The following areas are available:
Managing Human Resources and Organizations
Policy Research and Analysis
Local Government Management
Health Policy
Nonprofit Organization Management and Leadership
Individualized Focus Area
Internships
Graduate Certificate Program in
Nonprofit Organization Management and Leadership
The program includes 40 hours, 28 in the core curriculum sequence and 12 in a special field chosen by students in consultation with their advisors.
Prerequisites
Students must demonstrate competency in microcomputer-based applications, including spreadsheets, databases, and Internet use. These competencies must be acquired at the beginning of the degree program, if students are not already familiar with these applications. Competency may be demonstrated by examination, by successfully completing approved non-credit courses in spreadsheets and databases, or by completing PPA 480(6800), Management Information Systems.
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
440(6400), Proseminar in Public Policy Administration
460(6600), Organizational Behavior and Administrative Processes
Budgeting
418(6180), Governmental Budgeting and Financial Control
Economics
408(6080), Microeconomics for Policy Analysis
421(6210), Public Sector Microeconomics
Policy Analysis
410(6100), Introduction to Policy Analysis
419(6190), Cases in Public Policy Analysis
Statistics and Applications
401(6010), Introduction to Policy Research
475(6750), Introduction to Evaluation Research Methods
Exit Project
499(6990), 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 499(6990) examining a problem in public policy administration in the final semester. PPA 419(6190) is a capstone course and should be taken toward 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 focus area in consultation with their advisors.
Prior to the completion of 15 hours in the MPPA program, students should identify a specialization. Specific requirements for each focus area are as follows:
1) Managing Human Resources and Organizations
a. Required (3 hours)
PPA 449(6490), Human Resources in the Public Sector
b.Electives – 9 hours chosen from:
MGMT 462(5611), Advanced Organizational Behavior and Administrative Processes
MGMT 463(5624), Organizational Training
Econ 480(6400), Labor Economics
PPA 468(6680), Negotiating Workplace Conflict
Soc 424(5424), Conflict Management in Organizations
Pol Sci 341(3470), Collective Bargaining
PPA 495, Internship – 3 hours (in assignment relevant to specialization)
2)Policy Research and Analysis
a. Required (6 hours)
PPA 365(4650), Introduction to Econometrics or
Pol Sci 402(6402), Intermediate Techniques in Policy Research
AND one of the following:
Pol Sci 411(6411), Seminar in Policy Analysis OR
Soc 331(4331), Qualitative Methods in Social Research
OR Pol Sci 403(6403), Advanced Techniques in Policy Research
b.Electives – 6 hours Chosen from (may include courses listed above but not counted towards specialization requirement)
Econ 317(3510), Public Finance
Econ 360(4550), Natural Resource Economics
Econ 480(6400), Labor Economics
Econ 490(6900), Advanced Topics in Economic Analysis
Pol Sci 404(6404), Multi-Method Research
Pol Sci 422(6422), Law, Courts, and Public Policy
Soc 432(5432), Survey Research Methods
PPA 495, Internship (in assignment relevant to the specialization
Students cannot receive credit for both Econ 365(4100) and Pol Sci 402(6402) or for both Econ 366(4110) and Pol Sci 403(6403)
3) Local Government Management
a. Required - 6 hours
PPA 434(6340), Seminar in City Administration AND EITHER
Pol Sci 470(6470), Seminar in Urban Politics OR
Pol Sci 471(6471), Seminar in Urban Politics
b. Electives – 6 hours Choose from:
PPA 449(6490), Human Resources in the Public Sector
PPA 394(4940), Leadership and Management in Nonprofit Organizations
PPA 451(6510), Urban and Regional Planning and Public Policy
PPA 435, Issues in Urban Management
Econ 317(3510), Public Finance: State and Local
Econ 470(6700), Political Economy of Metropolitan Areas
Soc 426(5426), Community and Regional Conflict Intervention
Pol Sci 432(6432), Intergovernmental Relations
PPA 495, Internship (in assignment relevant to specialization)
NOTE: Students interested in careers in local government management are strongly encouraged to take PPA 449(6490), Human Resources in the Public Sector, as one of their electives.
4) Health Policy
a. Required 9 hours:
PPA 443(6430), Health Care Policy
PPA 446(6460), Selected Topics in Health Care Policy: Comparative Health Policy
Econ 471(6750), Political Economy of Health Care OR
Econ 472(6760), Health Economics
b. Electives – 3 hours Chosen from (may include courses listed above but not counted toward specialization requirement):
PPA 446(6460), Selected Topics in Health Care Policy (with different substantive area from comparative health policy)
Soc 447(5447), Health Policy and the Elderly
Ger 376(4376), Mental Health and Aging
Ger 401(6401), Health and Wellness in the Elderly
Ger 441(6441), Aging and Health Behavior
PPA 495, Internship (in assignment relevant to the specializtation)
5) Nonprofit Organization Management and Leadership
a. Required 9 hours
PPA 391 A, B, C, (4911,4912,4913), Management Issues in Non Profit Organizations:
Staff Management Issues; Legal Issues; Financial Issues
PPA 394(4940), Leadership and Management in Non Profit Organizations
PPA 396(4960), American Philanthropy and Non Profit Resource Development
b) Electives - 3 hours chosen from:
PPA 449(6490), Human Resources in the Public Sector PPA 455(6550), Strategic and Program Planning for Nonprofit Organizations
Soc 424(5424), Conflict Management in Organizations
Soc 426(5426), Community and Regional Conflict Intervention
Soc 430(5430), Policy Mediation Processes
Soc 444(5444), Social Policy and Community Planning
BA 343(3451), Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Entities
BA 405(5100), Managerial Communication
BA 412(5900), Public Policies Toward Business
BA 470, Contemporary Marketing Concepts
Psych 412(7412), Social Psychology
PPA 495, Internship (in assignment relevant to the specialization)
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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 PPA 495, Internship (in an assignment relevant to the focus area) unless the student has significant public or nonprofit sector experience.
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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 may receive up to 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.
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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:
1. Leadership and Management in Nonprofit Organizations (3 hours) (Political Science 394(4940) same as Public Policy Administration 394(4940), Sociology, or Social Work 308(4940)
2. Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations: Staff Management Issues (1 hour) (Political Science, Public Policy Administration, and Social Work 391-A(4911)
3. Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations: Legal Issues in Governing and Managing Nonprofit Organizations (1) (Political Science, Public Policy Administration, and Social Work 391-B(4912)
4. Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations: Financial Issues (Political Science, Public Policy Administration, and Social Work 391-C(4913)
5. American Philanthropy and Nonprofit Resource Development (3 hours) (Pol Sci and Soc Wk 396(4960)
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 400 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.
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