Course Schedule: Blacksburg
For an up-to-date list of courses offered by CPAP in Blacksburg visit the Time Table of Classes. CPAP courses are listed with the prefix “PAPA.” The tables below describe a typical two year course sequence for both Blacksburg MPA and Ph.D. students.
| MPA | PHD | |
| Fall 1 | PAPA 5014 Concepts and Approaches in Public Administration PAPA 6514 Research Design PAPA 6414 Normative Foundations in Public Administration PAPA 6214 Public Policy Processes |
PAPA 6014 Public Administration Theory PAPA 6514 Research Design PAPA 6414 Normative Foundations in Public Administration PAPA 6214 Public Policy Processes Residency Capstone Capstone Advanced Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 1 | PAPA 5315 Behavioral Skills for Managers PAPA 5316 Systems Skills for Managers PAPA 6224 Policy Design, Implementation and Evaluation PAPA 6314 Public Budgeting Processes PAPA 6324 Public Personnel Processes |
PAPA 6114 Complex Public Organizations PAPA 6224 Policy Design, Implementation and Evaluation PAPA 6314 Public Budgeting Processes PAPA 6984 Intermediate Quantitative Methods Advanced Topic |
| Summer 1 & 2 | Advanced Topic |
Advanced Topic |
| Fall 2 | PAPA 5014 Concepts and Approaches in Public Administration PAPA 6514 Research Design PAPA 6414 Normative Foundations in Public Administration PAPA 6214 Public Policy Processes |
PAPA 6024 Context of Public Administration PAPA 6514 Research Design PAPA 6414 Normative Foundations in Public Administration Residency Capstone Capstone Advanced Topic |
| Spring 2 | PAPA 5315 Behavioral Skills for Managers PAPA 5316 Systems Skills for Managers PAPA 6224 Policy Design, Implementation and Evaluation PAPA 6314 Public Budgeting Processes PAPA 6324 Public Personnel Processes |
PAPA 6114 Complex Public Organizations PAPA 6224 Policy Design, Implementation and Evaluation PAPA 6314 Public Budgeting Processes Advanced Topic |