Recommendations For Electives
Students may elect to take a general MPA program from among the MPA 507-599 offerings:
- MPS 507 Administrative Law
- MPA 520 Intergovernmental Relations,
- MPA 545 Public Organization Training and Development
- MPA 550 Public Policy Program Evaluation,
- MPA 555 Contemporary Issues in Public Policy
- MPA 599 Special Topics (ethics, crisis management, environmental policy, etc.) and
Selected courses in the Graduate Business Administration program such as:
- GBA 547 Management Information Systems
- GBA 565/566 Professional Presentations
Other electives courses may be taken from graduate programs in related departments and colleges on campus. This allows students to draw on the expertise of faculty in education, business, planning and related disciplines. Electives are available in the areas of:
- Community Development and Urban Planning
- Education Administration
- Environmental Issues and Administration
- Finance and Accounting
- Information Management and Technology, and
- Other areas developed in consultation between the student and the graduate advisor.
Please consult the Department of Political Science, MPA web page (electives) for specifics.
Areas of Interest |
Recommended Colleges And Courses |
Community Development and Urban Planning |
Economics (EC)
(EC) Business Economics (for non economics students)
Urban and Regional Planning
(URP) 505 Economic, Social and Environmental Context for Planning
(URP) 506 Legal Foundations of Urban and Regional Planning
(URP) 513 Evaluation of the Planning Process
(URP) 534 Urban Housing and Community Development (URP 505 pre- rec.)
(URP) 535 Regional Transportation Planning and Policy |
Education Administration
(Please note: EDU may be attended by MPA students) |
Graduates School of Education (EDU)
(EDU) 505 Introduction to Education Administration
(EDU) 512 School Law and Governance
(EDU) 550 Educational Issues
(GED) 546 School, Community and Home Relations |
Environmental Issues and Administration |
Graduate Business Administration (GBA)
(GBA) 573 Environmental Issues in Entrepreneurship
Regenerative Studies (RS)
(RS) 501 Regenerative Practices
Urban and Regional Planning (URP)
(505) Economic Social and Environmental Context for Planning |
Finance and Accounting |
Economics (EC)
(EC) Business Economics (for non economics students)
Graduate Business Administration (GBA)
(GBA) 510 Financial Accounting
(GBA) 511 Financial Management Accounting
Urban and Regional Planning (URP)
(505) Economic Social and Environmental Context for Planning |
Information Management Information Technology |
Graduate Business Administration (GBA)
(GBA) 522 Information Systems Analysis and Design
(GBA) 524 Information System Implementation and Programming
(GBA) 547 Management Information Systems
(GBA) 560 Legal Environment of Information Systems
(GBA) 570 Security and Privacy of Information Systems |
