Graduate Certificate in Urban Management & Policy
Program Description:
The Graduate Certificate in Urban Management & Policy consists of fifteen credit hours within the MPA curriculum.
Required Courses:
Students must complete both of the following courses:
- MPAD 6184 Urban Government and Politics (3)
- MPAD 6185 Intergovernmental Relations (3)
Students must complete at least two of the following courses:
- MPAD 6128 Foundations of Public Policy (3)
- MPAD 6142 Grant Writing and Reporting (3)
- MPAD 6143 Introduction to Administrative Law (3)
- MPAD 6160 Information Systems in Public Administration (3)
- MPAD 6290 Introduction to Emergency Management (3)
- MPAD 6324 Financial Analysis for Nonprofit Organizations (3)
- MPAD 6326 Applied Economics for Public Administrators (3)
- MPAD 6328 Urban and Community Development (3)
- MPAD 6330 Program Evaluation for the Public & Nonprofit Sectors (3)
- MPAD 6332 Project Management (3)
- MPAD 6350 Public Sector Financial Management I (3)
- MPAD 6352 Public Sector Financial Management II (3)
- GEOG 5155 Retail Location (3)
- GEOG 5190 Geographic Info Systems for Non-Majors (3) or GEOG 5120 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3)
- GEOG 5210 Urban Planning Methods (3)
- GEOG 5260 Transportation Policy Formulation (3)
- GEOG 6300 Applied Regional Analysis (3)
- GEOG 6301 Industrial Location (3)
- GEOG 6500 Urban Planning: Theory and Practice (3)
Students must complete an additional three (3) credit hours of MPAD coursework.
Appropriate non-MPAD courses may be substituted upon approval of the student’s advisor and the MPA Director.
Contact Us
Master of Public Administration
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
Director
Prof. Suzanne Leland
Phone: 704-687-5937
smleland@charlotte.edu
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 704-687-5974