MPA Course Sequencing
FULL-TIME SCHEDULE of 12 units per semester
*PPD 543 Internship Seminar is required for pre-service students only (students who do not have two years full-time work experience.)
| 1st Year Fall | 1st Year Spring | 1st Year Summer | 2nd Year Fall | 2nd Year Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPD 540: Fundamentals of Public Administration (4 Units) | PPD 541: Public Financial Management and Budgeting (4 Units) | Optional | PPD 543: Internship Seminar (Pre-Service Students Only) (1 Unit) | Management Elective (One from either: PPD 555- Public Policy Formulation and Implementation, PPD 672 – Collaborative Governance, PPDE 649 – International Development NGOs, PPD 673 – Strategic Planning in the Public Sector, PPD 675- Nonprofit Management and Leadership, PPD 677- International Development Administration) (4 Units) |
| PPD 545: Public & Nonprofit Organizational Behavior (4 Units) | PPDE 505: Professional Workshop in Public Administration (2 Units) | Analytic Elective (One from either: PPD 542 Policy and Program Evaluation, PPD 557 Modeling and Operations Research PPD 558 Multivariate Statistical Analysis, PPD 560 Methods for Policy Analysis, PPD 587 Risk Analysis, PPDE 651 Python for Public Policy and Management) (4 Units) | PPD 546: Capstone (4 Units) | |
| PPD 503: Economics for Public Policy (4 Units) –OR– PPD 504: Essential Statistics for Public Management (2 Units) | PPD 503: Economics for Public Policy (4 Units) –OR– PPD 504: Essential Statistics for Public Management (2 Units) | Elective (4 Units) | ||
| Elective (4 Units) |
FULL-TIME SCHEDULE of 8 units per semester
*PPD 543 Internship Seminar is required for pre-service students only (students who do not have two years full-time work experience.)
| 1st Year Fall | 1st Year Spring | 1st Year Summer | 2nd Year Fall | 2nd Year Spring | 2nd Year Summer optional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPD 540: Fundamentals of Public Administration (4 Units) | PPD 541: Public Financial Management and Budgeting (4 Units) | PPD 503: Economics for Public Policy (4 Units) | PPD 543: Internship Seminar (Pre-Service Students Only) (1 Unit) | Management Elective (One from either: PPD 555- Public Policy Formulation and Implementation, PPD 672 – Collaborative Governance, PPDE 649 – International Development NGOs, PPD 673 – Strategic Planning in the Public Sector, PPD 675- Nonprofit Management and Leadership, PPD 677- International Development Administration) (4 Units) Management) | PPD 546: Capstone (4 Units) |
| PPD 545: Public & Nonprofit Organizational Behavior (4 Units) | PPDE 505: Professional Workshop in Public Administration (2 Units) | Elective (4 Units) | Analytic Elective (One from either: PPD 542 Policy and Program Evaluation, PPD 557 Modeling and Operations Research PPD 558 Multivariate Statistical Analysis, PPD 560 Methods for Policy Analysis, PPD 587 Risk Analysis, PPDE 651 Python for Public Policy and Management) (4 Units) | PPD 546: Capstone (4 Units) | Elective (4 Units) |
| PPD 504: Essential Statistics for Public Management (2 Units) | Elective (4 Units) |
PART-TIME SCHEDULE of 4 units per semester
*PPD 543 – Internship Seminar is required for pre-service students only (students who do not have two years full-time work experience.)
| 1st Year Fall | 1st Year Spring | 1st Year Summer | 2nd Year Fall | 2nd Year Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPD 540: Fundamentals Of Public Administration (4 Units) | PPD 504: Essential Statistics for Public Management (2 Units) | PPD 503: Economics for Public Policy (4 Units) | PPD 543: Internship Seminar (Pre-Service Students Only) (1 Unit) | PPD 541: Public Financial Management and Budgeting (4 Units) |
| PPDE 505: Professional Workshop in Public Administration (2 Units) | PPD 545: Public & Nonprofit Organizational Behavior (4 Units) |
| 3rd Year Fall | 3rd Year Spring | 3rd Year Summer | 4th Year Fall | 4th Year Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytic Elective (One from either: PPD 542 Policy and Program Evaluation, PPD 557 Modeling and Operations Research PPD 558 Multivariate Statistical Analysis, PPD 560 Methods for Policy Analysis, PPD 587 Risk Analysis, PPDE 651 Python for Public Policy and Management) (4 Units) | Management Elective (One from either: PPD 555- Public Policy Formulation and Implementation, PPD 672 – Collaborative Governance, PPDE 649 – International Development NGOs, PPD 673 – Strategic Planning in the Public Sector, PPD 675- Nonprofit Management and Leadership, PPD 677- International Development Administration) (4 Units) | Elective (4 Units) | Analytic Elective (One from either: PPD 542 Policy and Program Evaluation, PPD 557 Modeling and Operations Research PPD 558 Multivariate Statistical Analysis, PPD 560 Methods for Policy Analysis, PPD 587 Risk Analysis, PPDE 651 Python for Public Policy and Management) (4 Units) | PPD 546: Capstone (4 Units) |
| —OR— Elective (4 Units) | —OR— Elective (4 Units) |