George W. Romney Institute of Public Management
Master of Public Administration, Program of Study 2015-2017
August 10, 2015
Areas of Emphasis and Career Options:
SEMESTER
Fall 2015
Local Government Management
Nonprofit Management
Finance & Management Analysis
MPA/JD
Federal Government
PhD Preparation
Dept.
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P MGT
612
Economic Decision Making for Managers
Required
3 Ty Turley
P MGT
632
Applied Decision Analysis
Required
3 Chris Silvia
P MGT
641
Organizational Behavior
Required
3 Jeff Thompson
P MGT
CLASS TITLE
TYPE
642R Executive Lecture Series (block 1 & 2)
CREDITS
Required
1 Tanya Harmon/Vicki Okerlund
3 Aaron Miller
P MGT
662
Communication in Public Administration
Required
P MGT
684
Administrative Environment
Required
3 Rex Facer
SUBTOTAL
Winter 2016
PROFESSOR
16
P MGT
603
Accounting
P MGT
622
Government Finance
Required
P MGT
623
Nonprofit Structure and Tax
NP Elective
Aaron Miller
P MGT
624
Nonprofit Finance
NP Elective
Aaron Miller
P MGT
630
Statistical Analysis
Required
3 Eva Witesman
P MGT
640
Human Resource Management
Required
3 Lori Wadsworth
P MGT
Required
Take either 622 OR 623/624
3 Dean Lundell
3 Ray Nelson
642R Negotiations (first block)
Required
0.5 Aaron Miller
Choose one or two elective classes--figure out what will help you most in the internship you hope to have!
3
SUBTOTAL
15.5
Internship (or Ghana Study Abroad)
Spring 2016
SUBTOTAL
0
Internship (or China Study Abroad))
Summer 2016
SUBTOTAL
0
P MGT
628
Public Program Evaluation
Required
3 Eva Witesman
P MGT
682
Ethics for Management
Required
3 David Hart
3
Fall 2016
3
3
SUBTOTAL
15
P MGT
686
PA Capstone
Required
3 Lori Wadsworth
P MGT
683
Legal Issues
Required
3 Carl Hernandez
3
Winter 2017
3
SUBTOTAL
GRADUATE April
57 Required for Graduation
TOTAL
12
58.5
An emphasis is not required: you can be a generalist.
Specific classes recommended for each career path. To claim an emphasis, specific classes are required.
See a current class list to determine when elective and emphasis classes are offered
One class from the "Non- P MGT" list can count toward the 57 credits required for graduation. Other classes might coun IF prior approval is received.
Graduate students may register for up to 19 credits per semester, including undergraduate and other graduate classes
If you takea Religion classes ask the instructor for an audit code rather than taking the class for credit
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