The heart of NYU Wagner's programs is our faculty. An amalgam of full-time, clinical/research/visiting, and adjunct professors, they are outstanding teachers, expert researchers and committed practitioners.
The heart of NYU Wagner's programs is our faculty. An amalgam of full-time, clinical/research/visiting, and adjunct professors, they are outstanding teachers, expert researchers and committed practitioners.
The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service is home to research and policy centers, institutes, and initiatives that focus on solving urban problems and strengthening public policy and public service nationally and around the world.
Ranked #6 in Public Affairs by U.S. News & World Report, the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service educates the future leaders of public, nonprofit, healthcare and private sector organizations addressing the world's critical issues.
Students arrive at NYU with the desire to serve the public. They leave with the skills and experience to bring about change. Combining coursework in management, finance and policy with cutting-edge research and work experience in urban communities, the NYU Wagner education will enable you to transform your personal commitment into public leadership.
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The Management Specialization prepares students to lead and manage organizations around the world. The curriculum begins with the premise that the public, nonprofit and private sectors are inextricably linked, and that managers and leaders in one sector need to appreciate the demands, opportunities, and constraints of the other sectors. To help students develop the appropriate breadth and depth of skills after completing the core management course, CORE-GP 1020, Managing Public Service Organizations, the curriculum is arranged in three Areas of Expertise: Strategy & Organizations, Human Resources & Organizational Behavior, and Performance Management & Operations. Each Area of Expertise is organized around a cluster of courses and includes one course that is required of students specializing in management.
Students must complete the following 12 credits:*
Students must also take a total of 8 credits from the following courses:
This area of expertise teaches students skills in designing organizations, systems and strategies that anticipate and respond effectively to dynamic and complex environments. These courses develop an understanding of the multiple stakeholders for which organizations are responsible and the collaborative and competitive dynamics in fields and sectors. Another way to think of this area is that it helps students understand the "big picture" as they build organizations for long-term prosperity. The required course in this area is PADM-GP 2110, Strategic Management.
View CoursesThis area of expertise develops students' skills in a variety of interpersonal, organizational and leadership processes. These skills include: supervising and motivating employees to do their best work, working in groups and teams, influencing up and down hierarchies and across social networks, negotiating and managing conflict with others, learning from cultural diversity, and reflecting on and changing one's own practice. Another way to think of this area is that these courses help students manage themselves and others in organizational contexts.
The required course in this area is PADM-GP 2135, Developing Human Resources.
View CoursesThis area of expertise provides students with skills needed to manage operations, measure performance, analyze data, and report outcomes for all stages in the production process, from inputs (e.g., financial and human resources) to operational activities (e.g., project planning, budgeting and service delivery) to short-term outputs and long-term outcomes. Another way to think of this area is that it helps students plan and manage the day-to-day work of organizations by building appropriate infrastructures and systems to ensure their success.
The required course in this area is PADM-GP 2170, Performance Measurement & Management.
View CoursesManagement students choose one of the following Capstone courses. All Capstones begin in the fall and are completed at the end of the spring semester. Full-time students who begin in the spring semester typically need 2½ years to complete their degree.
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A helpful document that organizes the Wagner Management Curriculum by Topic Area. To access the document, click here.
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