Master of science in management
Executive MPA
Gaby Schoenfeld, Assistant Director, Executive MPA & Dual Degree Programs
The Executive Master of Public Administration degree is designed to give students advanced competency in management and financial management. The strength of the Executive MPA program is in the flexibility of the curriculum; with the help of a team of program and faculty advisors, students choose their courses from Wagner and throughout NYU. The sample schedules listed below are for illustrative purposes only and are not a set of requirements.
Summary of General Requirements
I. Executive MPA Core (3 courses/12 credits)
- P11.2193 The Core of Leadership in Public Service
- P11.2194 Strategic Leadership
- P11.1021 Financial Management or proficiency
II. Elective/Focus Courses (20 credits)
Students choose from a variety of four and two-credit Wagner courses. Click here to view a listing of Wagner courses by topic area.
Click here for more information about taking graduate-level courses in other NYU schools. (EMPA students may take up to 8 credits outside of Wagner towards their degree.)
III. End Event (1 course/4 credits)
- P11.2190 Leadership Confronted
Sample Schedules:
Executive MPA:
Focus in Public-Nonprofit Management
I. Executive MPA Core (3 courses/12 credits)
II. Focus in Public-Nonprofit Management (20 credits)
- P11.2116 Developing Management Skills
- P11.2125 Foundations of Nonprofit Management
- P11.2135 Managing Human Resources
- P11.4130 Financial Accounting Process and Elements
- P11.4201 Conflict Management and Negotiation
III. End Event - 1 course/4 credits
Executive MPA:
Focus in Public-Nonprofit Financial Management
I. Executive MPA Core (3 courses/12 credits)
II. Focus in Public-Nonprofit Financial Management (20 credits)
- P11.2140 Public Economics and Finance
- P11.2142 Financial Management for Nonprofit and International NGOs
- P11.2143 Cost Management and Analysis: Government and Nonprofit
- P11.2820 Health Planning and Information Management
- P11.2845 Cost Effectiveness
- P11.4130 Financial Accounting Process and Elements
- P11.4210 Governmental Financial Condition Analysis
III. End Event (1 course/4 credits)
Executive MPA:
Focus in Health Services Management
I. Executive MPA Core (3 courses/12 credits)
II. Focus in Health Services Management (20 credits)
- P11.1832 Health Economics and Payment Systems
- P11.1833 Health Services Management
- P11.2821 Healthcare Management Information Systems
- P11.2825 Managing Health Services Operations
- P11.2832 Human Resources Management in Health Care Organizations
- P11.2842 Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations
III. End Event (1 course/4 credits)
Executive MPA:
Focus in Health Services Financial Management
I. Executive MPA Core (3 courses/12 credits)
II. Focus in Health Financial Management (20 credits)
- P11.1832 Health Economics and Payment Systems
- P11.2842 Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations
- P11.2821 Healthcare Management Information Systems
- P11.2845 Advanced Health Care Payment Systems
- P11.4130 Financial Accounting Process and Elements
- P11.4210 Governmental Financial Condition Analysis
III. End Event (1 course/4 credits)
