International Public Service and Development Concentration

The international public service and development concentration combines graduate-level studies in public policy and administration with course work on community service, international development policy and administration, and nonprofit management. Students in this concentration serve a placement in the Peace Corps or other approved international development organizations (one-year minimum). Students who serve a Peace Corps placement will receive a Certificate of Completion from the Peace Corps in addition to the M.P.A. degree.

Students in the international public service and development concentration are required to complete the following core courses during one academic year in residence:

  56:834:501  Foundations of Policy Analysis (3)

  56:834:503  Law and Public Policy (3)

  56:834:505  Organizational Behavior (3)

  56:834:515  Introduction to Public Budgeting and Finance (3)

  56:834:525  Public Management (3)

  56:834:535  Research Methods (3)

  56:834:536  Public Information Systems (3)

In addition to the core courses, all international public service and development students are required to take:

  56:834:556  International Community Development (3)

  56:834:605  Nongovernmental Organization Management and Development (3)

  56:834:606  Colloquium: International Economic Development (3)

  56:834:607  Colloquium: International Development Administration (3)

  56:834:676  International Public Service Internship and Directed Study (3)