At least two MPIA relevant classes are offered per semester by SPIA faculty. VTEL classes are sometimes team taught by professors, one in each location, or by professors who visit their 'away' site a number of times throughout the semester. At least two VTEL MPIA relevant classes are normally offered per semester. Online classes offer the flexibility of no scheduled meeting times and can be taken from the convenience of home or work. At least one MPIA relevant online class is offered per semester.
Students can sign up for one or a number of classes each semester.
The social impact of information technology, with particular concern for the digital divide, information technology and community development, and information technology policy. Globalization and critical geopolitics, with particular emphasis on the 'new security agendas' addressing global environmental problems, international migration and human rights, peacekeeping and ethnic conflicts. Or other approved advanced methods course. Courses in Public Administration and Policy, Science and Technology Studies or other units in the Northern Virginia Center. Students are to develop a program of study that reflects a minimum of 9 hours in one of the three concentrations.