Mar 28, 2024  
2010-2011 Denver Campus Catalog 
    
2010-2011 Denver Campus Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

School of Public Affairs


Departments and Programs

At A Glance: School of Public Affairs 

Complete course list for the School of Public Affairs 

Dean: Paul Teske
Associate Dean: Linda deLeon
Associate Dean, Colorado Springs: Teresa Schwart
Assistant Deans, Denver:
Jeanne Paradeis
Kelly Hupfeld

Contact

Office:
Lawrence Street Center, Fifth Floor
1380 Lawrence Street
Telephone: 303-315-2228
Fax: 303-315-2229
E-mail: spa@ucdenver.edu
Web site: www.spa.ucdenver.edu

Mailing Address
School of Public Affairs
Campus Box 142
P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217

Current Student Inquiries  

Telephone: 303-315-2228
Graduate Students Last Name A–K:
Dawn.Savage@ucdenver.edu
Graduate Students Last Name L–Z:
Antoinette.Sandoval@ucdenver.edu
Undergraduate Students
brendan.hardy@ucdenver.edu


Prospective Student Inquiries - PhD & MPA
Annie Davies    
Telephone: 303-315-2896      
E-mail: spa@ucdenver.edu

     
Prospective Student Inquiries - BA & MCJ       
Brendan Hardy       
Telephone:  303-315-2227   
E-mail: spa@ucdenver.edu

Application Deadlines

Undergraduate
Fall—July 22
Spring—December 1
Summer—May 3

MPA &MCJ

Preferred Deadline Final
Fall March 15 August 1
Spring
Summer
October 15
March 15
December 1
May 1
PhD
Fall admission only—Feb. 1
   

 

Graduates of the School of Public Affairs (SPA) are prepared to lead the field, solve pressing social issues and change communities for the better. Nationally ranked for excellence, SPA offers programs in multiple locations: on the UC Denver, Denver Campus, at the Colorado Springs campus, on the Western Slope (Grand Junction) and through the nation’s oldest online MPA and brand new online MCJ. The school offers four degrees: the bachelor of arts in criminal justice, the master of public administration (MPA), the master of criminal justice (MCJ) and the PhD in public affairs. Qualified senior managers may elect to participate in the school’s executive MPA option, an innovative partnership between the school and the federal management development centers. SPA offers an accelerated MPA option as well as a variety of concentrations and dual degrees in law, economics and urban and regional planning for students with diverse interests.

SPA Students

The School of Public Affairs (SPA) attracts a dynamic mix of students, from undergraduates just beginning their public service careers to well-seasoned professionals already immersed in public or nonprofit management and policy. Students encompass a range of age and experience, and they represent the diversity of the Denver metropolitan area. SPA classrooms promote interaction among students, and the variety of backgrounds including domestic, international, pre-career and mid-careeer students enriches learning enormously.

Our graduates are leaders. They include state legislators and department heads, city managers and mayors, police chiefs and correctional administrators, nonprofit and for-profit executives, school superintendents, university presidents and faculty.

The School of Public Affairs is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration’s (NASPAA) Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation.

The Mission of SPA

The School of Public Affairs will improve the quality of public life in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West.

To achieve this mission, SPA has set the following objectives:

  • build educational and research excellence, establishing the School of Public Affairs as the best school of public affairs in the Rocky Mountain West and a top-ranked national school
  • focus on solving pressing public problems, both by helping students to build strong problem-solving skills and by committing the entire SPA community to participation in problem-solving efforts
  • strengthen SPA’s contribution to successful student career development
  • serve all of Colorado, the Mountain West and the global community

A Commitment to Community, to Public Service and to Problem Solving

The School of Public Affairs seeks students committed to public service. It prepares those students through a rigorous course of study that combines scholarship and theory while building practical analytical, management and policymaking skills. SPA faculty frequently engage students in community-centered research projects, and the school offers a variety of opportunities for students to engage in the work of its centers or to participate in events featuring visiting experts.

The Centers

The centers at the School of Public Affairs create bridges between the research-driven world of academia and the public and nonprofit sectors. This is how SPA contributes to the community—and how the school in turn seeks to provide leadership, policy solutions and ideas for societal change. The centers also enable students to engage first-hand in public policy research, work with client organizations, participate in internships and attend conferences and seminars. The SPA centers involve themselves in an impressive array of projects, from working with the Colorado Trust to helping Colorado communities establish health-delivery partnerships and studying Colorado’s homeless population.

SPA Centers

  • Institute for Policy Research and Implementation
  • Center on Domestic Violence
  • Wirth Chair in Environmental and Community Development Policy
  • Center for Education Policy Analysis
  • Center for Public/Private Sector Cooperation
  • Center for the Improvement of Public Management
  • Center on Reinventing Public Education—Denver

Departments and Programs

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Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts/Master of Public Administration

Certificate

Non Degree

Master of Criminal Justice

Master of Public Administration

Master of Public Administration/Dual Degree

Doctor of Philosophy

Bachelor of Arts/Master of Criminal Justice