Catalog 2013-2014 
    
    Apr 25, 2024  
Catalog 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Sustainable Management: MPA


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Program Outcomes


Students will be able to:

  • Understand the interdependence of social, economic, and ecological problems and the interdependence of business, government and civil society, and the possibility for integrated solutions.
  • Conceptualize interconnections between larger systems and apply systems thinking principles and tools to design and plan public policy and administrative models.
  • Apply system thinking principles and tools to design public policy.
  • Practice creativity, self-assessment, and ethical decision-making, and forge shared commitments to resilient solutions that focus on long-term systemic strategies and outcomes.
  • Convene, include, understand and respect diverse stakeholder perspectives in decision making to mobilize, motivate, and achieve collective action on complex problems.
  • Understand sustainability and its application in a pragmatic, historical and global context, and manage public finance and budgets sustainably.
  • Interpret and prioritize ecological and social issues that have an impact on the public good.
  • Apply principles and frameworks of sustainable management and performance measurement to orient and guide policy making and public administration.

Curriculum and Degree Requirements


60 units are required for the MPA in Sustainable Management.

Curriculum Plan


Experiential Learning (EL)


Experiential Learning (EL) is a key part of our educational program. Using this “living case” methodology, students are able to gain experience in the workplace and learn how to apply the skills learned through the program. Additionally, this is an opportunity for students to gain relevant work experience to benefit their careers. Teams of 3-5 students are paired with an organization and work with them over the course of a semester on a specific project. EL projects are embedded in the following courses:

Sustainable Management Faculty


 

Core faculty for the Sustainable Management MPA Program are listed below:

Ryan Cabinte, MBA, JD

Dwight Collins, PhD

Steven Crane, PhD

Dariush Rafinejad, PhD

Cynthia Scott, PhD

For a detailed description of program faculty background and research interests, please see the alphabetical listing of faculty  for the Presidio Graduate School.

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