MPM students have a great deal of flexibility in elective coursework, so you can focus on the areas that matter most to you. The electives listed below are a sample of Heinz College courses* that may interest MPMs, organized by subject area.
Public Policy / nonprofit
- Nonprofit Statements and Analysis
- Fundraising and Individual Giving (93-826)
- Sponsorships and Institutional Giving
- Arts in Education
- Policy Innovation Lab: Public Interest Technology (90-738)
Analytics / Technology
- Data Visualization and Dashboards (90-885)
- Programming R for Analytics (94-842)
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (94-802)
- Product Management in IT (95-808)
- Measuring Social Media (94-823)
- Advances in Robotic Process Automation (94-886)
- Media and Communication Design (90-801)
- Web Application Development (95-881)
MANAGEMENT / Leadership
- Evidence-Based Management (94-814)
- Organizational Change (91-809)
- Leading with Equity and Inclusion (94-837)
- Developing as a Leader (94-854)
- Applied Ethical Analysis (94-883)
- Negotiation (94-800)
- Conflict Resolution (91-869)
- Strategy Development (94-811)
- Design Thinking (94-866)
- Telling Stories with Data (94-870)
- Leading in a Lean and Six Sigma World (91-864)
- Survey Design (94-828)
- Management Consulting (94-808)
Economic Development and Planning
- Urban and Regional Economic Development (90-743)
- Real Estate Development (90-748)
- Resilient and Sustainable Communities (90-789)
- Civic Engagement as a Community Process
- Development Financial Tools for Sustainable Economic Development (90-843)
Health Care
*Students may also enroll in graduate-level courses from other departments across Carnegie Mellon University’s campus, with approval.
For class, syllabi, and faculty information, please visit the Heinz College course catalog.