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Academic programs in African Studies continue to grow, with a corresponding need for scholars in Public Affairs who have knowledge and research experience in the humanities, social sciences, policy, and management aspects of this field. The dual M.A. /M.P.A. program requires completion of a minimum of 62 credit hours of graduate course work. Students must apply for admission to the master’s programs of both the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (Public Affairs) and the College of Arts and Sciences (African Studies Program), and meet the admissions criteria established for each. Students will be assigned a mentor from each unit until they form a M.A.-M.P.A. thesis or project committee which should be co-directed by a faculty member from each unit. The two degrees must be awarded simultaneously.

African Studies Course Requirements (26 credit hour minimum)

A. Required Courses (9-12 credits)

A731 African Studies Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar (3 credits)
A650 Interdisciplinary Research Methods (3 credits)
A651 Independent Research / Directed Readings (3-6 credits)

B. Electives to complete a total of 26 Africa-related credits

Students should take elective courses organized around a topical or regional concentration. These courses are to be selected from the range of cross-listed African Studies offerings in the College of Arts and Sciences and several professional schools, with the approval of the student’s major advisor. Electives may include up to three additional credits of A731 because the topic for the African Studies Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar changes every semester and is offered by different faculty members on a rotating basis.

D. Language Requirement

Same as for the M.A. in African Studies

SPEA Course Requirements

The core requirements for the M.P.A. and a specialized SPEA concentration (36 credit hours) to include:

A. M.P.A Foundation courses (18 credits):

SPEA-V 502 Public Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 517 Public Management Economics (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 540 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-F 560 Public Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 600 Capstone in Public and Environmental Affairs (3 cr.).

B. Specialized Area

Students may design and develop a program of specialization courses in consultation with SPEA faculty advisors (18 credits).