Professional Practice of Public Affairs

Catalog description

As their capstone activity in the MPA program, students will apply the knowledge and skills developed across the curriculum to a contemporary challenge facing their organization or community of practice. Under the guidance of the course instructor and a faculty advisor with relevant expertise, students will select a topic of interest from a curated list of options, conduct a landscape analysis of existing knowledge on the topic, produce their own original research and analysis, and recommend a specific course of action. In addition to a written report, students will produce a one-page summary of their project and present their work to an audience of students, faculty, and invited guests.