Model Curriculum Plan
Model Curriculum Plan 1: Master of Public Affairs Degree
The Graduate Portfolio Program in Dispute Resolution can be completed within the usual two-year program, while still leaving room for 2 additional electives.
Fall Semester, First Year
Policy Development, 3 hours
Political Economy I, 3 hours
Applied Quantitative Analysis I, 3 hours
Policy Research Project, 4 hours
Spring Semester, First Year
Public Administration and Management, 3 hours
Elective in Dispute Resolution, 3 hours
Applied Quantitative Analysis II, 3 hours
Policy Research Project, 4 hours
Summer Semester, First Year
Summer Internship (with Dispute Resolution focus), 4 hours
Fall Semester, Second Year
Political Economy II, 3 hours
Elective in Dispute Resolution, 3 hours
Public Financial Management, 3 hours
Elective, 3 hours
Spring Semester, Second Year
Professional Report, 3 hours
Elective in Dispute Resolution, 3 hours
Elective in Dispute Resolution, 3 hours
Elective, 3 hours