Program Requirement Checksheet
EXECUTIVE MPA (EMPA): GLOBAL PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERS
I. SCHOOLWIDE CORE COURSES [9 CREDITS]
Students must complete or waive all core courses
| ✔ | Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites | Typically offered | credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXEC-GP.1194 | EMPA Seminar: Strategic Leadership for Public Service Organizations | None | Fall | 3 | |
| EXEC-GP.2201 | Institutions, Governance, and Public Sector Reform | None | Fall | 3 | |
| EXEC-GP.3190 | EMPA Seminar: Leadership Confronted | EXEC-GP.1194 | Spring | 3 |
II. ELECTIVES [18 total credits]
Students must complete 18 credits of electives.
| ✔ | Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites | Typically offered | credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
III. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING [3 credits]
Students must choose to take a Wagner course abroad OR participate in the practicum course.
| ✔ | Course Number | Course Name | Prerequisites | Typically offered | credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPAM-GP.2242 | International Health Policy and Prospects (Geneva, Switzerland) | PNP and MUP students: CORE-GP.1022 or URPL-GP.2660 and PADM-GP.2201 Health students: CORE-GP.1022, HPAM-GP.1830 or HPAM-GP.2836; PADM-GP.2201 (recommended) | Summer | 3 | |
| PADM-GP.2249 | Scaling Social Enterprises - Experiential Field Course | CORE-GP 1021 and PADM 2312 concurrently; students with relevant work or academic experience can reach out to the professor for a waiver consideration. | Spring | 3 | |
| PADM-GP.2250 | Hunger and Food Security in a Global Perspective (Accra, Ghana) | CORE-GP.1018, CORE-GP.1011, CORE-GP.1022, or equivalents or permission from the instructor. | Summer | 3 | |
| URPL-GP.2251 | Urbanization Policy in China: Untangling the Mystery | None | Summer | 3 |