Graduate course information
We offer graduate-level courses in Community Development (CD) and Public Administration (ADMN).
You may be eligible to take courses in another program. Please check with the graduate administrative assistant.
Core courses
CD 501 Setting the Foundations for Community Change
CD 505 Research Foundations for Community Development
CD 512 Program and Project Design, Management and Evaluation
CD 526 Communication and Engagement
CD 530 Systems Thinking, Innovation and Strategic Planning
CD 531 Leadership and Transformation
Final project
CD 596 Group Project
CD 598 Master's Project
CD 599 Thesis Project
Elective courses
CD 506 Enterprise Development for Community Benefit
CD 509 Developing Capacities to Lead and Manage in the Non-profit Sector
CD 518 Citizen Participation and Democratic Governance
CD 522 Understanding and Mainstreaming Gender
CD 590 Directed Studies
You may take elective courses from other departments with permission of the graduate adviser.
Program requirements for students admitted before May 2013 will remain as detailed in previous calendars.
Core courses
ADMN 502A Research Methods for Policy and Practice
ADMN 502B Data Analysis and Interpretation
ADMN 504 Government and Governance
ADMN 507 Leadership and Ethics in the Public Sector
ADMN 509 Economics for Policy Analysis
ADMN 512 Public Financial Management and Accountability
ADMN 551 Administrative Justice System in Canada
ADMN 556 Managing Public Policy
ADMN 557 Public Sector Research Methods
ADMN 598 Master's Project
ADMN 599 Master's Thesis
Elective courses
ADMN 523 Special Topics in Public Sector Management
ADMN 531 Performance and Strategic Human Resource Management
ADMN 537 Foundations for Program Evaluation
ADMN 544 Economic Evaluation Methods and Applications
ADMN 547 Intergovernmental Relations in Canada
ADMN 548 Special Topics in Public Policy
ADMN 577 Strategic Planning and Implementation
ADMN 578 European Union Urban Region Policies
ADMN 580 Qualitative Evaluation Approaches and Methods
ADMN 581 Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
ADMN 582 Topics in Evaluation and Performance Measurement
ADMN 589 Co-op Seminar: Introduction to Professional Practice
ADMN 590 Directed Studies (as approved by the graduate adviser)
MPA students can also take these as electives:
- approved upper level (400) undergraduate courses
- graduate level courses in other disciplines
Registering in courses outside of the MPA program requires permission from the graduate adviser and the other program's instructor. You will need to submit a graduate course change form.
These courses are shared between the Dispute Resolution and Public Administration on-campus programs.
PADR 501 Collaboration and Engagement
PADR 504 Leadership, Management, Ethics
PADR 505 Policy-making and Policy Communities