On campus living is currently optional, but quarantine seems to have made this year’s freshman class less ready for off campus living. We want to make sure that they have a support system in place, which they will have in the dorms.
The BSPPA / MPPA 2+3 program is an accelerated program that allows outstanding BSPPA students to complete a baccalaureate degree and Master of Public Policy Administration (MPPA) degree in five years. The program allows students to apply 12 of the MPPA credit hours towards the BS, reducing the overall required hours for the two degrees from the standard 160 (120 for the BS plus 40 for the MPPA) to 148 total hours.
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:
Policy Analysis and Economics
P P ADM 6000 Introduction To Policy Analysis 3
P P ADM 6080 Microeconomics For Policy Analysis 3
P P ADM 6210 Public Sector Microeconomics 3
P P ADM 6900 Cases In Public Policy Administration 3
Public Administration and Budgeting
P P ADM 6180 Governmental Budgeting And Financial Control 3
P P ADM 6400 Proseminar In Public Administration 3
P P ADM 6600 Managing People in Organizations 3
P P ADM 6010 Introduction To Policy Research 3
P P ADM 6750 Introduction To Evaluation Research Methods 3
P P ADM 6850 Information Technology and The Public and Nonprofit Sectors 1
Total Hours 28
A thesis is not required to complete the program. However, writing is an important component of the degree, and students will complete written analyses as part of their coursework and/or internships.
Electives
Nine credit hours are taken as electives based on a student’s interest. The electives are organized into emphasis areas, listed above in the MPPA program.