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Jul 30, 2026
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2025-2026 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Governance & International Public Management, MID/MBA
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Requirements for the joint degree MID/MBA
SPIA Core Requirements: 12 credits
- PIA 2022 - QUANTITATIVE METHODS
(students may waive PIA 2022 if they pass the waiver exam. If waived, the class must be replaced by an additional elective) - PIA 2025 - MICROECONOMICS
- PIA 2028 - PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS (pre req: PIA 2022)
- PIA 2096 - CAPSTONE SEMINAR: (24 credits)
OR - PIA 2099 - THESIS (12 credits prior + Approved Research Methods course + approval by academic advisor)
Internship Requirement: All students must complete an approved internship of at least 300 hours while enrolled at SPIA. The internship must be approved by the student’s career advisor in advance. Students with at least three years of relevant full-time work experience may petition their career advisor for a waiver of this requirement during their first semester.
Degree Core Courses: 6 credits
Concentration Courses: 12 credits
Students should discuss these with the Graduate Enrollment Counselor at SPIA.)
Minimum Required SPIA Credits: 36 credits
Master of Business Administration requirements: 33 credits
The following core courses are required of all MBA students:
- BACC 2401 - FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
- BECN 2401 - ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR MANAGERIAL DECISION: FIRMS AND MARKETS
- BQOM 2401 - STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: UNCERT
- BQOM 2421 - DECISION TECH IN MFG & OPS MGT
- BFIN 2409 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 1
- BMIS 2409 - INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- BMKT 2409 - MARKETING MANAGEMENT
- BSPP 2409 - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
- BOAH 2409 - ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR: LEADERSHIP AND GROUP EFFECTIVENESS
- BSEO 2401 - BUSINESS ETHICS & SOCIAL PERFORM
- BIND 2454 - INTEGRATED MBA CAPSTONE
MBA Required Courses
To supplement the MBA Core Curriculum, MBA students also complete additional required coursework. The content of these courses is designed to accelerate a students’ academic and personal development as a business professional.
- BIND 2404 - PROBABILITY & STATISTICS: FUNDAMENTALS OF MBA QUANTITATIVE METHODS
- BIND 2406 - BUSINESS MATH: FUNDAMENTALS OF MBA QUANTITATIVE METHODS
- BIND 2506 - TIME VALUE OF MONEY: FUNDAMENTALS OF MBA QUANTITATIVE METHODS
- BMIS 2402 - COMPUTATIONAL THINKING FOR BUSINESS LEADERS
- BOAH 2528 - ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR- COMMUNICATING STRATEGICALLY
MBA Elective Courses
Students in the joint degree program must complete an additional 7.5 elective credits of School of Business courses.
Total Number of Credits for Joint Degree: 69
Concentration Specific Requirements:
Governance and International Public Management provides a comparative perspective on international development, focusing on the ways in which public and nonprofit organizations must adapt to meet the different cultural, political, and economic circumstances of the communities they serve.
It explores how public agencies around the globe, faced with similar problems like poverty, illiteracy, and inequality, have addressed those issues differently in different countries. Students confront the challenges of implementing complex policies in a global, multicultural context. This major focuses on developing the management and analytical skills necessary to take leadership roles in the multilateral sector, governments abroad, or any organization that delivers services internationally. Graduates are well-prepared to pursue careers at the United Nations, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and similar organizations.
Governance & International Public Management
Students must take one of the following five courses:
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