PNP - Finance - Checksheet

MPA-PNP: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCE

I. DEGREE CORE REQUIREMENTS [15 CREDITS]

Students must complete or waive the following courses:

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
CORE-GP.1011	Statistical Methods	None	Fall, Spring, Summer	3
CORE-GP.1018	Microeconomics	None	Fall, Spring	3
CORE-GP.1020	Management and Leadership	None	Fall, Spring, Summer	3
CORE-GP.1021	Financial Management	None	Fall, Spring, Summer	3
CORE-GP.1022	Introduction to Public Policy	None	Fall, Spring	3

II. SPECIALIZATION REQUIREMENTS [9 credits]

Students must complete the following courses:

✔	Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
	PADM-GP.2140	Public Economics	CORE-GP.1011, CORE-GP.1018; CORE-GP.1021 or MSPP-GP.4021 concurrently	Fall, Spring	3
	PADM-GP.2142	Financial Management II	CORE-GP.1021	Spring	3

Students must also choose and complete one of the following (and are encouraged to complete both):

✔	Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
	PADM-GP.2147	Corporate Finance and Public Policy	CORE-GP.1021 or MSPP-GP.4021	Fall, Spring	3
	PADM-GP.2902	Multiple Regression and Introduction to Econometrics	CORE-GP.1011	Fall, Spring, Summer	3

III. CAPSTONE [3 credits]

To be eligible for Capstone, all students must have: earned at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA, declared a specialization, fulfilled the Professional Experience Requirement, and completed the course prerequisite listed for their choice of Capstone (see below).

Students must complete ONE of the two following pairs:

✔	Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	credits
	CAP-GP 3401 (Fall) AND CAP-GP 3402 (Spring)	Capstone: Advanced Projects in Policy, Management, Finance, and Advocacy I & II	CORE-GP: 1011, 1018, 1020, 1021, 1022; AND 2 of the 3 specialization required courses: PADM-GP: 2140, 2142; 2147 or 2902	1.5 credits (Fall) AND 1.5 credits (Spring)
	CAP-GP 3148 (Fall) AND CAP-GP 3149 (Spring)	Capstone: Advanced Research Projects in Quantitative Analysis I & II	PREREQUISITES (taken PRIOR to Capstone year): CORE-GP: 1011, 1018, 1020, 1021, 1022 AND PADM-GP 2902; AND CO-REQUISITES (taken no later than fall of Capstone year): Choose ONE Adv. Econ course; PADM-GP 2140, HPAM-GP 4830, URPL-GP 2608, PADM-GP 2203, PADM-GP 2441; AND PADM-GP 2171	1.5 credits (Fall) AND 1.5 credits (Spring)

IV. ELECTIVE COURSES [18 credits]

Focus Areas

Focus Areas are optional groupings of courses to help you choose electives. You can go deeper in your specialization and develop more advanced skills by choosing electives within the specialization-related focus areas below. To pursue depth in a focus area we suggest completing 9 credits. To pursue breadth, you may also choose electives across focus areas.

Public Economics and Finance

This focus area allows students to apply the principles of economics to specific sectors, topics, or issues concerned specifically with resource allocation, generation, and distribution.

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
PADM-GP.2138	Macroeconomics: Policy Challenges for the US & Global Economy	CORE-GP.1018 and CORE-GP.1021	Spring	3
PADM-GP.2139	Behavioral Economics and Public Policy Design	CORE-GP.1011 and CORE-GP.1018	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2149	Cost-Benefit Analysis	CORE-GP.1018, CORE-GP.1021	Spring	3
PADM-GP.2150	Financial Markets and Crises	CORE-GP 1021	Spring	3
PADM-GP.2203	Economics of International Development	CORE-GP.1011 and CORE-GP.1018	Fall, Spring	3
PADM-GP.2245	Financing Local Government in Developing Countries	CORE-GP.1018, PADM-GP.2201	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2441	The Economics of Education: Policy and Finance	CORE-GP.1011 and CORE-GP.1018	Fall	3
URPL-GP.2608	Urban Economics	CORE-GP.1018; Pre-or co-requisite: CORE-GP.1011	Spring	3
PADM-GP.4191	Understanding the Role Federal Tax Credits Play in the Affordable Housing & Renewable Energy Sectors	CORE-GP 1021	Fall	1.5
HPAM-GP.4830	Health Economics: Principles	CORE-GP.1011, CORE-GP.1018	Spring	1.5
HPAM-GP.4831	Health Economics: Topics in Domestic Health Policy	CORE-GP.1011, CORE-GP.1018, HPAM-GP.4830	Spring	1.5

Financial Management

This focus area allows students to concentrate on planning and controlling organizational resources. This focus area is designed to cover both short-term operating and long-term capital financing topics applied to nonprofits, governments, and healthcare organizations.

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
PADM-GP.2143	Government Budgeting	CORE-GP.1011, CORE-GP.1018, and CORE-GP.1021	Spring	3
PADM-GP.2144	Debt Financing and Management for Public Organizations	CORE-GP.1021	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2147	Corporate Finance and Public Policy	CORE-GP.1021 or MSPP-GP.4021	Fall, Spring	3
PADM-GP.2148	Introduction to Structured Finance: Strategies for Municipal, Health and Corporate Finance	CORE-GP.1021	Spring	3
URPL-GP.2639	Real Estate Finance	CORE-GP.1018, CORE-GP.1021	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2902	Multiple Regression and Introduction to Econometrics	CORE-GP.1011	Fall, Spring, Summer	3
PADM-GP.4191	Understanding the Role Federal Tax Credits Play in the Affordable Housing & Renewable Energy Sectors	CORE-GP 1021	Fall	1.5
PADM-GP.4503	Introduction to Data Analytics for Public Policy, Administration, and Management		Fall, Spring	1.5
PADM-GP.4504	Introduction to Database Design, Management, and Security	CORE-GP.1011	Spring	1.5
HPAM-GP.4840	Financial Management for Health Care Orgs - I: Financial Management and Budgeting	CORE-GP.1018 and CORE-GP.1021	Fall	1.5
HPAM-GP.4841	Financial Management for Health Care Orgs - II: Capital Financing and Advanced Issues	CORE-GP.1018, CORE-GP.1021, and HPAM-GP.4840	Fall	1.5

School-wide Focus Areas

In addition to the courses in the specialization-related elective focus areas above, to gain a breadth of knowledge and skills you may also wish to choose electives from across course offerings, including from the school-wide focus areas or a different specialization. Relevant school-wide focus areas for you to consider as an Finance student include, Cities; Data Science and Management; Philanthropy and Fundraising, and more.

TOTAL CREDITS IN DEGREE: 45

Last Updated: October 2020

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