MPSL in Community and Economic Development

Areas of Study Overview

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Community and Economic Development explores how community and government leaders work together to build critical organizations and partnerships such as community-based services, arts centers, downtown businesses, and a variety of urban renewal and redevelopment projects.

Credit Distribution

I. Core (18 Credits)

MPL-5820	Law, Ethics, and Decision Making in the Public Sector	3
MPL-5100	Research Methods in Public Service	3
MSP-6740	Municipal Finance	3
MPL-5800	Public Service Leadership and Governance	3
MNP-5050	Organizational Management and Leadership in Public Service	3
MNP-5300	Human Resource Management for Public Service	3

II. Area of Study (12 Credits)

MSP-5200	Community and Economic Development and Leadership	3
MNP-5150	Leading Strategic Change in Public Service	3
MPL-5200	Program Analysis and Evaluation	3
MSP-6620	Practical Grant Writing	3

III. Public Service Elective (3 Credits)

IV. Capstone (3 Credits)

MPL-7100

Public Service Capstone

3

Total Credit Hours: 36

Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of the area of study in Community and Economic Development, graduates will be able to:

• demonstrate a working knowledge of the issues in community development;
• summarize the policies that influence community development decisions approaches and analyze how they are applied; and
• compare and contrast how different tools are applied to solve community economic development problems.

(offered under MPSL and M.S. degree in Management programs)

Degree Timeline

MPSL Community and Economic Development	Potential Timeline – July
First Graduate Term July start	MSP-5200: Community and Economic Development and Leadership MSP-6740: Municipal Finance
Second Graduate Term September	MNP-5050: Organizational Management and Leadership in Public Service MNP-5150: Leading Strategic Change in Public Service
Third Graduate Term November	MPL-5820: Law, Ethics, and Decision Making in the Public Sector MPL-5100: Research Methods in Public Service
Fourth Graduate Term January	MNP-5250: Project Leadership and Communications in Public Service MSP-6620: Practical Grant Writing
Fifth Graduate Term March	MNP-5300: Human Resource Management for Public Service MPL-5800: Public Service Leadership and Governance
Sixth Graduate Term May	MPL-7100: Public Service Capstone Elective

 

MPSL Community and Economic Development	Potential Timeline – September
First Graduate Term September start	MPL-5100: Research Methods in Public Service MPL-5200: Program Analysis and Evaluation
Second Graduate Term November	MPL-5820: Law, Ethics, and Decision Making in the Public Sector MNP-5300: Human Resource Management for Public Service
Third Graduate Term January	MNP-5150: Leading Strategic Change in Public Service MSP-6620: Practical Grant Writing
Fourth Graduate Term March	MPL-5800: Public Service Leadership and Governance
Fifth Graduate Term May	MNP-5050: Organizational Management and Leadership in Public Service Elective
Sixth Graduate Term November	MPL-7100: Public Service Capstone MSP-6740: Municipal Finance

 

MPSL Community and Economic Development	Potential Timeline – November
First Graduate Term November start	MPL-5100: Research Methods in Public Service MNP-5300: Human Resource Management for Public Service
Second Graduate Term January	MNP-5150: Leading Strategic Change in Public Service MSP-6620: Practical Grant Writing
Third Graduate Term March	MPL-5800: Public Service Leadership and Governance MPL-5200: Program Analysis and Evaluation
Fourth Graduate Term May	MPL-5820: Law, Ethics, and Decision Making in the Public Sector MNP-5250: Project Leadership and Communications in Public Service
Fifth Graduate Term July	MSP-5200: Community and Economic Development and Leadership MSP-6740: Municipal Finance
Sixth Graduate Term September	Elective MPL-7100: Public Service Capstone

 

MPSL Community and Economic Development	Potential Timeline – January
First Graduate Term January start	MPL-5100: Research Methods in Public Service MSP-6740: Municipal Finance
Second Graduate Term March	MPL-5800: Public Service Leadership and Governance MPL-5200: Program Analysis and Evaluation
Third Graduate Term May	MSP-5200: Community and Economic Development and Leadership MPL-5820: Law, Ethics, and Decision Making in the Public Sector
Fourth Graduate Term July	MNP-5250: Project Leadership and Communications in Public Service MNP-5050: Organizational Management and Leadership in Public Service
Fifth Graduate Term September	MNP-5150: Leading Strategic Change in Public Service MSP-6620: Practical Grant Writing
Sixth Graduate Term November	Elective MPL-7100: Public Service Capstone

 

MPSL Community and Economic Development	Potential Timeline – March
First Graduate Term March start	MPL-5800: Public Service Leadership and Governance MPL-5200:Program Analysis and Evaluation
Second Graduate Term May	MSP-5200: Community and Economic Development and Leadership MPL-5820: Law, Ethics, and Decision Making in the Public Sector
Third Graduate Term July	MNP-5250: Project Leadership and Communications in Public Service MSP-6740: Municipal Finance
Fourth Graduate Term September	MNP-5150: Leading Strategic Change in Public Service MSP-6620: Practical Grant Writing
Fifth Graduate Term November	MPL-5100: Research Methods in Public Service MNP-5050: Organizational Management and Leadership in Public Service OR MNP-5300: Human Resource Management for Public Service
Sixth Graduate Term January	Elective MPL-7100: Public Service Capstone

 

MPSL Community and Economic Development	Potential Timeline – May
First Graduate Term May start	MPL-5820: Law, Ethics, and Decision Making in the Public Sector MSP-5200: Community and Economic Development and Leadership
Second Graduate Term July	MNP-5250: Project Leadership and Communications in Public Service MSP-6740: Municipal Finance
Third Graduate Term September	MPL-5200: Program Analysis and Evaluation MPL-5800: Public Service Leadership and Governance
Fourth Graduate Term November	MNP-5300: Human Resource Management for Public Service MPL-5100: Research Methods in Public Service
Fifth Graduate Term January	MNP-5150: Leading Strategic Change in Public Service MSP-6620: Practical Grant Writing
Sixth Graduate Term March	Elective MPL-7100: Public Service Capstone