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Master of Arts in Public Policy (M.A.)

Program Requirements 36 SH

Core Courses 12 SH

LAS500 Foundations of Public Policy 3
LAS505 Urban Policy Development 3
LAS510 Social Inequality and Public Policy 3
LAS515 Leadership and Organizational Change 3

Methods Courses 6 SH

LAS565 Research Design and Methodology 3
LAS570 Policy Data Analysis and Planning 3

Substantive Courses (five of the following) 15 SH

LAS520 Comparative Public Policy 3
LAS525 Community Development Planning and Policy 3
LAS530 Immigration Policy 3
MHA511 Health Care Policies and Trends 3
LAS535 Education and Public Policy 3
LAS540 Bureaucracy and Policymaking 3
LAS545 Technology and Public Policy 3
LAS550 Public Policy and the Environment 3
LAS555 The Politics of Policymaking 3
LAS560 Advanced Public Finance 3
LAS590 Public Policy Internship 3

Completion Requirement (One of the following) 3 SH

LAS593 Public Policy Seminar 3
LAS599 Master Thesis 3