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Academic Catalog 2018-2019
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Business (Sheldon B. Lubar School of)

  • Accounting, BBA
  • Business Administration, MBA
  • Business Administration, MBA/​Information Technology Management, MS
  • Business Administration, MBA/​Language, Literature, and Translation, MA
  • Business Administration, MBA/​Nursing Practice, DNP
  • Business Administration, MBA: Business Analytics
  • Business Administration, MBA: Entrepreneurship
  • Business Administration, MBA: Finance
  • Business Administration, MBA: Health Care Management
  • Business Administration, MBA: Marketing
  • Business Administration, MBA: Supply Chain Management
  • Business Analytics, Graduate Certificate
  • Business of Media and Film Studies, Undergraduate Certificate (Lubar School of Business)
  • Business Scholars Program
  • Enterprise Resource Planning, Graduate Certificate
  • Enterprise Resource Planning, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Entrepreneurship, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Executive, MBA
  • Finance, BBA
  • General Business, Minor
  • Global Studies, BA: Global Management
  • Human Resources and Labor Relations, MHRLR (Lubar School of Business)
  • Human Resources Management, BBA
  • Information Technology Management, BBA
  • Information Technology Management, MS
  • International Business, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Investment Management, Graduate Certificate
  • Investment Management, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Management Science, PhD
  • Management, MS: Accounting
  • Management, MS: Finance Analysis
  • Management, MS: Marketing
  • Management, MS: Professional Accounting
  • Management, MS: Taxation
  • Marketing, BBA
  • Nonprofit Management and Leadership, MS (Lubar School of Business)
  • Nonprofit Management, Graduate Certificate (Lubar School of Business)
  • Public Administration, MPA (Lubar School of Business)
  • Public Administration, MPA/​Criminal Justice, MS
  • Public Administration, MPA/​Urban Planning, MUP
  • Real Estate, Undergraduate Certificate
  • State and Local Taxation, Graduate Certificate
  • Supply Chain and Operations Management, BBA
  • Technology Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate
  • Technology Entrepreneurship, Undergraduate Certificate
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Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business

Public Administration, MPA/Urban Planning, MUP

  • Overview
  • Requirements

A coordinated degree program has been designed to allow students to obtain both the Master of Public Administration and the Master of Urban Planning degrees concurrently.

This program is intended to combine professional training in planning with applied administrative and managerial skills. The MPA/MUP requirements are described later in this section.

Requirements

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  • Credits and Courses
  • Credits and Courses

Application Deadlines

Application deadlines vary by program, please review the application deadline chart for specific programs. Other important dates and deadlines can be found by using the One Stop calendars.

Credits and Courses

This program allows students to complete master’s degrees in Public Administration and in Urban Planning concurrently. The coordinated degree requires 42-45 credits of required courses and completion of a concentration in Public Administration (18 credits). However, because some courses completed for the core requirements of the MUP also may count toward the MPA concentration, students may complete the dual degree with a minimum of 54-57 credits. The total number of credits will depend on the student’s track and choice of concentration in public administration.

Required Courses in Urban Planning (27 credits)

Course List
Code Title Credits
URBPLAN 701Introduction to Land Use Planning1
URBPLAN 702Introduction to Planning Law2
URBPLAN 711Planning Theories and Practice3
URBPLAN 720Urban Development Theory and Planning3
URBPLAN 721Applied Planning Methods3
URBPLAN 740Data Analysis Methods I3
URBPLAN 810Planning Policy Analysis6
URBPLAN 811Applied Planning Workshop3
Select one of the following:3
URBPLAN 751
Introduction to Urban Design and Physical Planning
URBPLAN 791
Introduction to Urban Geographic Information Systems for Planning
URBPLAN 857
Urban Design as Public Policy
Total Credits27

Required Courses in Public Administration (18 credits)

Course List
Code Title Credits
BUS ADM 738Human Resource Management3
URBPLAN 630Budgeting and Finance in the Public Sector3
POL SCI 763Scope and Dynamics of Public Administration3
PUB ADM 921Public Service Administrative Internship 13
or URBPLAN 991 Legislative/Administrative Agency Internship
PUB ADM 959Capstone Seminar in Public Administration3
Select one seminar in organizational management and leadership from the following:3
BUS ADM 443
Special Topics in Human Resources Management:
BUS ADM 732
Transforming Organizations
BUS ADM 737
Managerial Decisions and Negotiations
Total Credits18
1

The internship requirement will be waived for students with significant public sector work experience.

Concentration Requirement (18 credits)

Completion of all the requirements for one of the concentrations in Public Administration. A maximum of six credits of MUP core courses may be used as electives in the MPA concentrations.

Credits and Courses

This program allows students to complete master’s degrees in Public Administration and in Urban Planning concurrently. The coordinated degree requires 42-45 credits of required courses and completion of a concentration in Public Administration (18 credits). However, because some courses completed for the core requirements of the MUP also may count toward the MPA concentration, students may complete the dual degree with a minimum of 54-57 credits. The total number of credits will depend on the student’s track and choice of concentration in public administration.

Required Courses in Urban Planning (27 credits)

Course List
Code Title Credits
URBPLAN 701Introduction to Land Use Planning1
URBPLAN 702Introduction to Planning Law2
URBPLAN 711Planning Theories and Practice3
URBPLAN 720Urban Development Theory and Planning3
URBPLAN 721Applied Planning Methods3
URBPLAN 740Data Analysis Methods I3
URBPLAN 810Planning Policy Analysis6
URBPLAN 811Applied Planning Workshop3
Select one of the following:3
URBPLAN 751
Introduction to Urban Design and Physical Planning
URBPLAN 791
Introduction to Urban Geographic Information Systems for Planning
URBPLAN 857
Urban Design as Public Policy
Total Credits27

Required Courses in Public Administration (18 credits)

Course List
Code Title Credits
BUS ADM 738Human Resource Management3
URBPLAN 630Budgeting and Finance in the Public Sector3
POL SCI 763Scope and Dynamics of Public Administration3
PUB ADM 921Public Service Administrative Internship 13
or URBPLAN 991 Legislative/Administrative Agency Internship
PUB ADM 959Capstone Seminar in Public Administration3
Select one seminar in organizational management and leadership from the following:3
BUS ADM 443
Special Topics in Human Resources Management:
BUS ADM 732
Transforming Organizations
BUS ADM 737
Managerial Decisions and Negotiations
Total Credits18
1

The internship requirement will be waived for students with significant public sector work experience.

Concentration Requirement (18 credits)

Completion of all the requirements for one of the concentrations in Public Administration. A maximum of six credits of MUP core courses may be used as electives in the MPA concentrations.

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Business (Sheldon B. Lubar School of)

  • Accounting, BBA
  • Business Administration, MBA
  • Business Administration, MBA/​Information Technology Management, MS
  • Business Administration, MBA/​Language, Literature, and Translation, MA
  • Business Administration, MBA/​Nursing Practice, DNP
  • Business Administration, MBA: Business Analytics
  • Business Administration, MBA: Entrepreneurship
  • Business Administration, MBA: Finance
  • Business Administration, MBA: Health Care Management
  • Business Administration, MBA: Marketing
  • Business Administration, MBA: Supply Chain Management
  • Business Analytics, Graduate Certificate
  • Business of Media and Film Studies, Undergraduate Certificate (Lubar School of Business)
  • Business Scholars Program
  • Enterprise Resource Planning, Graduate Certificate
  • Enterprise Resource Planning, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Entrepreneurship, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Executive, MBA
  • Finance, BBA
  • General Business, Minor
  • Global Studies, BA: Global Management
  • Human Resources and Labor Relations, MHRLR (Lubar School of Business)
  • Human Resources Management, BBA
  • Information Technology Management, BBA
  • Information Technology Management, MS
  • International Business, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Investment Management, Graduate Certificate
  • Investment Management, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Management Science, PhD
  • Management, MS: Accounting
  • Management, MS: Finance Analysis
  • Management, MS: Marketing
  • Management, MS: Professional Accounting
  • Management, MS: Taxation
  • Marketing, BBA
  • Nonprofit Management and Leadership, MS (Lubar School of Business)
  • Nonprofit Management, Graduate Certificate (Lubar School of Business)
  • Public Administration, MPA (Lubar School of Business)
  • Public Administration, MPA/​Criminal Justice, MS
  • Public Administration, MPA/​Urban Planning, MUP
  • Real Estate, Undergraduate Certificate
  • State and Local Taxation, Graduate Certificate
  • Supply Chain and Operations Management, BBA
  • Technology Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate
  • Technology Entrepreneurship, Undergraduate Certificate
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