Dual MPA/MS SSIE Course Sequencing: 60 credits |
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Year One |
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Fall (12 credits) |
Spring (11 credits) |
PAFF 521 Foundations in Public Service (4 cr.) |
PAFF 510 Research Design and Methods (4 cr.) |
PAFF 526 Managing Info & Tech (2 cr.) |
PAFF 520 21st Century Governance (4 cr.) |
SSIE 501 Introduction to Systems Science (3 cr.) |
SSIE 500 Computational Tools (3 cr.) |
SSIE 505 Applied Probability and Statistics (3 cr.) * Prerequisite: one year of calculus |
PAFF 502 or 503 (optional) (1 cr. each, online) |
Summer |
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Year Two |
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Fall (11 credits) |
Spring (12 credits) |
PAFF 527 Budget and Finance (4 cr.) |
PAFF Managing People in Organizations: 532, 534, 535, 536 (3 cr.) |
PAFF Evidence-Based Decision-Making: 515, 516, 523 (4 cr.) * Prerequisite: PAFF 510 |
SSIE Elective (3 cr.) |
SSIE 523 Collective Dynamics of Complex Systems (3 cr.) |
SSIE Elective (600 level) (3 cr.) |
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SSIE Thesis or Elective (3 cr.) |
Summer (2 credits) |
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PAFF 594 Internship (2 cr.) |
* Prerequisite: 18 credits of PAFF coursework (including: (1) PAFF 510, (2) PAFF 520 and (3) PAFF 521) |
Year Three |
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Fall (12 credits) |
Spring |
PAFF or SSIE Elective (3 cr.) |
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PAFF or SSIE Elective (3 cr.) |
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PAFF 589 The Reflective Practitioner (3 cr.) |
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SSIE Thesis or Project (3 cr.) |
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