Course Selection Guide

 

MPA (M) Course Selection Guide

Name:

Completed Courses: 

Recommended courses to be completed towards the beginning of the program: 

 

Government Structures, Policy Formulation, Strategic Financial Management, Managerial Economics and Research Methods

2019/20

Fall 2019

Winter 2020

Spring/Summer 2020

Mandatory

Strategic Financial Management H/W

Government Structures  H

Policy Formulation H/ O

 

Research Methods H/O

Human Resource Mgmt H/O

Business & Government H/O

 

Managerial Economics H/O

Strategic Management in the PS H/O

 

 

 

Managing the Information Resource H/W

 

Elective

Risk Management in PS  H

Intergovernmental Relations H/O

Municipal Government  H/W

 

Management Skills Development (With MBA FS/L)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020/21

Fall 2020

Winter 2021

Spring/Summer 2021

 

Government Structures  H/O

Policy Formulation H/W

Managing Information Resources H/O

 

Research Methods H/W

Strategic Financial Management H/O

Human Resource Mgmt H/W

 

Strategic Management in the PS H/W

Business & Government H/W

Intergovernmental Relations *NEW March 2021

 

 

Managerial Economics H/O

 

Elective

Public Service Leadership (H)

Program Evaluation (H)

 

 

Management Skills Development (with MBA)

 

 

       

2021/2022

Fall 2021

Winter 2022

Spring/Summer 2022

Mandatory

Strategic Financial Management W

Government Structures (Multi. timezone)

Policy Formulation (Virtual)

 

Research Methods E/A and W

Human Resource Mgmt H/O&W timezones

Business & Government (Virtual)

 

Strategic Management in the PS E/A and W

Managing  Information Resources H/O&W timezones

 

 

 

Managerial Economics H/O timezones

 

Elective

Mgmt Skills Dev (with MBAFS/L) E/A and W

 

Municipal Government  (Virtual) 

 

Management Skills Development (With MBA FS/L) T/W

Intensives will be offered virtually

Intensives will be offered virtually

 

Public Economics (new Apr21) E/A

in the Winter 2022 term

in the Summer 2022 term

       

2022/2023

Fall 2022

Winter 2023

Spring/Summer 2023

Mandatory

Managing the Information Resource online

Policy Formulation 

Government Structures  TBD

 

Human Resource Mgmt online

Managerial Economics

Business & Government TBD

 

Strategic Financial Management online

Strategic Management in the PS

 

 

 

Research Methods

 

Elective

Program Evaluation online

Risk Analysis and Mgmt in the PS

21st Centrury Public Service Leadership TBD

 

Intensives will be offered virtually

Intensives will be offered virtually

Intensive format TBD

 

 

 

 

2023/2024

Fall 2023

Winter 2024

Spring/Summer 2024

Mandatory

Human Resource Management

Strategic Financial Management

Business and Government

 

Research Methods

Managerial Economics

Strategic Management in the PS

 

Policy Formulation

Managing Information Resources

 

 

 

Government Structures 

 

Elective

MPA(M) Elective TBD

Program Evaluation

MPA(M) Elective TBD

 

Elective:MIM, MBA Leadership or MBA Financial Services course - If available

 

 

Please note: This is a tentative schedule and subject to change.  Courses and intensive locations offerings are subject to minimum enrolment
H/O/W  = Halifax and Ottawa and Western (City TBD)
E/A= Eastern/Atlantic timezones (virtual intensives)

Recommended courses to be taken as your first courses in the program:

·         Government Structures

·         Policy Formulation

·         Strategic Financial Management

·         Managerial Economics

·         Research Methods

Highly recommended that you take Strategic Management in the Public Sector toward the end of your program.

 

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Updated January 2023


Please note: These Syllabi are subject to change. They are from the last offering of the course and will give you a good general idea of the course outline, learning objectives and assignments/scheduling.