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MAPL Program Requirements

A total of 32 credits are needed in order to complete the Masters in Advocacy and Political Leadership:

12 credits—Cohort Classes—

Each semester, students take one class with theircohort:
1st Semester: MAPL 6001—Spring 2009
2nd Semester: MAPL 6003—Fall 2009
3rd Semester: MAPL 6004—Spring 2010
4th Semester: MAPL 6002—Fall 2010

15 credits—Elective Classes
We offer 2 elective classes on Friday night and 3 electives on Saturday afternoons.

General Electives
These classes are offered once every two years on Friday evenings. General electives tend to change based on the political climate and the needs and interests of the students.

MAPL 5110 Ethics in Politics
MAPL 5116 Rural Politics
MAPL 5117 Urban Policy
MAPL 5301 Campaigns and Elections
MAPL 5302 Policy and the Media
MAPL 5303 Lobbying
MAPL 5304 Public Opinion Formation
MAPL 5307 Political and Advocacy Leadership
MAPL 5309 Legal Systems and Public Policy
MAPL 5310 Advocacy Strategies in Theory and Practice
MAPL 5395 Special Topics

Required Electives for Concentrations:
These classes are offered once every year on Saturday afternoons. Concentration electives are open to everyone and count toward the 15 elective credits. For a concentration in Public Sector, Nonprofit or Labor, students are required to complete 9 electives in their field of concentration.

Public Sector Electives
MAPL 5311: Advocacy in the Public Sector: Elective Branch
MAPL 5312: Advocacy in the Public Sector: Executive Branch
Nonprofit Electives
MAPL 5119: Techniques for Nonprofit Advocacy
MAPL 5200: Nonprofits and Civic Engagement
MAPL 5202: Nonprofits and Government
MAPL 5308: The Impact of Art on Social Change
Labor Electives
MAPL 5111: Labor Organizing
MAPL 5113: Labor and Political Economy
MAPL 5306: Gender and Public Policy

5 credits—Internships
Each student is required to complete two internships.