Last modified March 28, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS MASTER IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION TWO-YEAR CORE AND REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSE ROTATION PLAN to SPA plans to offer core and required classroom (CR) and online (OL) courses in the following rotations. Please be advised that although SPA will make every effort to offer courses as scheduled, occasionally the rotation plan is modified due to eternal circumstances. Core Courses: These courses are required for the MPA degree. All core courses, and nearly all electives, should be completed before registering for PUAD 5361, Capstone Seminar. The Capstone Seminar should be taken in the student s final semester. Course PUAD 5001 Introduction to Public Administration O and Public Service PUAD 5002 Organizational Management and Behavior PUAD 5003 Research and Analytic Methods PUAD 5004 Economics and Public Finance PUAD 5503 Governmental Budgeting and Accounting (to be renamed Public Budgeting and Finance effective August ) PUAD 5005 The Policy Process and Democracy PUAD 5006 Leadership and Professional Ethics (to be renamed Public Service Leadership, effective August ) PUAD 5008 Evidence-Based Decision Making PUAD 5361 Capstone Seminar 1
Last modified March 28, Required Concentration Courses: The following courses are required for students electing a concentration. If you have declared a concentration, check with your concentration advisor to determine which combination of required courses and electives will best serve you. These courses are also open as electives to students who have not declared a concentration. NONPROFIT CONCENTRATION The Nonprofit Management concentration requires the following two courses plus three electives selected with your advisor. PUAD 5110 Seminar in Nonprofit Management Classroom format each fall Online format each spring PUAD 5140 Nonprofit Financial Management Classroom format each spring Online format each fall ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATION The Environmental concentration requires the following classes plus three electives selected with your advisor. PUAD 5631 Seminar in Environmental Politics and Policy PUAD 5633 Natural Resources and Environmental Health Law 2
Last modified March 28, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY CONCENTRATION The EMHS concentration requires two of the following classes (all four are strongly suggested) plus three electives selected with your advisor. PUAD 5650 Public Policies for Homeland Security and Disasters PUAD 5655 Principles of Emergency Management PUAD 5450 Law of All-Hazards Management GEOG 5230 Hazard Mitigation and Vulnerability Assessment This class is scheduled by the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. To date, it has been offered each fall; check with that department to be sure of the schedule. 3
Last modified March 28, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATION The Local Government concentration requires two of the following classes plus three electives selected with your advisor. PUAD 5503 Governmental Budgeting PUAD 5625 Local Government Management PUAD 5626 Local Government Politics and Policy PUAD 5628 Urban Social Problems GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE CONCENTRATION You must be separately admitted into the Domestic Violence Program. These classes are offered on an intensive cohort basis. PUAD 5910/CRJU 5910 Nature and Scope of IPV PUAD 5920/CRJU 5920 The Psychology of IPV PUAD 5930/CRJU 5930 IPV Law and Public Policy PUAD 5940/CRJU 5940 Leadership, Advocacy and Social Change 4
Last modified March 28, Other electives are offered periodically (usually once a year or once every two years; check the course catalog each semester for the schedule). Many of these have been pre-approved as concentration electives. Course PUAD 5115 Effective Grantwriting for Nonprofit and Public Sector Managers PUAD 5120 Nonprofits and Public Policy PUAD 5125 Civil Society and NGOs PUAD 5130 Collaboration across Sectors PUAD 5150 Fundraising and Financial Resource Development PUAD 5160 Nonprofit Boards and Eecutive Leadership PUAD 5170 Strategic Management for Nonprofit and Public Managers PUAD 5180 Social Entrepreneurship PUAD 5220 Human Resource Management PUAD 5250 Intergovernmental Management PUAD 5260 Managing in a Multicultural Environment PUAD 5271 Managing Conflict and Change PUAD 5280 American Public Service Environment PUAD 5310 Policy Formulation and Implementation PUAD 5320 Public Policy Analysis PUAD 5350 Program Evaluation PUAD 5370 Media and Public Policy PUAD 5380 Citizen Participation: Theory and Practice PUAD 5410 Administrative Law PUAD 5420 Law and Public Policy PUAD 5440 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution PUAD 5460 Political Advocacy PUAD 5632 Seminar in Environmental Management 5