Before you decide if the M.P.M. program at Indiana University Kokomo is the next step for you, take a look at what you can expect.
What can I expect in the classroom?
When you enroll in the M.P.M. program, you can expect a dynamic, challenging, and fun experience. Classes will be filled with people, from your fellow peers to your professors, from all walks of life who come into the classroom with personal and professional experiences that will help you learn and grow. In this program, it’s our goal to challenge you. With your undergraduate degree, the goal was to help you become a well-rounded citizen. With your graduate work, it’s time to kick it up a notch, helping you specialize and realize your niche. And overall, you can expect fun! While we work hard to learn and grow, you’ll have fun alongside people who care about the same things you care about.
What can I expect outside the classroom?
Expect to be challenged. Our M.P.M. program will take you out of the classroom where you will put those in-class skills to the test with the Practicum in Public Affairs course. Why is this so important? Because learning doesn’t simply come from a course or a textbook, learning comes from doing. It is our goal to get you out there experiencing the things you’re learning in the real world so that when you graduate with your M.P.M., you’re ready to hit the ground running.
Choose the M.P.M. track that suits your goals
The M.P.M. program offers two distinct tracks for you to choose from Public Management and Policy or Health Management. You may also elect to pursue a double track in both Public Management and Policy and Health Management.
The 42-credit hour MPM track in Public Management and Policy program is designed to develop leaders for public, private and nonprofit organizations and allows for expertise in public management and policy analysis. The 42 credit hours of courses require the completion of 27 hours in core courses, 12 hours in concentration areas in public management and policy analysis, and 3 hours in experiential or professional requirements.
REQUIRED MPM CORE COURSES (27 Credit Hours)
PAHM-V 502 Public Management
PAHM-V 504 Public Organization
PAHM-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making
PAHM-V 509 Administrative Ethics in the Public Sector
PAHM-V 512 Public Policy Process
PAHM-V 560 Public Finance and Budgeting or PAHM-H 509 Financial Management Principles of Healthcare
PAHM-V 561 Public Human Resources Management
PAHM-V 566 Executive Leadership
PAHM-V 517 Public Management Economics or PAHM-H 514 Health Economics
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND POLICY TRACK REQUIREMENTS (12 Credit Hours)
PAHM-V 525 Management of Nonprofit Organizations
PAHM-V 540 Law and Public Affairs
PAHM-V 550 Topics in Public Affairs - Strategic Management
PAHM-V 562 Public Program Evaluation
Practicum (3 Credit Hours)
PAHM-V 585 Practicum in Public Administration - (experiential or professional requirements)
The 42-credit hour MPM track in Health Management requires the completion of 27 hours in core courses, 12 hours in concentration areas in health care management and 3 hours in experiential or professional requirements.
REQUIRED MPM CORE COURSES (27 Credit Hours)
PAHM-V 502 Public Management
PAHM-V 504 Public Organization
PAHM-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making
PAHM-V 509 Administrative Ethics in the Public Sector
PAHM-V 512 Public Policy Process
PAHM-V 560 Public Finance and Budgeting or PAHM-H 509 Financial Management Principles of Healthcare
PAHM-V 561 Public Human Resources Management
PAHM-V 566 Executive Leadership
PAHM-V 517 Public Management Economics or PAHM-H 514 Health Economics
HEALTH MANAGEMENT TRACK REQUIREMENTS (12 Credit Hours)
PAHM-V 515 Seminar in Health Policy: Special Topics
PAHM-V 543 Health Services Management
PAHM-H 628 Health Care Information Systems
PAHM-V 631 Health Planning
Practicum(3 Credit Hours)
PAHM-V 585 Practicum in Public Administration - (experiential or professional requirements)
The 54-credit hour MPM Double Track in the Master of Public Management requires completion of 27 hours in core courses, 24 hours in concentration areas in public management and policy analysis and 3 hours in experiential or professional requirements. The experiential requirement ensures that each graduate of the MPM gains insight into the world of public service through an experience outside the classroom.
REQUIRED MPM CORE COURSES (27 Credit Hours)
PAHM-V 502 Public Management
PAHM-V 504 Public Organization
PAHM-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making
PAHM-V 509 Administrative Ethics in the Public Sector
PAHM-V 512 Public Policy Process
PAHM-V 560 Public Finance and Budgeting or PAHM-H 509 Financial Management Principles of Healthcare
PAHM-V 561 Public Human Resources Management
PAHM-V 566 Executive Leadership
PAHM-V 517 Public Management Economics or PAHM-H 514 Health Economics
Practicum (3 Credit Hours)
PAHM-V 585 Practicum in Public Administration - (experiential or professional requirements)
For the most current requirements for this degree, please visit our Academic Bulletin.
Ready to get started?
If you’ve decided that earning your M.P.M. from IU Kokomo is the next step for your career, we’re looking forward to meeting you. Our friendly faculty and staff are always here to answer your questions or talk through any concerns you have before applying. Don’t hesitate to reach out!
