http://pprc.umsl.edu/
Faculty
Andrew D. Glassberg, Director, Associate Professor of Public Policy
Administration and Political Science*
Ph.D., Yale University
E. Terrence Jones, Professor of Public Policy Administration and
Political Science*
Ph.D., Georgetown University
Carol W. Kohfeld, Professor Emeritus of Public Policy Administration
and Political Science
Ph.D., Washington University
George J. McCall, Professor Emeritus of Public Policy Administration
and Sociology
Ph.D., Harvard University
Donald Phares, Professor Emeritus of Public Policy Administration
and Economics
Ph.D., Syracuse University
Lana Stein, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Administration
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Anne E. Winkler, Professor of Public Policy Administration and
Economics*
Ph.D., University of Illinois
J. Germain Gros, Associate Professor of Public Policy Administration
and Political Science*
Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley
Deborah B. Balser, Assistant Professor of Public Policy Administration
and Business Administration*
Ph.D., Cornell University
Brady Baybeck, Assistant Professor of Public Policy Administration
and Political Science*
Ph.D., Washington University
Nancy T. Kinney, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public
Policy Administration*
Ph.D., University of Colorado at Denver
James M. Krueger, C.P.A., Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Administration and Accounting*, Associate Vice Chancellor for Budgeting
and Academic Planning
D.B.A., Indiana University
John McClusky, Director of Non-Profit Management and Leadership
Program*
Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley
Gerald J. Blasi, Affiliate Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Administration and Political Science*
Ph.D., SUNY Binghamton University
Susan Kristine Walker, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy Administration
and Political Science
Ph.D., University of Missouri-St. Louis
Julianne Stone, Director, Local Government Management and Leadership
Program
ABD, Washington University
*Members of Graduate Faculty
General Information
The Master's Program in Public Policy Administration (MPPA) is an interdisciplinary
program designed to prepare students for managerial and policy analysis
positions in the public and nonprofit sectors or in organizations having
substantial interaction with the public and nonprofit sectors. The program
is a unit of the Graduate School and is accredited by the National Association
of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Core faculty are on joint
appointments in public policy administration and disciplines such as economics,
political science, sociology, or business administration. The program
includes courses in policy analysis, public administration, management,
budgeting, and economics in the basic curriculum. The University of Missouri-St.
Louis' MPPA program differs from existing programs available in the Missouri-Illinois
region in its interdisciplinary nature and emphasis on the development
of analytic and administrative skills. It is designed to meet the needs
of prospective full-time students, as well as those who wish to earn a
degree in the evening while continuing to work.
In addition to the distinguished doctoral-level faculty in public policy
administration, students have access to courses and faculty in business
and other social sciences, in the Public Policy Research Center, and in
the Center for International Studies. The MPPA program serves as an editorial
home of the American Review of Public Administration.
The full facilities of Campus Computing, and the Laboratory for Quantitative
Analysis are available. UM-St. Louis is a member of the Inter-University
Consortium for Political and Social Research.
Admission Requirements
Applicants to the MPPA program must meet the general requirements for
admission to Graduate School as explained in the Graduate Study section
of this Bulletin. Students entering the MPPA program may be required
to take up to 9 hours of prerequisites in mathematics.
Prerequisites
Students must demonstrate competency in computer-based applications, including
spreadsheets, databases, and Internet use. These competencies must be
demonstrated at the beginning of the degree program by completing a computer
proficiency examination.
Core Curriculum
All candidates for the MPPA degree must complete 28 hours in the core
curriculum sequence composed of the following public policy administration
courses:
Administration
6400(440), Proseminar in Public Policy Administration
6600(460), Organizational Behavior and Administrative Processes
Budgeting
6180(418), Governmental Budgeting and Financial Control
Economics
6080(408), Microeconomics for Policy Analysis
6210(421), Public Sector Microeconomics
Policy Analysis
6000(410), Introduction to Policy Analysis
6900(419), Cases in Public Policy Administration
Statistics and Applications
6010(401), Introduction to Policy Research
6750(475), Introduction to Evaluation Research Methods
Exit Project
6990(499), Exit Project Research
A thesis is not required, but students must complete written analyses
as part of their course work and/or internships. There is also a 1 credit
hour exit project, PPA 6990(499), examining a problem in public policy
administration in the final semester. PPA 6000(410) be taken at the beginning
of the program. It is strongly recommended that PPA 6010(401) and PPA
6080(408) be taken early. PPA 6900(419) is a capstone course and must
be taken at the end of the program.
Students may select one of five emphasis areas in which to concentrate
their advanced studies: (1) managing human resources and organizations,
(2) policy research and analysis, (3) local government management, (4)
health policy, (5) nonprofit organization management, or they may select
an individualized emphasis area in consultation with their advisors.
Prior to the completion of 15 hours in the MPPA program, students should
identify an emphasis area. Specific requirements for each emphasis area
are as follows:
1) Managing Human Resources and Organizations
- Required (3 hours)
PPA 6490(449), Human Resources in the Public Sector
- Electives (9 hours) chosen from:
MGMT 5611(462), Advanced Organizational Behavior and Administrative
Processes
MGMT 5624(463), Organizational Training
E con 6400(480), Labor Economics
PPA 6680(468), Negotiating Workplace Conflict
Pol Sci 3470(341), Collective Bargaining
PPA 6950(495), Internship – 3 hours (in assignment relevant to
emphasis area)
2) Policy Research and Analysis
- Required (3 hours)
Pol Sci 6402(402), Intermediate Techniques in Policy Research
OR Econ 4100(365), Introduction to Econometrics
- Electives (9 hours) chosen from:
Pol Sci 6403(403), Advanced Techniques in Policy Research OR
Econ 4110(366), Applied Econometrics
Econ 3510(317), Public Finance: State and Local
Econ 4550(360), Natural Resource Economics
Econ 4160(368), Geospatial Economic Analysis
Econ 6760(472), Health Economics
Econ 6400(480), Labor Economics
Econ 6900(490), Advanced Topics in Economic Analysis
Pol Sci 6404(404), Multi-Method Research
Pol Sci 6414(414), Topics in Public Policy Analysis
Pol Sci 6422(422), Law, Courts, and Public Policy
Soc 4040(304), Survey Research Practicum OR
Soc 5432(432), Survey Research Methods
PPA 6950(495), Internship (in assignment relevant to the
emphasis area)
3) Local Government Management
- Required (6 hours)
PPA 6340(434), Seminar in City Administration AND EITHER
Pol Sci 6470(470), Proseminar in Urban Politics OR
Pol Sci 6471(471), Seminar in Urban Politics
- Electives (6 hours) chosen from:
PPA 6490(449), Human Resources in the Public Sector
PPA 4940(394), Leadership and Management in Nonprofit Organizations
PPA 6350(435), Issues in Urban Management
PPA 6680(468), Negotiating Workplace Conflict
Econ 3510(317), Public Finance: State and Local
Econ 6700(470), Political Economy of Metropolitan Areas
Pol Sci 6432(432), Intergovernmental Relations
PPA 6950(495), Internship (in assignment relevant to emphasis
area)
NOTE: Students interested in careers in local government management
are strongly encouraged to take PPA 6490(449), Human Resources in the
Public Sector, as one of their electives.
4) Health Policy
- Required (6 hours)
PPA 6430(443), Health Care Policy
PPA 6460(446), Selected Topics in Health Care Policy: Comparative
Health Policy
- Electives (6 hours) chosen from:
PPA 6460(446), Selected Topics in Health Care Policy (with different
substantive area from Comparative Health Policy)
Econ 6750(471), Political Economy of Health Care
Econ 6760(472), Health Economics
Ger 4376(376), Mental Health and Aging
Ger 6401(401), Health and Wellness in the Elderly
Ger 6441(441), Aging and Health Behavior
PPA 6950(495), Internship (in assignment relevant to the emphasis
area)
5) Nonprofit Organization Management and Leadership
- Required (9 hours)
PPA 4911, 4912, 4913 (391-A, B, C), Management Issues in Non-Profit
Organizations: Staff Management Issues; Legal Issues; Financial Issues
PPA 4940(394), Leadership and Management in Non-Profit Organizations
PPA 4960(396), American Philanthropy and Non-Profit Resource
Development
- Electives - (3 hours) chosen from:
PPA 6490(449), Human Resources in the Public Sector
PPA 6550(455), Strategic and Program Planning for Nonprofit Organizations
BA 3451(343), Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Entities
BA 5100(405), Managerial Communication
BA 5900(412), Public Policies Toward Business
BA 5700(470), Contemporary Marketing Concepts
Psych 7412(412), Social Psychology
PPA 6680(468), Negotiating Workplace Conflict
PPA 6950(495), Internship (in assignment relevant to the emphasis
area)
Students may be able to substitute another course for a specified elective,
with MPPA Director’s approval.
Individualized Emphasis Area
Prior to the completion of 15 hours in the MPPA program, the student must
present a proposal for 12 hours of specific coursework for approval by
the MPPA faculty. The 12 hours must include PPA6950(495), Internship (in
an assignment relevant to the emphasis area) unless the student has significant
public or nonprofit sector experience.
Internships
There currently exists a need for well-trained policy administrators and
analysts. Frequent contact is maintained with public and nonprofit practitioners
and public officials in the St. Louis metropolitan area, providing valuable
input for program development, creation of a wide variety of internship
possibilities, and assistance with a vigorous placement program for MPPA
graduates. Interns may be placed in planning agencies, city managers'
offices, administrative departments, or budgeting offices.
An internship is required for students without substantial experience
in the public or nonprofit sectors. MPPA students employed in public
agencies will receive 3 hours of credit for internships in those agencies.
To do so, students must develop, in consultation with their advisors,
special research projects outside the scope of their regular employment
duties. Credit is granted after successful completion of the project and
a written paper at the end of the semester.
Graduate Certificate Program in Nonprofit Organization Management
and Leadership
Through the Public Policy Administration Master's Program, the University
offers a graduate certificate program for students who are current professional
staff, board members, and other leaders of nonprofit and voluntary organizations,
as well as those who wish to consider entering the field. There are only
two such graduate programs in Missouri. The certificate can be taken by
itself or in conjunction with the pursuit of the master's in public policy
administration or a graduate degree in another field.
A. The graduate certificate in nonprofit management and leadership
requires the completion of 18 credit hours. Nine of these are the following
core courses:
-
Leadership and Management in Nonprofit Organizations (3 hours) Political
Science 4940(394) same as Public Policy Administration 4940(394),
Sociology, or Social Work 4940(308)
-
Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations: Staff Management Issues
(1 hour) Political Science, Public Policy Administration, and Social
Work 4911(391-A)
-
Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations: Legal Issues in Governing
and Managing Nonprofit Organizations (1) (Political Science, Public
Policy Administration, and Social Work 4912(391-B)
-
Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations: Financial Issues (Political
Science, Public Policy Administration, and Social Work 4913(391-C)
-
American Philanthropy and Nonprofit Resource Development (3 hours)
Pol Sci and Soc Wk 4960(396)
B. Six hours of electives are to be taken from selected courses
in accounting, business administration, economics, management, marketing,
political science, psychology, public policy administration, and sociology.
A student may choose among these courses or other courses approved by
the program director. (All Graduate electives must be
at the 6000 course level.)
C. Three hours of internship are also required, or graduate students
should demonstrate either a professional field experience equivalent to
the internship or be required to participate. Any request for an exemption
from the internship requirement must be approved by the nonprofit program
director after a review of the student’s professional or managerial field
experience with appropriate documentation. Students who receive an exemption
must take another 3 hours of electives from the selection in area B.
The internship will include learning activities in management and governance
processes in nonprofit organizations, as well as a seminar in which students
will critically reflect on their field experience with a faculty supervisor.
Requirements of admission to the graduate certificate program are the
same as those required for admission to the Graduate School: an undergraduate
degree, and a GPA of 2.75 or better.
Career Outlook
The current outlook for graduates of the interdisciplinary Master’s
Degree in Public Policy Administration Program is quite promising. Recent
graduates of this program have found careers as budget analysts, personnel
analysts, transportation planners, and human resources planners with local,
regional, state, and federal agencies, and the nonprofit sector.
Course Descriptions
4911(391A) Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations: Staff Management
Issues (1)
Prerequisite: Junior Standing. Same as Pol Sci 4911(391A) and Soc Wk
4911(391A). This course addresses issues involved in managing staff in
nonprofit organizations. The course will cover the following topics:
fundamentals of staff supervision; balancing supervisory processes with
counseling and coaching; selecting, hiring, evaluating, and terminating
staff; legal issues that affect these processes.
4912(391B) Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations: Legal Issues
in Governing and Managing Nonprofit Organizations (1)
Same as Pol Sci 4812(391B) and Soc Wk 4912(391B). This course addresses
legal issues involved in managing and governing nonprofit organizations.
The course will cover the following topics: The Board as steward of the
organization; Director and officer liability; tax laws concerning charitable
giving; legal issues in managing staff and volunteers (e.g., hiring, evaluating,
and terminating employees); Missouri nonprofit law.
4913(391C) Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations: Financial
Issues (1)
Same as Pol Sci 4913(391C) and Soc Wk 4913(391C). This course addresses
financial issues involved in governing and managing nonprofit organizations.
The course will cover the following topics: Cash flow analysis; budgeting;
fund accounting; cost accounting (determining costs for programs and services);
understanding and using standard financial statements, including balance
sheets, cash flow statements, statements of activity, and operating and
capital budgets.
4940(394) Leadership and Management in Nonprofit Organizations (3)
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Same as Pol Sci 4940(394), Soc Wk 4840(394),
and Soc 4940(308). Addresses the role and scope of the independent sector
in the United States, as well as the leadership and management of nonprofit
organizations within that sector. Topics include the economic and political
scope of the independent sector, the role of volunteerism in a democratic
society, and the role and scope of philanthropy. Topics in voluntary organization
management and leadership include the dynamics, functions and membership
structure of NPOs, especially staff-board and other volunteer relations;
governance and management of NPOs; resource mobilization; and program
development management and evaluation.
4960(396) American Philanthropy and Nonprofit Resources Development
(3)
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor. Same as Pol Sci
4960(396) and Soc Wk 4960(396). This course addresses the history, philosophy,
roles and scope of philanthropy in the United States, including its role
in the nonprofit, voluntary sector. It further examines the contemporary
forces which impact philanthropy and charitable giving, both by institutions
and individuals. The course examines the effective planning and management
of development programs (e.g., annual giving), fund raising vehicles (e.g.,
mail solicitations) and the fund raising process, form planning through
donor relations.
6000(410) Introduction to Policy Analysis (3)
Same as Pol Sci 6410(410). Systematic development of a critical/analytic
base for dealing with public policy.
6010(401) Introduction to Policy Research (3)
Same as Pol Sci 6401(401). Procedures for testing explanations, including
research design, principles of measurement, probability sampling, methods
of data collection, and techniques for analyzing data.
6080(408) Microeconomics for Policy Analysis (3)
Prerequisites: Graduate student standing. Same as Econ 5010(408). This
course introduces microeconomic analysis of consumers, firms, and government,
with an emphasis on policy applications. It assumes no prior training
in economics and is appropriate for graduate students in public policy
administration, nonprofit management, political science, gerontology,
criminology and criminal justice, and other related fields.
6150(415) Directed Reading and Research in Public Policy (1-10)
Same as Pol Sci 6415(415). Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. Independent
study through readings, reports, research projects, and conferences. May
be repeated for credit, provided the subject matter is different.
6170(417) Income and Pension Policy for the Aged (3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Same as Pol
Sci 6417(417), Ger 6417(417), and Soc Wk 6417(417). (MSW students normally
take the social policy foundation course prior to enrolling in this course.)
Examination of federal, state, and local policies that affect the economic
well being of the elderly. The development of social security programs
and pension programs is explored within a historical context. Emphasis
is placed on the analysis of current policy problems and proposed solutions.
6180(418) Governmental Budgeting and Financial Control (3)
Prerequisite: BA 440. Same as BA 5450(418). A study of municipal and
federal financial control and budgeting procedures with emphasis on public
policy. The impact of financial control on top management decisions and
the effect of budget strategies on the allocations of public funds.
6210(421) Public Sector Microeconomics (3)
Prerequisites: Econ 3001(251), or BA 5001(410), or PPA 6080(408). Same
as Econ 6500(421). Application of tools of intermediate microeconomics
to address public sector issues. Special emphasis is placed on critically
analyzing current public policy debates using the models developed. Topics
covered include: cases in which competitive market fails to allocate resources
efficiently (e.g., externalities and public goods), importance of property
rights, incentive effects of the tax and transfer system, and the fundamentals
of cost-benefit analysis.
6340(434) Seminar in City Administration (3)
This course provides an overview of the working environment of a city
administrator and is jointly sponsored by the local city managers association.
Professional city personnel make presentations to the students on six
major topics: political structure, organizational structure, service delivery,
finance, personnel policies and practices, and leadership. The course
provides direct observation of city council meetings, visits to various
city facilities, exposure to different philosophies and styles of city
management, and provides students a chance to assemble facts, evaluate
options, and present policy recommendations for real problems that local
administrators face.
6350(435) Issues in Urban Management (3)
Designed to evaluate management issues that confront managers in local
government from a political perspective. The format will include an intense
review and discussion of original case studies from actual local government
situations. The specific focus of this course will vary. Course may be
repeated
6400(440) Proseminar in Public Administration (3)
Same as Pol Sci 6440(440). Examination of major approaches to analyzing
public policies and their administration. Emphasis is on the effects of
administrative organization and procedures on policy decisions and their
impacts. Specific topics may include administrative accountability, intergovernmental
relations, public-private interaction, implementation processes, bureaucratic
expertise, the legal environment of public policy administration, and
public service and merit issues.
6430(443) Health Care Policy (3)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Same as Pol
Sci 6443(443), Ger 6443(443), and Soc Wk 6443(443). (MSW students will
normally take the social policy foundation course prior to enrolling in
this course). Survey course examining current issues in health policy
that face the nation. Policies are placed in a historical context to show
how issues have been influenced by different political and economic conditions.
Secondary consequences and limitations of current trends in health policy
are explored.
6440(444) Seminar in Public Policy and Aging (3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Same as Ger 6444(444) and Pol Sci
6444(444). The study of specialized issues and methods related to federal,
state, and local policies that affect the elderly. Potential policy areas
to be covered include housing, taxation, mental health, transportation,
etc. May be repeated for credit, provided the subject matter is different.
6460(446) Selected Topics in Health Care Policy (3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Same as Pol Sci 6446(446) and Soc
6446(446). The study of specialized issues and methods relating to health
care policy. May be repeated for credit, provided the subject matter is
different.
6490(449) Human Resources in the Public Sector (3)
Prerequisite: PPA 6600(460) or consent of instructor. Same as Pol Sci
6449(449) and Soc Wk 6449(469). Presents an overview of personnel and
labor relations in the public sector. Particular emphasis placed on issues
which are unique to the public sector, such as the merit system, the questions
of representative bureaucracy and the constraints of personnel in the
nonprofit sector. The topics include personnel reforms in the federal
sector, equal employment and affirmative action policies, testing, selection,
hiring, comparable worth, job evaluation, and labor relations including
grievance arbitration and collective bargaining.
6510(451) Urban and Regional Planning and Public Policy (3)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Focuses on
the interdependent processes of urbanization and public policy. Students
will acquire an understanding of urban planning and public policy in North
America.
6550(455) Strategic and Program Planning for Nonprofit Organizations
(3)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Same as Pol
Sci 6490(491) and Soc Wk 6491(455). Strategic and program planning enable
an organization to concentrate on efforts and set priorities guided by
a mission, vision, and an understanding of its environment. Focus is
on preparing a strategic plan and a program plan for a nonprofit organization
and analyzing an organization's ability to deliver goods and/or services
to its constituents in today's economic, social and political climate.
6600(460) Organizational Behavior and Administrative Processes (3)
Same as MGMT 5600(460). The theoretical and research contribution of the
behavioral sciences to management and administration are examined and
applied to selected organizational situations. Areas to be considered
from the standpoint of both individual and organizational
performance are communication, motivation, conflict, decision making,
goal setting, leadership, organizational design, climate, development,
and control. Utilizing a systems perspective, the course attempts to develop
in each student an ability to analyze and solve organizational problems.
6680(468) Negotiating Workplace Conflict (3)
Prerequisites: PPA/MGMT 5600(460), and Graduate Standing. Same as MGMT
5612(419) and Soc 5451(468). Examines conflict and cooperation between
individuals, groups, and organizations over the control of work. A central
theme is how this conflict is expressed, controlled, and resolved. Students
will participate in exercises to learn the basics of two-party negotiations.
6750(475) Introduction to Evaluation Research Methods (3)
Prerequisites: At least one course in Research Design and Statistics at
the graduate level. Same as Psych 5475(475), Soc 5475(475), and CCJ
5475(475). A comparative study of research strategies with regard to
data sources, data collection, and modes of analysis that are appropriate
for program evaluation research. Attention is given to observational,
survey, and quasi-experimental designs.
6800(480) Management Information Systems (3)
rerequisite: Econ 3150(301). Same as MS/IS 6800(480). An overview of
management information systems is presented, including various information
systems concepts
and technologies. Students are introduced to a mainframe operating system,
a microcomputer-based operating system, and a programming language. Students
are also exposed to several common microcomputer-based software applications.
6900(419) Cases in Public Policy Administration (3)
Prerequisites: 24 hours of public policy administration courses, at least
15 of which are in core courses. This capstone course intensively analyzes
public policy administration cases drawn from a variety of issues and
settings.
6950(495) Internship (3)
Independent study involving work with an appropriate public, private,
or nonprofit agency.
6990(499) Exit Project Research (1)
Prerequisites: Completion of or simultaneous enrollment in other degree
requirement courses. The exit project is viewed as the capstone of the
MPPA program. As such, it is meant to be undertaken toward the end of
a student's program, usually during the final semester. Its purpose is
to provide evidence to the faculty that the degree candidate has mastered
the skills acquired in the various courses completed during residence
at the University and can apply them to the analysis of a practical research
problem.
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