MPA in Development Practice
Master of Public Administration in Development Practice (MPA-DP) Curriculum
During the school year, students undertake coursework in a wide range of disciplines and sectors. This classroom education is supplemented by a three-month professional summer field placement. The program's core courses teach students the skills and professional knowledge needed to effectively address ongoing sustainable development challenges.
Students must complete a minimum of 54 points (and a maximum of 72 points) to be considered for graduation.
- 30.5 points in the core curriculum, including two 0.25-point professional development courses
- 15 points of any combination of courses from the Sustainable Development Focus Areas
- 8.5 points of electives
- 12 weeks professional summer placement
Glenn Denning, Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs; Director of the MPA in Development Practice (MPA-DP)
Yanis Ben Amor, Assistant Professor of Global Health and Microbiological Sciences
Karla Hoff, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Kate Granger, Lecturer of International and Public Affairs (part-time)
Allison Greenberg, Lecturer of International and Public Affairs (part-time)
Anne Liu, Lecturer of International and Public Affairs (part-time)
Jeffrey Sachs, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management
Lisa Sachs, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs
Shiv Someshwar, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor
Columbia University is a dynamic institution, attracting new faculty and introducing new courses every year. As a result, the curriculum may vary slightly from year to year. In some of the core areas, we require students to take a specific course. In others, we give students options among different course offerings that meet the core learning requirement. However, our commitment is to ensure that all students have access to courses that cover each of these core curriculum areas (30.5 points):
Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
| MPA-DP: Getting Started | 0 | |
| MPA-DP "Getting Started" | ||
| Sustainable Development Practice | 3 | |
| Sustainable Development Policy and Practice | ||
| Economics (Completed during the first year) | 6 | |
| Select one of the following sequences: | ||
| Microeconomics for International & Public Affairs and Macroeconomics for International & Public Affairs | ||
| Microeconomic Analysis for International & Public Affairs and Macroeconomic Analysis for International & Public Affairs | ||
| Statistics (Completed during the first year) | 3 | |
| Quantitative Analysis for International & Public Affairs | ||
| Global Food Systems (Completed during the first year) | 3 | |
| Global Food Systems | ||
| Development Practice Labs (Completed during the first year) | 6 | |
| Development Practice Lab I | ||
| Development Practice Lab II | ||
| Management & Financial Management (Any semester) | 3 | |
Students can choose a management course from a list of approved courses - dependent on semester offerings. | ||
| Analysis of Public Sector Organizations | ||
| Effective Management in the Public Service | ||
| Strategic Management of Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management | ||
| Sustainability Management | ||
| Leading and Managing in Moments of Adversity and Opportunity | ||
| Mastering Leadership in Big Moments of Change | ||
| Accounting for International & Public Affairs | ||
| Nonprofit Financial Management | ||
| Budgeting and Financial Management for Government | ||
| Economics of Finance | ||
| Social Sector (Any semester) | 3 | |
Students can choose a social sector course from a list of approved courses - dependent on semester offerings. | ||
| Politics ＆ Policy of Urban Sustainability | ||
| Corporations and Human Rights | ||
| Energy, Enterprise and Development | ||
| Design for Social Innovation | ||
| Storytelling and The Art of Creating Social Impact Campaigns | ||
| Social Impact Strategic Planning, Measurement & Evaluation | ||
| Social Value Investing: a Framework for Cross Sector Partnerships | ||
| Media Campaigning and Social Change | ||
| Community Economic Development: Origins, Policy and Practice | ||
| Migration and Human Development | ||
| Complex Emergencies: Root Causes to Rebuilding | ||
| Financial Inclusion: Models and Products to Enhance Financial Access for the Poor | ||
| Mainstreaming Gender in Global Affairs | ||
| Gender and Livelihoods: From Displacement to Early Recovery | ||
| Issues in Rural Development | ||
| International Human Rights Law | ||
| Economic Inequality and Its Policy Implications | ||
| Global Inequality | ||
| Human Rights Skills and Advocacy | ||
| Behavioral Development Economics | ||
| The Security Council and Peacekeeping in Africa in the 21st Century | ||
| Gender, Politics and Development: Theory, Policy & Practice | ||
| Comparative Social Welfare Policy | ||
| Comparative Urban Policy: Global Developing Cities | ||
| Urban Social Policy | ||
| Planning and Implementing Urban Sustainability, Equity and Economic Development | ||
| Global Health and Public Policy | ||
| Race, Gender and Political Change | ||
| Social Movements & Citizenship in Africa | ||
| Gender and Development in Southeast Asia | ||
Non-SIPA Courses: | ||
EDPE Y4051 | Education & Economic Development | |
EHSC P8301 | Climate Science for Public Health | |
EPID P6400 | Principles of Epidemiology | |
HBSS Y5112 | Social Marketing and Health Communication | |
| SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS | ||
| International Human Rights Law | ||
ITSF Y4038 | Monitoring and Evaluation in Education | |
| Education in Emergencies. | ||
| Issues and Institutions: International Educational Development | ||
| Gender Justice | ||
| Water and Sanitation in Complex Emergencies | ||
| Sustainable Cities | ||
| Professional Development (Completed during the first year) | 0.5 | |
Students must complete the required course and one (1) elective course | ||
Required Course: | ||
| Professional Development | ||
Elective Courses: | ||
| Professional Development - Managing Intercultural Dynamics at Work | ||
| Professional Development - Effective Public Speaking | ||
| Professional Development - Negotiation Skills in the Workplace | ||
| Professional Development - Networking for Career Advancement | ||
| Professional Development - Using the MBTI to Enhance Communication & Teamwork | ||
| Capstone Workshop | 3 | |
| Students must complete one of the following courses: | ||
| Capstone Workshop | ||
| Capstone Workshop in Development Practice | ||
| Summer Placement | 3 | |
| Field Study for MPA-DP | ||
| Total Points | 33.5 | |
Degree Audit Report
Matriculated students in this program can view their degree audit report on Stellic.
Students must complete at least 15 points of any combination of courses from the following Sustainable Development Focus Areas. Focus Areas are not formal designations (like MIA/MPA Concentrations); they are thematic niches around which students may opt to develop specific expertise. In addition to completing courses from Focus Areas, students must complete at least 8.5 points of electives. Students may choose electives from Focus Areas or any other courses coded 4000-level or above. Please refer to the requirements tab for more information about completing your degree.
Agriculture, Food Security, and Nutrition
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
SIPA Courses | ||
| INAF U6115 | Cost Benefit Analysis for Developing Economies | 3 |
| INAF U6259 | Adaptation to Climate Change | 3 |
| INAF U6735 | Issues in Rural Development | 3 |
| INAF U8354 | Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Development | 3 |
| INAF U8910 | Struggles for Sustainability: Food, Farming & Famine | 3 |
| INAF U8912 | Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Goals | 1.5 |
| PUAF U6195 | Transformation Through Sustained Agricultural and Rural Development: Policies and Institutions | 3 |
| PUAF U6412 | Global Nutrition Science and Policy | 3 |
| SDEV U6240 | Environmental Science for Sustainable Development | 3 |
| MDP Independent Study (Selected Topics) | 3 | |
Non-SIPA Courses | ||
| EESC W4404 | Regional Dynamics, Climate, and Climate Impacts | |
| NUTR M8220 | Food and Nutrition: a Public Health Perspective | 3 |
| POPF P8646 | Food and Nutrition in Complex Emergencies | 1.5 |
| SUMA K4240 | Sustainable Agriculture | |
| SUMA K5030 | Hungry City Workshop | 3 |
Business, Finance, and Social Enterprise
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
SIPA Courses | ||
| EMPA U6510 | Managing Social and Economic Risk: Comparative Public Policy Approaches | 3 |
| EMPA U9225 | Public Management Innovation | 3 |
| ENVP U6400 | Financing the Green Economy: Markets, Business, & Politics | 3 |
| INAF U6004 | Programming for Social Impact | 1.5 |
| INAF U6016 | Cost-Benefit Analysis | 3 |
| INAF U6053 | Creating a Social Enterprise | 3 |
| INAF U6134 | Raising Capital for Social Venture | 1.5 |
| INAF U6301 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| INAF U8350 | Finance for the World's Poorest | 3 |
| INAF U8454 | Investment Strategies in Developing Countries | 3 |
| INAF U8678 | Strategies for Investing in Emerging Markets | 3 |
| INAF U8354 | Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Development | 3 |
| PUAF U6033 | Decision Models & Management | 3 |
| SIPA U4011 | Advanced Techniques in Excel | 0 |
| SIPA U6200 | Accounting for International & Public Affairs | 3 |
| SIPA U6310 | Nonprofit Financial Management | 3 |
Non-SIPA Courses | ||
| COMS W4460 | Principles of Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MGMT B8519 | Launching New Ventures | 3 |
| MGMT B8527 | Social Venture Incubation | 1.5 |
| MGMT B8559 | Social Entrepreneurship: Global Perspective | |
| MRKT B8608 | New Product Development | 1.5 |
| MRKT B8613 | Entrepreneurial Selling | 1.5 |
Disaster, Emergencies, and Crisis Management
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
SIPA Courses | ||
| INAF U4090 | Accountability in Humanitarian Assistance | 1 |
| INAF U6141 | Humanitarian Response Simulation | 1 |
| INAF U6154 | Humanitarian Communications | 3 |
| INAF U6173 | Migration and Human Development | 3 |
| INAF U6174 | Forced Migration: Concepts and Policy | 3 |
| INAF U6190 | Complex Emergencies: Root Causes to Rebuilding | 3 |
| INAF U6198 | Technology for International Crisis Response and Good Governance | 1.5 |
| INAF U6211 | Technology Solutions for Development & Social Change | 3 |
| INAF U6391 | Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| INAF U6490 | Int'l Humanitarian Law ＆ Human Rights in Wars | 3 |
| INAF U6495 | Politics & Practice of Humanitarian Action in the Era of Sustainable Development Goals | 1.5 |
| INAF U6497 | Humanitarian Crisis in the Eastern DRC | 1 |
| INAF U6551 | Why We Fail: Lessons in Conflict Resolution and Atrocity Prevention | 3 |
| INAF U6563 | Containing Conflict: A Comparative Historical Perspective | 3 |
| INAF U8166 | Rethinking Human Rights and Humanitarianism | 3 |
| INAF U8559 | Building Peace After Conflict | 1.5 |
| INAF U8690 | Managing Humanitarian Emergencies | 3 |
| INAF U8882 | Practicum on Education in Emergencies | 1.5 |
| INAF U8886 | Conflict Assessment | 1 |
| INAF U8910 | Struggles for Sustainability: Food, Farming & Famine | 3 |
| PUAF U6801 | Negotiation & Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| SDEV U6260 | Disasters and Development | 3 |
| MDP Independent Study (Selected Topics) | 3 | |
Non-SIPA Courses | ||
| LAW L8115 | Negotiation Workshop | 3 |
| LAW L9383 | International Humanitarian Law | 2 |
| MGMT B8510 | Managerial Negotations | 3 |
| POPF P8625 | Communicable Disease in Complex Emergencies | 1.5 |
| POPF P8639 | Gender-based Violence in Complex Emergencies | 1.5 |
| POPF P8648 | Food and Nutrition in Complex Emergencies | 1.5 |
| SUMA K4330 | Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable Urban Resilience | 3 |
| POPF P8620 | Protection of Children in Disaster & War | 1.5 |
| POPF P8673 | Refugee Reproductive Health | 1.5 |
| POPF P8651 | Water and Sanitation in Complex Emergencies | 1.5 |
Education
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
SIPA Courses | ||
| INAF U8201 | Public Education: New Strategies for a New Era | 1.5 |
| INAF U8882 | Practicum on Education in Emergencies | 1.5 |
| PUAF U6460 | Benchmarking Skills for Process & Organizational Improvement | 1 |
Non-SIPA Courses | ||
| C&T Y4032 | Gender, Difference, and Curriculum | 3 |
| EDPA Y4013 | Education Policy and Manage Instruction | 3 |
| EDPE Y4051 | Education and Economic Development | 3 |
| HBSS Y5111 | Planning Health Education Programs | 3 |
| ITSF Y4055 | Resource Allocation in Education | 3 |
| ITSF Y4092 | Qualitative Research and Evaluation in International Education | 3 |
| ITSF Y4094 | Educational Planning in International Educational Development | 3 |
| ITSF Y4603 | Human and Social Dimensions of Peace | 3 |
| ITSF Y5003 | Communication and Culture | 3 |
Environment and Energy
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
SIPA Courses | ||
| ENVP U6228 | Corporate Sustainability and the Role of Government in Advancing Environmental & Social Performance | 3 |
| ENVP U6400 | Financing the Green Economy: Markets, Business, & Politics | 3 |
| INAF U4420 | Oil, Rights and Development | 1 |
| INAF U6016 | Cost-Benefit Analysis | 3 |
| INAF U6040 | International Energy Project Finance | 3 |
| INAF U6042 | Energy, Enterprise and Development | 3 |
| INAF U6057 | Electricity Markets | 3 |
| INAF U6061 | Global Energy Policy | 3 |
| INAF U6079 | Clean Energy Financial Innovation | 1.5 |
| INAF U6135 | Renewable Energy Markets and Policy | 3 |
| INAF U6230 | Corporate Sustainable Development: Drivers, Strategies ＆ Actions | 3 |
| INAF U6242 | Energy Policy | 3 |
| INAF U6259 | Adaptation to Climate Change | 3 |
| INAF U6326 | Renewable Energy Project Finance Modeling | 3 |
| INAF U6429 | Energy Industry in the BRICS | 3 |
| INAF U8537 | Climate Change Policy | 3 |
| PUAF U6190 | Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development | 3 |
| REGN U6149 | Energy, Corporate Responsibility & Human Rights | 3 |
| SDEV U6240 | Environmental Science for Sustainable Development | 3 |
Non-SIPA Courses | ||
| EAEE E4009 | GIS for Resource, Environmental, and Infrastructure Management | 3 |
| EHSC P8304 | Public Health Impacts of Climate Change | 3 |
| SUMA K4169 | Sustainability Metrics | 3 |
| SUMA K4230 | The Earth's Climate Systems | 3 |
Gender, Human Rights, and Social Inclusion
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
SIPA Courses | ||
| INAF U4420 | Oil, Rights and Development | 1 |
| INAF U4759 | Human Rights Practicum | 1 |
| INAF U6041 | Corporations and Human Rights | 3 |
| INAF U6143 | Gender, Globalization and Human Rights | 3 |
| INAF U6303 | Financial Inclusion: Models and Products to Enhance Financial Access for the Poor | 3 |
| INAF U6371 | Globalizing Reproduction: Care, Childbearing and Gender in International Perspective | 1.5 |
| INAF U6373 | Gender Policy Practicum | 1.5 |
| INAF U6374 | Mainstreaming Gender in Global Affairs | 3 |
| INAF U6381 | Gender & Armed Conflict: Contemporary Theory and Practice for Advocates | 3 |
| INAF U6405 | Human Rights ＆ the Politics of Inequality | 3 |
| INAF U6751 | International Human Rights Law | 3 |
| INAF U6765 | The European Union, the United States and International Human Rights | 1.5 |
| INAF U8166 | Rethinking Human Rights and Humanitarianism | 3 |
| INAF U8180 | Human Rights Skills and Advocacy | 3 |
| INAF U8183 | Tools for Advocacy | 3 |
| INAF U8189 | Politics of History and Reconciliation | 3 |
| INAF U8350 | Finance for the World's Poorest | 3 |
| INAF U8785 | Gender, Politics and Development: Theory, Policy & Practice | 3 |
| INAF U8892 | Business and Human Rights Clinic I | 3 |
| INAF U8893 | Business and Human Rights Clinic II | 3 |
| REGN U6149 | Energy, Corporate Responsibility & Human Rights | 3 |
| REGN U6545 | Human Rights in the Western Balkans | 1.5 |
Non-SIPA Courses | ||
| HRTS GU4215 | NGOs and the Human Rights Movement: Strategies, Successes and Challenges | 3 |
| HRTS GU4270 | Social Media and Human Rights: Actors, Advocacy and Analytics | 3 |
| HRTS GU4500 | SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS | 3 |
| HRTS GU4900 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS BODIES: IMPACT – REFORM – ADVOCACY | 4 |
| HRTS GU4915 | Human Rights and Urban Public Space | 3 |
| HRTS GU4930 | International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights | 4 |
| HRTS GU4950 | Human Rights and Human Wrongs | 3 |
| HRTS G5300 | Economic and Social Rights in Policy and Practice | 3 |
| HRTS GR5400 | Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Human Rights | |
| HRTS GR5404 | Human Rights of Women | |
| HRTS GR6020 | Introduction to Human Rights | 3 |
| HRTS GR6800 | International Human Rights Law | 3 |
| POPF P8607 | Health and Human Rights Advocacy | |
| POPF P8676 | Epidemiological Methods for Measuring Human Rights Abuses | |
| POPF P8683 | Psychosocial and Mental Health Issues in Forced Migration | 1.5 |
Governance, Partnerships, and Civic Participation
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
SIPA Courses | ||
| INAF U6001 | Colloquium on Technology and the Future of Governance and Public Policy | 1 |
| INAF U6051 | Infrastructure Investment and Development | 1.5 |
| INAF U6198 | Technology for International Crisis Response and Good Governance | 1.5 |
| INAF U6226 | Leadership and Innovative Policy Making | 3 |
| INAF U6301 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| INAF U6359 | Global Economic Governance | 3 |
| INAF U8095 | Corporate Governance, Investor Stewardship and ESG | 3 |
| INAF U8183 | Tools for Advocacy | 3 |
| INAF U8537 | Climate Change Policy | 3 |
| PUAF U6028 | Public-Private Partnerships to Foster Effective, Sustainable and Scalable Nonprofits | 1.5 |
| PUAF U6032 | Leading and Sustaining Change: Frameworks, Tools and Skills | 1.5 |
| PUAF U6190 | Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development | 3 |
| PUAF U6195 | Transformation Through Sustained Agricultural and Rural Development: Policies and Institutions | 3 |
Non-SIPA Courses | ||
| LAW L6546 | Global Constitutionalism | 3 |
Health
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
SIPA Courses | ||
| INAF U6016 | Cost-Benefit Analysis | 3 |
Non-SIPA Courses | ||
| BIST P6103 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| EHSC P6300 | Environmental Health Sciences | 3 |
| EHSC P8304 | Public Health Impacts of Climate Change | 3 |
| EHSC P8329 | Water, Sanitation, and Human Health | 3 |
| EHSC P9320 | Water and Infectious Disease | 3 |
| EPID P6400 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 |
| EPID P8438 | Epidemiology II: Design and Conduct of Observational Epidemiology | |
| EPID P8465 | Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS | 3 |
| EPID P8469 | Epidemiology of Malaria | 3 |
| HBSS Y5112 | Social Marketing and Health Communication | |
| HBSV Y5013 | Strategies for Nutrition Education and Health Behavior Change | |
| HPMN P8539 | Health and Health Systems in low Income Countries | 3 |
| HPMN P8561 | Managing Public Health Non-Profits | 1.5 |
| NUTR M8220 | Food and Nutrition: a Public Health Perspective | 3 |
| POPF P6670 | Accountability and Ethics in Humanitarian Assistance | |
| POPF P8561 | Water & Sanitation in Complex Emergencies | |
| POPF P8601 | Public Health Program Planning | 3 |
| POPF P8614 | Management of Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| POPF P8620 | Protection of Children in Disaster & War | 1.5 |
| POPF P8625 | Communicable Diseases in Complex Emergencies | |
| POPF P8626 | Planning Child Survival Programs | |
| POPF P8639 | Gender-based Violence in Complex Emergencies | 1.5 |
| POPF P8640 | Methods in Program Evaluation | 3 |
| POPF P8642 | Health Assessment, Program Design, and Program Assessment | 1.5 |
| POPF P8643 | Maternal and Child Health in International Primary Health Care | 3 |
| POPF P8648 | Food and Nutrition in Complex Emergencies | 1.5 |
| POPF P8651 | Water and Sanitation in Complex Emergencies | 1.5 |
| POPF P8654 | Malaria Program Planning | |
| POPF P8659 | Fundamentals of Health Care Systems in Developing Countries | 1.5 |
| POPF P8670 | Training for Public Health Progams | 3 |
| POPF P8671 | Globalization of Motherhood | 3 |
| POPF P8672 | Beyond Choice: Emerging Complexities in Reproductive Health | 1.5 |
| POPF P8673 | Reproductive Health in Crisis Situations | 1.5 |
| POPF P8675 | Health Systems Approach to Maternal Mortality | 1.5 |
| POPF P8676 | Epidemiological Methods for Measuring Human Rights Abuses | |
| POPF P8683 | Psychosocial and Mental Health Issues in Forced Migration | 1.5 |
| POPF P8685 | Migration and Health: Global and Local Perspectives | 1.5 |
| POPF P8687 | Public Health and Humanitarian Action | 3 |
| POPF P8691 | Public Health Advocacy for Reproductive Health | 1.5 |
| SOSC P8705 | Evaluation of Health Programs | 3 |
| SOSC P8725 | Global AIDS Policy | 3 |
| SOSC P8745 | Social and Economic Determinants of Health | 3 |
| SOSC P8771 | Community-Based Participatory Reseach in Public Health | 3 |
| SOSC P8785 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| SOSC P8793 | Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response | 3 |
ICT and Data for Development
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
SIPA Courses | ||
| ENVP U6275 | GIS for International Studies | 3 |
| INAF U6002 | Principles of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (PIE) | 3 |
| INAF U6004 | Programming for Social Impact | 1.5 |
| INAF U6006 | Computing in Context | 3 |
| INAF U6198 | Technology for International Crisis Response and Good Governance | 1.5 |
| INAF U6211 | Technology Solutions for Development & Social Change | 3 |
| INAF U6515 | Technology and the Future of Governance and Public Policy | 1.5 |
| INAF U8912 | Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Goals | 1.5 |
| PUAF U6217 | Operations Management | 3 |
| SIPA U4022 | Research, Design & Prototype a Mobile App | 0 |
Non-SIPA Courses | ||
| DROM B8125 | Digital Literacy for Decision Makers | 1.5 |
| QMSS G4071 | Advanced GIS & Spatial Analysis | |
| SOSC P8718 | Health Communication: Media Strategies and Global Innovation | |
| SOSC P8795 | New Media and Health | |
Infrastructure
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
SIPA Courses | ||
| ENVP U6112 | Urban Ecology | 2 |
| INAF U4420 | Oil, Rights and Development | 1 |
| INAF U6016 | Cost-Benefit Analysis | 3 |
| INAF U6040 | International Energy Project Finance | 3 |
| INAF U6042 | Energy, Enterprise and Development | 3 |
| INAF U6051 | Infrastructure Investment and Development | 1.5 |
| INAF U6057 | Electricity Markets | 3 |
| INAF U6066 | Energy and Power Financing Markets | 3 |
| INAF U6115 | Cost Benefit Analysis for Developing Economies | 3 |
| INAF U6116 | Infrastructure Cost Benefit Analysis | 3 |
| INAF U6131 | Impact Investing: Essential Skills | 1.5 |
| INAF U6135 | Renewable Energy Markets and Policy | 3 |
| INAF U6186 | Community Economic Development: Origins, Policy and Practice | 3 |
| INAF U6198 | Technology for International Crisis Response and Good Governance | 1.5 |
| INAF U6211 | Technology Solutions for Development & Social Change | 3 |
| INAF U6242 | Energy Policy | 3 |
| INAF U6429 | Energy Industry in the BRICS | 3 |
| INAF U6517 | Tech Policy in the Developing World: Data Governance | 1.5 |
| INAF U8217 | Tools and Principles for Managing in the Information Economy and the Media | 3 |
| INAF U8454 | Investment Strategies in Developing Countries | 3 |
| INAF U8689 | Global Financial Services in the 21st Century | 3 |
| INAF U8778 | Distributed Energy Economics, Technology, and Policy | 3 |
| INAF U8912 | Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Goals | 1.5 |
| PUAF U6190 | Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development | 3 |
| PUAF U6195 | Transformation Through Sustained Agricultural and Rural Development: Policies and Institutions | 3 |
| REGN U6149 | Energy, Corporate Responsibility & Human Rights | 3 |
| SDEV U6240 | Environmental Science for Sustainable Development | 3 |
Non-SIPA Courses | ||
| CIEE E4163 | Sustainable Water Treatment and Reuse | 3 |
| CIEN E4010 | Transportation engineering | 3 |
| CIEN E4137 | Managing Civil Infrastructure Systems | 3 |
| EHSC P8371 | Public Health GIS | 3 |
| FINC B8767 | Investing in Social Ventures | 3 |
| HPMN P8535 | Organization and Delivery of Population Based Public Health Services | 3 |
| PLAN A4010 | Planning for Climate Change in Urban Energy Systems | |
| PLAN A4579 | Introduction to Environmental Planning | 3 |
| PLAN A6108 | Land Use Planning | 3 |
| PLAN A6232 | Advanced GIS | 3 |
| POPF P8625 | Communicable Disease in Complex Emergencies | 1.5 |
| POPF P8651 | Water and Sanitation in Complex Emergencies | 1.5 |
| QMSS GR5070 | GIS & SPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | 4 |
| SOSC P8718 | Health Communication: Media Strategies and Global Innovation | |
| SUMA PS4130 | Sustainable Cities | 3 |
| SUMA K4330 | Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable Urban Resilience | |
| SUMA K5150 | Energy and Sustainable Development | 3 |
Sustainable Cities
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
SIPA Courses | ||
| ENVP U6112 | Urban Ecology | 2 |
| ENVP U6228 | Corporate Sustainability and the Role of Government in Advancing Environmental & Social Performance | 3 |
| ENVP U6235 | Environmental Finance | 3 |
| ENVP U6239 | Politics ＆ Policy of Urban Sustainability | 3.00 |
| INAF U6016 | Cost-Benefit Analysis | 3 |
| INAF U6051 | Infrastructure Investment and Development | 1.5 |
| INAF U6057 | Electricity Markets | 3 |
| INAF U6135 | Renewable Energy Markets and Policy | 3 |
| INAF U6186 | Community Economic Development: Origins, Policy and Practice | 3 |
| INAF U8778 | Distributed Energy Economics, Technology, and Policy | 3 |
| PUAF U6427 | Technology, Innovation and Economic Development in Cities | 1.5 |
| PUAF U8250 | Governing the Twenty First Century City | 3 |
| SIPA U6005 | Effective Management in the Public Service | 3 |
| SIPA U6320 | Budgeting and Financial Management for Government | 3 |
Non-SIPA Courses | ||
| PLAN A4010 | Planning for Climate Change in Urban Ecosystems | 3 |
| PLAN A4387 | Public Private Partnerships, Privatization, and New City Government | 3 |
| PLAN A6108 | Land Use Planning | 3 |
| PLAN A6232 | Advanced GIS | 3 |
| SUMA K4030 | Hungry City Workshop | |
| SUMA K4235 | The Science of Urban Ecology | |
| SUMA K4330 | Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable Urban Resilience | |
Tools for Sustainable Development
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Points | ||
| INAF U6004 | Programming for Social Impact | 1.5 |
| INAF U6116 | Infrastructure Cost Benefit Analysis | 3 |
| INAF U6120 | Visual Storytelling | 3 |
| INAF U6128 | Impact Investing and Financial Innovation | 1.5 |
| INAF U6131 | Impact Investing: Essential Skills | 1.5 |
| INAF U6141 | Humanitarian Response Simulation | 1 |
| INAF U6154 | Humanitarian Communications | 3 |
| INAF U6604 | Applied Econometrics | 3 |
| INAF U6891 | Impact Evaluations in Practice | 1.5 |
| INAF U6898 | Program Evaluation and Design | 3 |
| INAF U8098 | Impact Investing: Intention, Fiduciary Duty and Measurement | 1.5 |
| INAF U8145 | Advanced Economic Development for International Affairs | 3 |
| PUAF U6033 | Decision Models & Management | 3 |
| or EMPA U6033 | Decision Models & Management | |
| PUAF U6217 | Operations Management | 3 |
| or EMPA U6217 | Operations Management | |
| SIPA U8500 | Quantitative Methods in Program Evaluation and Policy Research | 3 |
MPA-DP Graduation Requirements Overview
Students must meet the following requirements in order to be approved for graduation:
- Complete 54 credits in residence at SIPA
- Complete 4 residency units
- Complete all core requirements, including 15 points of any combination of courses from the Sustainable Development Focus Areas; 8.5 points of electives; and 12 weeks professional summer placement.
- Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
- Have no pending grades. All grades must be final. Any notations indicating a pending grade must be converted to a final grade prior to graduating. These include, “IN” (incomplete), “CP” (credit pending) and “YC” (year-long course).
- Complete and submit the Application for Degree or Certificate by the appropriate deadline.
In addition to the above please note that grade changes cannot be made post-graduation.
Tracking MPA-DP Core Requirements
Students can use the Degree Audit Report (DAR) in Stellic to track their academic progress.
The DAR is an unofficial guide to the MPA-DP core.
To request revisions to the Degree Audit Report, please fill out the Degree Audit Report Correction Form and submit the form to the Student Affairs Office.
Degree Audit Report Correction Form
STEM Eligibility
Beginning with the MPA-DP class May 2022, students will be granted STEM eligibility upon graduation.