![]() ![]() The MPPA at UMSL is also offered in the 2+3 program format. Students may select one of three emphasis areas (Policy Research and Analysis, Local Government Management, and Nonprofit Organization Management and Leadership) or an individualized emphasis after consulting with their advisor and with approval of the department director. Develop expertise in a substantive area of public policy administration.Understand the policy and internal/external environments of public and nonprofit organizations.Use data and sophisticated analytic tools to conduct research in public policy and administration.Design, research and analyze substantive public policy problems and solutions. ![]() Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to: The MPPA program at UMSL consists of 40 credit hours, 25 of which are taken as part of the core curriculum and 15 that are electives. The Master of Public Policy and Administration Students in the program receive intense training in the areas of critical thinking, application of research methods and analyses, scientific writing, teaching, psychological sciences, communication, ethics, social neuroscience, clinical neuropsychology, cognitive and affective processes, quantitative methods, human learning and memory, neuropsychological assessment, emotions and the brain, human neuroanatomy and psychopharmacology. But a master’s degree in Public Policy Administration (MPPA) gives you the knowledge and skills to be both strategic and effective in helping others and improving society at the community, state, national and international levels It’s a great thing to be civic-minded and work for positive change. In addition to projects that are “in the works,” Buffalo Bayou Partnership works to maintain and activate Buffalo Bayou.Improving society starts with making positive change from within. Read More About the Buffalo Bayou East Plan In addition to extending the western network of parks, trails and open space, the plan connects the historic Fifth Ward and Greater East End neighborhoods to the bayou and to each other. Development of the plan comes after nearly two years of community engagement with residents throughout the area. Site-specific plans also have been completed for such areas as public art, lighting and conservation management.Ĭontinuing a legacy of transformative and award-winning green spaces, Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) has created a Master Plan for the waterway’s East Sector (from US 59 to the Port of Houston Turning Basin). We are proud that our restoration and revitalization work has adhered to this plan’s overarching goals and planning concepts by balancing conservation and development and creating projects that serve multiple purposes-recreation, flood management and ecosystem restoration. Buffalo Bayou and Beyond, the organization’s visionary 20-year Master Plan, was issued in 2002 and calls for Buffalo Bayou to be a central, regional amenity. For over 30 years, Buffalo Bayou Partnership has been actively pursuing plans and programs for a 10-square mile stretch of Buffalo Bayou from Shepherd Drive to the Port of Houston Turning Basin.īelieving that the Millennium was the opportune time to dream and think BIG, Buffalo Bayou Partnership embarked on a historic planning effort with a nationally recognized consultant team led by Jane Thompson (Thompson Design Group-Boston), a leader in waterfront development throughout the world. ![]()
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