Focus areas
Focus the electives in your degree program in an area of interest. Normally, you will only take the number of electives required for your degree. Most programs require two electives.
Please note: not all courses listed will be offered during a one- or two-year time frame, as course offerings are scheduled as resources permit.
Climate change and planetary health
ADMN 548 Special Topics: Public Policy - Sustainability Transitions
ADMN 548 Special Topics: Public Policy - Governance for Planetary Health
Communications and engagement
Reforming Government
Strategic Communication and Engagement
Citizen Participation and Democratic Governance
Please note: is a special topics course so the topic is subject to change. Check the course offerings for more information.
Dispute resolution
Compensation and Labour Relations
Strategic Communication and Engagement
Conflict, Culture and Diversity
Dispute Resolution and Indigenous Peoples
:Dispute Resolution System Design and Public Interest Disputes
Access to Justice
Evaluation
/ Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement
Economic Evaluation Methods and Applications
Qualitative Evaluation Methods and Applications
Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
Topics in Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement
Indigenous governance
Understanding Indigenous Governance in Canada
Community Based Research: Foundations
Dispute Resolution and Indigenous Peoples
Please note: is a special topics course so the topic is subject to change. Check the course offerings for more information.
Reform and innovation
Reforming Government
Understanding Indigenous Governance in Canada
Enterprise Development for Community Benefit
Understanding and Mainstreaming Gender
Please note: is a special topics course so the topic is subject to change. Check the course offerings for more information.
Local government
Local Government in BC&
Urban and Regional Economics
Local Government Land Use Planning
Local Government Law
Understanding Cities
Advanced public sector management
Leading and Managing in the Non-Profit Sector
Public Sector Project Management
Ethical Public Management
Public Sector HR Management
Compensation and Labour Relations
/ Strategic Planning and Implementation
Reforming Government
Understanding and Mainstreaming Gender
Please note: is a special topics course so the topic is subject to change. Check the course offerings for more information.
Working with government
This focus area is restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Community Development Program
The Public Policy Process
Reforming Government
Understanding Indigenous Governance in Canada
Government and Governance
Please note: is a special topics course so the topic is subject to change. Check the course offerings for more information.