Executive Master in Public Policy (EMPP) Curriculum

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
	Or
MGT 548	Leading People and Organizations	3
PPOL 610	Strategic Human Resource Management	3
	Or
MGT 610	Strategic Human Resource Management	3
	Or
PPOL 611	Responsible Leadership	3
	Or
MGT 620	Responsible Leadership	3
	Or
PPOL 612	Teamwork and Organizational Change	3
	Or
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
	And
PPOL 696	Capstone Project:Client Policy Project	3
	Or
PPOL 697	Capstone:Research Policy Thesis I	3
	And
PPOL 698	Capstone: Rsrch Pol Thesis II	3
	Or
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
	And
xxx	PPOL xxx One, 3-credit hour, 500/600 level Public Policy Elective courses (3 credits)
	Or
PPOL LAWP		3
Total Credit Hours:		6

Total Credit Hours: 39