MPPA Emphasis Areas

MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES
AND ORGANIZATIONS

a. Required - 3 hours
PPA 6490, Human Resources in the Public Sector

b. Electives - 9 hours chosen from:
Management 5611, Adv. Organizational Behavior
And Administrative Processes
Management 5624, Organizational Training
Economics 6400, Labor Economics
PPA 6680, Negotiating Workplace Conflict
Pol. Sci. 3470, Collective Bargaining
PPA 6950, Internship - 3 hrs (in assignment relevant to
emphasis area)

POLICY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

a. Required - 3 hours:
Pol. Sci. 6402, Intermediate Techniques in Policy Research OR
Econ 4100, Introduction to Econometrics

b. Electives - 9 hours chosen from:
Pol. Sci. 6403, Advanced Techniques in Policy Research OR
Econ 4110, Applied Econometrics
Econ 3510, Public Finance: State and Local
Econ 4550, Natural Resource Economics
Econ 4160, Geospatial Economic Analysis
Econ 6760. Health Economics
Econ 6400, Labor Economics
Econ 6900, Advanced Topics in Economic Analysis
Pol. Sci. 6404, Multi-Method Research
Pol. Sci. 6414. Topics in Public Policy Analysis
Pol. Sci. 6422, Law, Courts, and Public Policy
Soc. 4040, Survey Research Practicum OR
Soc. 5432, Survey Research Methods
PPA 6950, Internship (in assignment relevant to the emphasis area)

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT

a. Required 9 hours:

PPA 4911, 4912, 4913, Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations (Staff Management; Legal Issues; Financial Issues)
PPA 4940, Leadership and Management in Nonprofit Orgs.
PPA 4960, American Philanthropy and Nonprofit Resource
Development

b. Electives 3 hours chosen from:
PPA 6490, Human Resources in the Public Sector
PPA 6550, Strategic and Program Planning for Nonprofit
Organizations
BA 3451, Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Entities
BA 5100, Managerial Communication
BA 5900, Law, Ethics, and Business
BA 5700, Contemporary Marketing Concepts
Psych. 7412, Social Psychology

HEALTH POLICY

a. Required 6 hours:

PPA 6430, Health Care Policy
PPA 6460, Selected Topics in Health Care Policy:
Comparative Health Policy

b. Electives 6 hours chosen from:

PPA 6460, Selected Topics in Health Care Policy (with different
substantive area from comparative health policy)
Econ 6750, Political Economy of Health Care
Econ 6760, Health Economics
Gerontology 4376, Mental Health and Aging
Gerontology 6401, Health and Wellness in the Elderly
Gerontology 6441, Aging and Health Behavior
PPA 6950, Internship (in assignment relevant to the emphasis area)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT

*a. Required 6 hours:
PPA 6340, Seminar in City Administration OR
PPA 6350, Issues in Urban Management
AND EITHER
Pol. Sci. 6470, Proseminar in Urban Politics OR
Pol. Sci. 6471, Seminar in Urban Politics

b. Electives 6 hours chosen from:
PPA 6490, Human Resources in the Public Sector
PPA 4940 Leadership and Management in Nonprofit
Organizations
PPA 6680, Negotiating Workplace Conflict
Economics 3510, Public Finance: State and Local
Economics 6700, Political Economy of Metropolitan Areas
Pol. Sci. 6432, Intergovernmental Relations
PPA 6950, Internship (in assignment relevant to the emphasis area)

*For Local Government Management specialization, courses not taken to fulfill "required 6 hours" may be taken as elective(s).

NOTE: Students interested in careers in local
government management are strongly encouraged to take
PPA 6490, Human Resources in the Public Sector, as one
of their electives.