Executive Master in Public Policy
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The JU EMPP is a two-year, 39 credit hour program. It includes nine core courses, two-semester Capstone Policy Project, and two elective courses. One elective course is PPOL 661 Introduction to Public Administration. Students may take one policy oriented course at Jacksonville University College of Law as their other elective course.
Program Requirements
These courses are designed for candidates who lack basic knowledge in the following disciplines
DSIM 509 | Essentials of Quantitative Methods | 3 |
ECON 509 | Essentials of Economics | 3 |
Core Courses (nine core courses)
The following courses are required for all EMPP students:
PPOL 501 | Microeconomics for Public Policy | 3 |
PPOL 502 | Public Finance | 3 |
PPOL 511 | Political Institutions, Processes and P | 3 |
PPOL 512 | Ethics and Public Policy | 3 |
PPOL 513 | Law and Public Policy | 3 |
PPOL 521 | Statistics and Research Methods in Publ | 3 |
PPOL 541 | Public Policy Analysis | 3 |
PPOL 555 | Leading Organizations | 3 |
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MGT 548 | Leading People and Organizations | 3 |
PPOL 610 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 |
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MGT 610 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 |
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PPOL 611 | Responsible Leadership | 3 |
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MGT 620 | Responsible Leadership | 3 |
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PPOL 612 | Teamwork and Organizational Change | 3 |
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Total Credit Hours: | 27 | |
Capstone Policy Project (six credit hours)
A Capstone Policy Project is required of all EMPP students. Students choose between working in a small group with a faculty advisor for a real world client organization on a public policy challenge or working with a faculty advisor on a policy question of the student’s choosing. Both options require a research paper and formal presentation to faculty members and policymakers.
PPOL 695 | Capstone Project: Client Policy Project | 3 |
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PPOL 696 | Capstone Project: Client Policy Project | 3 |
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PPOL 697 | Capstone: Research Policy Thesis I | 3 |
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PPOL 698 | Capstone: Research Policy Thesis II | 3 |
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PPOL 699 | Capstone Intensive | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: | 6 | |
Additional Courses Required for EMPP Students (two elective courses)
EMPP students must take two three-credit hour elective course. As one elective course, EMPP students must take PPOL 661 Introduction to Public Administration.
PPOL 661 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
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xxx | PPOL xxx One, 3-credit hour, 500/600 level Public Policy Elective courses (3 credits) | |
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PPOL LAWP | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours: | 6 | |
Total Credit Hours: 39