Public Affairs/Urban and Regional Planning MPA/MURP

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Background and Purpose

Public administration and urban and regional planning have many aspects in common. To provide students with an excellent education through understanding of both professions, the School of Public Affairs and the College of Architecture and Planning have developed a dual degree program. Students can obtain both master of public administration (MPA) and master of urban and regional planning (MURP) degrees with a minimum of 63 semester hours, as compared to a total of 87 semester hours to complete both degrees independently.

To be eligible for the dual MPA/MURP degree program, students must be admitted to each of the two schools under their respective admission procedures and standards and indicate an intention to pursue the dual degree. Students will take all the core courses and the advanced seminar in public policy and management required for an MPA, plus the core and concentration requirements necessary for the MURP.

Students in each school must apply to the other school before completing 18 hours in their respective programs. Upon admission to both schools, students will be assigned an advisor in each school to work out a specific degree plan.

Core and Elective Requirements

Core Courses (42 semester hours)

MURP

URPL 5501 - Planning Issues and Processes Summer 2010 Registration: URP 5501
URPL 5511 - Planning Methods II Summer 2010 Registration: URP 5511
URPL 5520 - Urban Spatial Analysis Summer 2010 Registration: URP 5520
URPL 5530 - Planning Law Summer 2010 Registration: URP 5530
URPL 6630 - Planning Studio I Summer 2010 Registration: URP 6630
URPL 6631 - Planning Studio II Summer 2010 Registration: URP 6631

Total: 18 Hours

MPA

PUAD 5001 - Introduction to Public Administration and Public Service Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5001
PUAD 5002 - Organizational Management and Change Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5002
PUAD 5004 - Economics and Public Finance Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5004
PUAD 5005 - The Policy Process and Democracy Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5005
PUAD 5006 - Leadership and Professional Ethics Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5006

Total: 15 Hours

Take one of two

PUAD 5003 - Research and Analytic Methods Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5003
URPL 5510 - Planning Methods I Summer 2010 Registration: URP 5510

Total: 3 Hours

Additional Course Work (21 semester hours)

MURP

12 hours if URPL 5510 elected, or 15 hours if PUAD 5003 elected. Courses are to be selected with MURP advisor’s approval.

URPL 5510 - Planning Methods I Summer 2010 Registration: URP 5510
PUAD 5003 - Research and Analytic Methods Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5003

Total: 12-15 Hours

MPA

6 hours if PUAD 5003 elected, or 9 hours if URPL 5510 elected.

PUAD 5003 - Research and Analytic Methods Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5003
URPL 5510 - Planning Methods I Summer 2010 Registration: URP 5510

Total: 6-9 Hours

Practicum

PUAD 5361 - Advanced Seminar in Public Policy and Management Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5361 (3 hours required)

Total: 3 Hours (required)

Electives

Take one of the following or another option with MPA advisor’s approval (3 hours):

PUAD 5250 - Intergovernmental Management Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5250
PUAD 5410 - Administrative Law Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5410
PUAD 5440 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5440
PUAD 5502 - Public Financial Management and Policy Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5502
PUAD 5503 - Governmental Budgeting Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5503
PUAD 5540 - Organization Development Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5540
PUAD 5625 - Local Government Management Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5625
PUAD 5626 - Local Government Politics and Policy Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5626
PUAD 5631 - Seminar in Environmental Politics and Policy Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5631
PUAD 5632 - Seminar in Environmental Management Summer 2010 Registration: P AD 5632