL 595 Energy and Climate Policy
PUBPOL 595 Ethics & Values in Environmental & Natural Resource Policy
PUBPOL 595 Native Nations, Lands & Waters
PUBPOL 595 Competition & Collaboration in the Management of Renewable Natural Resources
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International Development Program Option
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The International Development program option offers students a foundation for addressing complex questions of poverty and development. The goal of the program option within is threefold: to understand the main debates, players, policies and values within international development; to be familiar with a common set of skills and applied approaches; and to appreciate the perspectives and methods that other disciplines bring to address current development challenges.
Interested first-year MPA students will be eligible to complete the program option in their second year of study. Students who complete all of the required coursework will have the following listed on their transcript upon graduation: “Master of Public Administration (International Development).”
REQUIREMENTS
1. Completion of all MPA program requirements, as outlined in the MPA Student Handbook, including 36 core credits, one values elective, fulfillment of the Evans School’s capstone requirement (recommended, but not required, to be on a topic related to international development), and completion of a total of 72 credits (of which at least 60 must be PUBPOL credits) to earn the MPA degree.
2. Completion of two required courses:
1. PUBPOL 531 Development Management in the 21st Century (typically offered in Autumn Quarter) examines the characteristics of development policy and aid institutions and explores the ethical and practical considerations of managing development projects at the national and local levels.
2. PUBPOL 533 Economics of International Development (typically offered in Winter Quarter) critically examines the most common economic development indicators of poverty, growth and inequality, and provides an overview of, and basic literacy around, international macroeconomic topics including debt, aid, trade, and financial markets.
2. Completion of at least two of the following elective courses (not every course will be offered every year):
PUBPOL 534 Food and Agricultural Policy in Developing Countries
PUBPOL 535 Seminar in U.S. Foreign Policy
PUBPOL 537 Development Finance
PUBPOL 537 Diagnosing and Reforming Corrupt Systems
PUBPOL 538 International Organizations & Ocean Management
PUBPOL 539 Values in International Development
PUBPOL 541 Role of NGOs in International Development
PUBPOL 587 Water and Sanitation Policy in Economically Developing Countries
PUBPOL 595 Competition & Collaboration in the Management of Renewable Natural Resources
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International Development Program Option In 2017-2018, the following approved electives will be offered, along with the two required courses. (Please note that the schedule is subject to change.)
Course Number & Title Autumn Winter Spring Values
PUBPOL 531 Development Management in the 21st Century (Required)
PUBPOL 533 Economics of International Development (Required)
PUBPOL 534 Food and Agricultural Policy in Developing Countries
PUBPOL 535 Seminar in U.S. Foreign Policy
PUBPOL 537 Development Finance
PUBPOL 537 Diagnosing and Reforming Corrupt Systems
PUBPOL 539 Values in International Development
PUBPOL 587 Water & Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries
PUBPOL 595 Competition & Collaboration in the Management of Renewable Natural Resources
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Nonprofit Management and Social Innovation Program Option
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Nonprofit Management and Social Innovation program option provides MPA students the opportunity to develop the management and leadership skills and substantive topic knowledge necessary to be successful managers and leaders in nonprofit, philanthropic and social sector organizations.
Interested first-year MPA students will be eligible to complete the program option in their second year of study. Students who complete all of the required coursework will have the following listed on their transcript upon graduation: “Master of Public Administration (Nonprofit Management).”
REQUIREMENTS
1. Completion of all MPA program requirements, as outlined in the MPA Student Handbook, including 36 core credits, one values elective, fulfillment of the Evans School’s capstone requirement, and completion of a total of 72 credits (of which at least 60 must be PUBPOL credits) to earn the MPA degree.
2. Completion of PUBPOL 550 Management of Nonprofit Organizations (two sections will be offered in Autumn 2017). Focuses upon the roles played by nonprofit organizations in meeting the public good. Examines internal management issues such as structure, budget, and operations; and external issues such as board functions, legal status, marketing, media relations, and fundraising.
3. Completion of at least three of the following elective courses (not every course will be offered every year):
PUBPOL 503 Executive Leadership
PUBPOL 509 Managing People in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
PUBPOL 541 Role of NGOs in International Development
PUBPOL 551 Measuring Social Impact: Advanced Program Design and Evaluation
PUBPOL 552 Philanthropy & Society
PUBPOL 553 Nonprofit Financial Management (highly recommended)
PUBPOL 555 Fundraising
PUBPOL 555 Grant Writing
PUBPOL 555 Marketing Social Innovation
PUBPOL 555 Social Enterprise
PUBPOL 555 Funding the Social Sector
PUBPOL 558 Collaboration and Management Across Sectors
PUBPOL 559 Quadruple Bottom Line Performance (continued on reverse)
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Nonprofit Management & Social Innovation Program Option In 2017-2018, the following approved electives will be offered, along with the required PUBOL 550 course. (Please note that the schedule is subject to change.)
Course Number & Title Summer Autumn Winter Spring Values
PUBPOL 550 Management of Nonprofit Organizations (Required)
PUBPOL 503 Executive Leadership
PUBPOL 509 Managing People in Public & Nonprofit Agencies
PUBPOL 551 Measuring Social Impact: Advanced Program Design & Evaluation
PUBPOL 552 Philanthropy & Society
PUBPOL 553 Nonprofit Financial Management
PUBPOL 555 Marketing Social Innovation
PUBPOL 555 Grant Writing
PUBPOL 555 Funding the Social Sector
PUBPOL 559 Quadruple Bottom Line Performance
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