PNP - International - Checksheet

MPA-PNP: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

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.2201	Institutions, Governance, and International Development	None	Fall, January, Spring	3
PADM-GP.2202	Politics of International Development	CORE-GP.1018, CORE-GP.1022 or URPL.GP 2660, and PADM-GP.2201	Fall, Spring	3
PADM-GP.2203	Economics of International Development	CORE-GP.1011 and CORE-GP.1018	Fall, Spring	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 3226 (Fall) AND CAP-GP 3227 (Spring)	Capstone: Advanced Projects in International Development Policy and Management I & II	CORE-GP 1011, 1018, 1020, 1021, 1022; AND 2 OF 3 required specialization courses: PADM-GP 2201, 2202, 2203	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, HPAPM-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. ELECTIVES [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.

Growth, Sustainability, and Inequality

Global relationships are being reshaped by economic growth together with widening inequalities. Building from Economics of International Development (PADM-GP 2203), these courses explore growth and inequality among countries and regions.

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
PADM-GP.2138	Macroeconomics, Global Markets, and Policy	CORE-GP.1018 and CORE-GP.1021	Spring	3
PADM-GP.2150	Financial Markets and Crises	CORE-GP 1021	Spring	3
PADM-GP.2214	Constructing National Development Strategies	None	Spring	3
PADM-GP.2472	Climate Economics	CORE-GP 1018 and co-requisite: CORE-GP 1011; or instructor permission	Spring	3
URPL-GP.2625	Environmental Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities	CORE-GP.1018, CORE-GP.1020, and co-requisite of one of the following courses: CORE-GP.1022, URPL-GP.1603, URPL-GP.2608, URPL-GP.2618, URPL-GP.2631, or URPL-GP.2660.	Fall	3

Organizations and Management in International Contexts

Courses in this focal area draw on theory and practice from organization and management studies to explore the human, behavioral, functional and operational dynamics of organizations operating in a global context or focusing on development goals within an international political economy. Clusters below allow students to concentrate on particular entry points or to mix and match in ways that help address career preferences.

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
PADM-GP.2139	Behavioral Economics and Public Policy Design	CORE-GP.1011 and CORE-GP.1018	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2173	Operations Management	CORE-GP.1020, CORE-GP.1011	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2186	Leadership and Social Transformation	CORE-GP.1020 or PADM-GP.2106	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2211	Program Development and Management for International Organizations	PADM-GP.2201	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2430	Multi-Sector Partnerships: A Comparative Perspective	CORE-GP.1020 or CORE-GP.1022	Spring	3
URPL-GP.2665	Decentralized Development Planning and Policy Reform in Developing Countries	CORE-GP.1022, URPL-GP.2660, or MSPP-GP.1022; and PADM-GP.2201 (or permission from instructor)	Spring	3
PADM-GP.4186	Leadership and Social Transformation	CORE-GP.1020 or PADM-GP.2106	Fall	1.5
PADM-GP.4212	Managing Humanitarian Challenges	CORE-GP.1020	Fall	1.5
PADM-GP.4217	Accountability in Humanitarian Assistance	CORE-GP.1022 or URPL-GP.2660	Spring	1.5
PADM-GP.4322	Data and AI Strategies for Social Impact Organizations		Spring	1.5
URPL-GP.4665	Decentralized Development Planning and Policy Reform in Developing Countries	CORE-GP.1022 or URPL-GP.2660; and PADM-GP.2201 (or permission from instructor)	Spring	1.5

International Finance

Courses in this focal area draw on theory and practice from public and social finance and social impact investment. Many of the courses have some international focus and all have international relevance. There are two clusters, one which focuses more on public sector finance and one which covers social enterprises and social impact investment.

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
PADM-GP.2138	Macroeconomics, Global Markets, and Policy	CORE-GP.1018 and CORE-GP.1021	Spring	3
PADM-GP.2142	Financial Management II	CORE-GP.1021	Spring	3
PADM-GP.2150	Financial Markets and Crises	CORE-GP 1021	Spring	3
PADM-GP.2245	Financing Local Government in Developing Countries	CORE-GP.1018, PADM-GP.2201	Fall	3
URPL-GP.2652	Urban Infrastructure Project Planning	CORE-GP 1018 and CORE-GP 1021.	Spring	3

Health, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Aid

Courses in this focal area focus on operational challenges to operating in fragile, conflict, and disaster settings, supporting advocacy to advance health, human rights and humanitarian concerns, and understanding the contextual factors that shape operational and policy success.

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
PADM-GP.2173	Operations Management	CORE-GP.1020, CORE-GP.1011	Fall	3
PADM-GP.2204	Development Assistance, Accountability and Aid Effectiveness	CORE-GP.1018 and CORE-GP.1022 or URPL-GP.2660	Spring	3
PADM-GP.2213	Immigration Politics and Policy -- Past and Present	None	Fall	3
HPAM-GP.2244	Global Health Governance and Management	HPAM students CORE-GP.1022, HPAM-GP.1830 or HPAM-GP.2836; Recommended: PADM-GP.2201 PNP and MUP students CORE-GP.1022, PADM-GP.2201	Fall	3
URPL-GP.2645	Planning for Emergencies and Disasters	None	Fall	3
HPAM-GP.2852	Comparative Analysis of Health Systems	HPAM-GP.1830 or permission from instructor.	January	3
PADM-GP.4212	Managing Humanitarian Challenges	CORE-GP.1020	Fall	1.5
PADM-GP.4217	Accountability in Humanitarian Assistance	CORE-GP.1022 or URPL-GP.2660	Spring	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 International Development student include, Environment and Climate Change; Nonprofit and Government Organizations; Philanthropy and Fundraising; Social Justice and Democracy; and more.

TOTAL CREDITS IN DEGREE: 45

Last Updated: October 2020