Curriculum

The EMPA course schedule is structured in a way intended to support balance in a student’s life. The class, travel, and study time require between 15 and 20 hours a week.

Each entering class meets on a different night of the week. The schedule for the entering classes of 2012, 2013, and 2014 are listed below.

Entering class of 2012 will meet on Wednesday night.
Entering class of 2013 will meet on Tuesday night.
Entering class of 2014 will meet on Thursday night.

EMPA classes are held fall and winter semesters and spring term for three years. Classes are not held summer term. New student orientation is held every year the week before fall semester begins. This three-night orientation includes team building activities, a dinner, and a leadership assessment. An optional math camp is available Monday through Friday of the week before orientation.

All classes are held at the BYU Salt Lake Center.

An important part of the EMPA experience is group work. Groups form initially around what works geographically and will change as needed throughout the program.

A sample course schedule is listed below. The class schedule may change during the program.

Romney Institute of Public Management EMPA Curriculum Updated: June 9, 2011
EMPA	Semester	Course Title	Professor	Course	Hours
1st Year	Fall	Organizational Behavior	Thompson	641	3
		Economic Decision Making for Managers	Walters	612	3
	Winter	Communication in Public Administration	Arbon	662	3
		Applied Decision Analysis	Adolphson	632	3
	Spring	Administrative Environment	Facer	684	3
2nd Year	Fall	Human Resource Management	Wadsworth	640	3
		Statistical Analysis	Nelson	630	3
	Winter	Managerial Accounting	Meservy	603	3
		Nonprofit Organization Management	Miller	651	3
	Spring	Legal Issues in Public Administration	Hernandez	683	3
3rd Year	Fall	Budgeting and Finance	Walters/Howe	626	3
		Ethics for Management	Hart	682	3
	Winter	Public Program Evaluation	TBD	628	3
		Leadership in Public Organizations	Agle	643	3
	Spring	Public Administration Capstone	Cooper	686	3
Graduation	August				45

Click here for course descriptions in the BYU Graduate Catalog.