Online Master in Public Administration Degree International Public Management Specialization (MPA-IPM) 2 Year Program (full-time, 2 courses per quarter) Required Courses: Please see the table below to review the required courses needed for the MPS program and in which term you must take them. Year 1 Autumn MPS 500 Introduction to Public Service Management and MPS 522 Fundamentals of Human Resource Management Winter MPS 501 Cross-Sector Analysis and MPS 514 Government Financial Administration Spring MPS 541 Economic Foundations and MPS 542 Policy Design & Analysis Summer MPS 586 Research Methods I, Introduction to Applied Research and Statistics Year 2 Autumn MPS 587 Research Methods II, Advanced Applied Research and Statistics and MPS 616 International Relations and Conflict Management Winter MPS 593 Integrative Seminar and MPS 612 International Political Economy Spring MPS 594 Ethical Leadership in Public Service Total Required Credit Hours: 48 Elective Courses: In addition to the 12 required courses for the MPA-IPM degree program, you also take 1 elective course for a total of 13 courses (52 credit hours). See the table below for the approved online elective course offerings. Please contact the SPS Assistant Director for Academic Advising to discuss which electives you want to take and how to incorporate them into your program plan. Course Number MPS 516 MPS 519 MPS 611 Course Title Management of Information Technology Resource Development Management of International NGOs Term Usually Offered Online Summer Spring Summer Total Elective Credit Hours: 4 *course is only offered in that term during the 2015-2016 academic year Internship Requirement: The MPA program also requires that students participate in practical learning through an internship experience (the internship course is required along with the internship experience). This is in addition to the 13 required courses. Students who have at least 1 year worth of professional work experience may request a waiver from the internship requirement. Please contact the SPS Assistant Director for Academic Advising to discuss the waiver option. Online Master in Public Administration Degree International Public Management Specialization (MPA-IPM) 3 Year Program (1-2 courses per quarter) Required Courses: Please see the table below to review the required courses needed for the MPS program and in which term you must take them. Autumn Year 1 MPS 500 Introduction to Public Service Management and MPS 612 International Political Economy Winter MPS 501 Cross-Sector Analysis Spring MPS 541 Economic Foundations Summer No required courses available; may take an MPS Elective (see table under elective courses) Autumn Year 2 MPS 522 Fundamentals of Human Resource Management Winter MPS 514 Government Financial Administration Spring MPS 542 Policy Design & Analysis Summer MPS 586 Research Methods I, Introduction to Applied Research and Statistics Autumn Year 3 MPS 587 Research Methods II, Advanced Applied Research and Statistics Winter MPS 593 Integrative Seminar and MPS 616 International Relations and Conflict Management Spring MPS 594 Ethical Leadership in Public Service Total Required Credit Hours: 48 Elective Courses: In addition to the 12 required courses for the MPA-IPM degree program, you also take 1 elective course for a total of 13 courses (52 credit hours). See the table below for the approved online elective course offerings. Please contact the SPS Assistant Director for Academic Advising to discuss which electives you want to take and how to incorporate them into your program plan. Course Number MPS 516 MPS 519 MPS 611 Course Title Management of Information Technology Resource Development Management of International NGOs Term Usually Offered Online Summer Spring Summer Total Elective Credit Hours: 4 *course is only offered in that term during the 2015-2016 academic year Internship Requirement: The MPA program also requires that students participate in practical learning through an internship experience (the internship course is required along with the internship experience). This is in addition to the 13 required courses. Students who have at least 1 year worth of professional work experience may request a waiver from the internship requirement. Please contact the SPS Assistant Director for Academic Advising to discuss the waiver option. Online Master in Public Administration Degree International Public Management Specialization (MPA-IPM) 4 Year Program (1 course per quarter) Required Courses: Please see the table below to review the required courses needed for the MPS program and in which term you must take them. Autumn Year 1 MPS 500 Introduction to Public Service Management Winter MPS 501 Cross-Sector Analysis a Spring MPS 541 Economic Foundations Summer No required courses available; may take an MPS Elective (see table under elective courses) Autumn Year 2 MPS 616 International Relations and Conflict Management Winter MPS 514 Government Financial Administration Spring MPS 542 Policy Design & Analysis Summer No required courses available; may take an MPS Elective (see table under elective courses) Autumn Year 3 MPS 522 Fundamentals of Human Resource Management Winter MPS 612 International Political Economy Spring No required courses available; may take an MPS Elective (see table under elective courses) Summer MPS 586 Research Methods I, Introduction to Applied Research and Statistics Autumn Year 4 MPS 587 Research Methods II, Advanced Applied Research and Statistics Winter MPS 593 Integrative Seminar Spring MPS 594 Ethical Leadership in Public Service Total Required Credit Hours: 48 Elective Courses: In addition to the 12 required courses for the MPA-IPM degree program, you also take 1 elective course for a total of 13 courses (52 credit hours). See the table below for the approved online elective course offerings. Please contact the SPS Assistant Director for Academic Advising to discuss which electives you want to take and how to incorporate them into your program plan. Course Number MPS 516 MPS 519 MPS 611 Course Title Management of Information Technology Resource Development Management of International NGOs Term Usually Offered Online Summer Spring Summer Total Elective Credit Hours: 4 *course is only offered in that term during the 2015-2016 academic year Internship Requirement: The MPA program also requires that students participate in practical learning through an internship experience (the internship course is required along with the internship experience). This is in addition to the 13 required courses. Students who have at least 1 year worth of professional work experience may request a waiver from the internship requirement. Please contact the SPS Assistant Director for Academic Advising to discuss the waiver option.
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