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Today’s local leaders must understand how to create and maintain sustainable communities that are environmentally sound, economically prosperous, and socially equitable. Explore the interrelated elements that make a community viable and access the tools and resources for sustainable community development as you prepare for a career as a town manager, department head, or director of a social service organization.

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: March 2. 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 6820	Elements of Livable and Sustainable Communities	5
MMPA 6821	Tools for Sustainable Community Development	5
	Quarter 7
MMPA 6822	Current Issues in Regional and Local Public Policy	5
MMPA 6910	Capstone Seminar	5

Course Descriptions

<div id="photo_quote" style="background-color:#81603E; background-image:url(/c/Images/MarkShrives.jpg); background-repeat:no-repeat; margin:20px 0px 20px 0px; padding:355px 4px 5px 8px;"> <p style="color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;"><FONT face=Verdana>Mark Shrives<BR>M.P.A. Graduate</FONT> <P><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #81603e" face=Verdana color=#ffffff>“I’m able to learn from the instructors, others students, and the books. I bring my books into the office and suggest things we should consider.” </FONT></P></p> </div> <br /> <div style="color: #82852f;border:2px solid #82852f;border-bottom:4px solid #82852f;margin:0;padding:0px;background:url(/c/images/bottom_block.jpg) no-repeat bottom right;"> <h2 style="background-color:#82852f;color:white;text-align:center;padding:2;margin:0;">Commitment to Social Change Scholarship</h2> <div style="padding:5px;padding-bottom:30px;text-align:left;">Knowledge is most worthy when put to use for the greater good. <UL> <LI>Master's: $2,500 </LI> <LI>Doctoral: $5,000 and $25,000</LI></UL><BR><STRONG>Apply by April 1.</STRONG> <P><A href="/c/Tuition/8331_10310.htm">More information</A></P></div> </div>

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