Tulane Master of Public Administration students may pursue a joint degree programs established with the School of Architecture. MPA Students interested in pursuing this possibility should confer with the MPA Program Director.
MPA / MSRED
The School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) and the School of School of Architecture (TuSA) offer a 64 credit MPA / MSRED dual degree. Joint MPA / MSRED degree candidates complete a minimum of 30 credit hours from the MPA and 34 credit hours from the MSRED. Through this joint program, a student would be able to pursue both the MPA and MSRED simultaneously and earn both degrees with a lower overall credit requirement than if enrolled in each program separately. Upon completion of joint degree requirements, students will be awarded two separate degrees: an MPA degree awarded by SoPA and an MSRED degree awarded by the TuSA. The dual degree option eliminates up to 12 credit hours / 5 classes required to complete each degree separately.
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Six MPA Foundational Courses: | ||
| MPAD 6000 | Public Policy Foundations | 3 |
| MPAD 6100 | Technology and Civic Sector Leadership | 3 |
| MPAD 6110 | Data-Informed Leadership, Management, and Decision-Making | 3 |
| MPAD 6120 | Public Organizational Leadership, Cross-Sector Partnerships, and Stakeholder Engagement | 3 |
| MPAD 6130 | Budgeting and Financial Management | 3 |
| MPAD 6140 | Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Public Service | 3 |
| Required four MPA Environmental Management Concentration Courses: | ||
| MPAD 7400 | Environmental Policy | 3 |
| MPAD 7410 | Environmental Challenges and Civic Resilience | 3 |
| MPAD 7420 | The Role of Data in Environmental Decisions | 3 |
| MPAD 7430 | Social Equity and Environmental Management | 3 |
| Required nine MSRED Courses: | ||
| SRED 6100 | Intro-Real Est Finance & Econ | 3 |
| SRED 6110 | Introduction to Sustainable Architecture & Design | 3 |
| SRED 6130 | Intro to Sustainable Urbanism | 3 |
| SRED 6140 | Intro to Finance Products | 3 |
| SRED 6210 | Legal Issues in Real Est Deve | 3 |
| SRED 6220 | Sustainable Design & Planning | 3 |
| SRED 6230 | Real Estate Finance | 4 |
| SRED 6240 | Applied Urban Economics | 4 |
| SRED 6720 | Case Study Sust Real Est Deve | 4 |
| Required Practice and Culminating Assessments: | ||
| SRED 6740 | Directed Research | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours | 64 | |
Questions about the MSRED program should be directed to the Tulane School of Architecture.