Course description coming soon.

Prerequisite: 21:120/216:222 or 21:120/216:280.

Writing Intensive.  

Lab Fee: $50

Student will learn how to seek, solicit, and manage grant awards from foundation and government sources to support public and nonprofit programs and projects. The course focuses on the strategies and process of writing effective grant proposals. Students are guided through the development of a grant proposal and will explore topics that include: searching funding sources, writing compelling need statements, establishing goals for funding, developing SMART objectives for evaluation, and creating budget documents to support grant seeking. Students complete multiple written assignments that culminate in a final grant proposal document.

Online MPA students only.

Independent study is available on a very limited basis as a concentration course for students to investigate a specific topic or issue in depth. Independent study occurs under the direct supervision of a core faculty member. Independent study requires permission from the supervising faculty member and MPA Director approval before students may register. Independent study is limited to 3 credits during the course of the MPA program, and it may count as either a concentration course (with approval) or an elective; Independent Study cannot substitute for a core course.

Requirements to receive credits for independent study:

• Approval from a SPAA faculty member to direct the independent study.
• Submit a detailed description of the proposed topic, the deliverables to be assessed, and a recommendation letter from the supervising faculty member to be considered by the MPA Director for approval.
• The typical minimum deliverable for Independent Study consists of a substantial research paper, including: literature review, collection of data, analysis. The supervising faculty may require additional assignments.

On-site accounting position in a corporate or not-for-profit organization.By arrangement with the Career Development Center and an RBS career management specialist. Prerequisites: 29:010:203, 29:010:204, 29:390:329, 29:620:301, 29:623:220, 29:630:301, and 29:799:301.

Individual study for students with a research project in any area of economics.Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and director   of the graduate program.

Political, economic, and social phases of American history that have influenced or determined the development of the United States from 1607 to the present.

Students develop and complete dissertation research under the supervision of a designated member of the nursing graduate faculty.

DEGREE STUDENTS ONLY.  MUST SUBMIT COMPLETED REQUEST TO REGISTER FORM TO STUDENT SERVICES  

Normally reserved for M.A. thesis credit.   

By permission only.

Prerequisite: Permission of the director of graduate programs. Offered both semesters.

By permission only.