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Legal decisions and the law have a significant impact on the creation of public policy. Discover the relationships between law and public policy and access vital legal knowledge available to public policy practitioners. Gain a solid background in legal concepts, cases, and current trends that will give you a head start if you decide to pursue a law degree or if you encounter legal questions in your workplace.

Completion Requirements

• 66 credit hours
  • Foundation course (1 cr.)
  • Core courses (45 cr.)
  • Specialization courses (15 cr.)
  • Capstone Seminar (5 cr.)

Estimated Time to Completion: Less than two years, depending on your individual progress and credits transferred. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

Walden offers frequent start dates so that you can begin when it’s convenient for you. Next Start Date: December 1. Admission policies vary by program. Call 1-866-492-5336 or apply now.

Courses
The program’s courses are 12 weeks in length and are delivered in a prescribed sequence.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
	Quarter 1
MMPA 6200	Introduction to Public Administration	5
MMPA 6115	Foundations for Graduate Study	1
	Quarter 2
MMPA 6405	Ethics and Social Justice	5
MMPA 6420	Organizational Management and Leadership	5
	Quarter 3
MMPA 6431	Finance and Budgeting for the Public Sector	5
MMPA 6435	Human Resource Management: Building a Capable Workforce	5
	Quarter 4
MMPA 6461	Public Sector Economics	5
MMPA 6465	Strategic Planning: Collaboration, Cooperation, and Coordination	5
	Quarter 5
MMPA 6451	Public Policy Analysis	5
MMPA 6480	Applied Research and Evaluation Methods	5
	Quarter 6
MMPA 6810	Fundamentals of Law and Public Policy	5
MMPA 6811	Legal Research for Policy Practitioners	5
	Quarter 7
MMPA 6812	Contemporary Cases and Issues in the Courts	5
MMPA 6910	Capstone Seminar	5

Course Descriptions

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