Curriculum (52 credit hours)

Core Requirements (40 hours)

MPS 499 Presentation Skills (0 hours)

MPS 500 Intro to Public Management

MPS 501 Public Services in Three Sectors

MPS 502 Ethics in Administration (2 hours)

MPS 514 Government Financial Administration

MPS 522 Human Resource Management

MPS 539 Macro Economics

MPS 542 Policy Design and Analysis

MPS 570 Research Methods

MPS 580 Quantitative Methods

MPS 590 Applied Research (2 hours)

MPS 593 Integrated Seminar

 Specializations (12hours)

 

Specialization: Public Management

This specialization is for those who aspire to become city managers, chief administrative officers, department directors and senior project managers. This specialization rigorously emphasizes the general management of public organizations at all levels by providing learning on the roles, requirements, challenges and processes of running a public organization. It specifically targets the knowledge and skills needed to successfully operate with professional staff, an elected governing board, consultants, and the public in the implementation of broad policy decisions. Legal issues of interest to public managers are also included.     

Required:

MPS 526 Local Government Administration

                        And one of the following

 MPS 529 Strategic Planning

MPS 605 Seminar European Union and NATO (Brussels) (4 hours)

 

Specialization: Metropolitan Planning and Urban Affairs

This specialization is for those who wish to concentrate in working with issues of land use, transportation, economic development, zoning, housing and other community challenges. Thus it emphasizes the technical skills of public administration, where tools of analyses and development techniques are applied in a broad public setting. Best practices are studied for comparative effectiveness and evaluation of alternative designs and models.

Required:

MPS 571 Metropolitan Planning

MPS 574 Community Organizations and Urban Development (4 hours)

                        And one of the following

MPS 573 Urban and Community Analysis (4 hours)

MPS 604 Field Study in New Orleans (4 hours)

MPS 605 Seminar in the European Union and NATO (Brussels) (4 hours)

 

Specialization:  International Public Management

This specialization is for those who aspire to become city managers, chief administrative officers, department directors and senior project managers. This specialization rigorously emphasizes the general management of public organizations at all levels by providing learning on the roles, requirements, challenges and processes of running a public organization. It specifically targets the knowledge and skills needed to successfully operate with professional staff, an elected governing board, consultants, and the public in the implementation of broad policy decisions. Legal issues of interest to public managers are also included.    

Required:

MPS 510 International Dimensions of Public Service

MPS 612 International Political Economy (4 hours)

                        And one of the following

MPS 611 Management of International NGOs (4 hours)

MPS 605 Seminar in the European Union and NATO (Brussels) (4 hours)

 

All Specializations:

Internship Requirement (4 hours)

Pre-service students must complete MPS 601, Internship (200 hours at an approved site).