SIPA: School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University

Sample Schedules MIA/MPA

Two-year MIA or MPA Sample Curriculum
57 credits total (54 required)

YEAR 1
Semester 1 - Fall		Semester 2 - Spring		Summer
Conceptual Foundations (INAF U6800) if MIA OR Politics of Policymaking (U6110) if MPA	4	Quantitative Analysis** (U6500)	3	Internship
Economics 1 (U4200 or U6400)	3	Economics 2 (U4201 or U6401)	3
Management*	3	Specialization Course 1	3
Concentration Course 1	3	Concentration Course 2	3
Professional Development (U4040)	.5	Internship Registration***	1.5
Total Credits	13.5	Total Credits	13.5

 

YEAR 2
Semester 3 - Fall		Semester 4 - Spring
Financial Management****	3	Interstate Relations course* if MIA OR Elective Course 2 if MPA	3
Concentration Course 3	3	Concentration Course 5	3
Concentration Course 4	3	Specialization Course 3	3
Specialization Course 2	3	Elective	3
Elective Course 1	3	Capstone Workshop	3
Total Credits	15	Total Credits	15

 

* Choose 1 course from menu.

** If you are IFEP or APEA, check to see if you may need to take Quantitative Analysis earlier.

*** Internship registration is optional. Please see the FAQ Question #9 for further clarification.

**** Accounting (one of the courses that fulfills this requirement) is a prerequisite for Corporate Finance for IFEP and EE. Check your specific track requirements to see whether you might need to take this earlier.

 

NOTE: For MIA and MPA students concentrating in EPD, please leave room in your schedule for language courses if you need to satisfy the language requirement.