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Public Administration-Portfolio Option

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Total Credits Required for Degree 42-44
Core 24
PS 500 Research Methods of Public Administration 4
PS 501 Seminar in Public Policy Analysis 4
PS 507 Principles of Public Administration 4
PS 511 Ethics and Public Administration 2
PS 516 Organizational Theory 4
PS 524 Politics of Public Budgeting 2
PS 528 Seminar in Public Personnel Administration 2
PS 592 Experiential Applications Seminar 2
Internship Requirement 2
(May be waived based on work experience) 
PS 591 Supervised Internship in Public Administration 2-8
Area of Concentration 12
Choose an area of concentration from the following: 
Criminal Justice Administration  12
Choose 12 credits from the following: 
CJ 504 Graduate Seminar in Criminal Justice (4 cr.)
CJ 510 Planning Organizational Change in Criminal Justice Agencies (4 cr.)
CJ 530 Principles of Criminal Justice Management (4 cr.)
CJ 595 Special Topics in Criminal Justice (1-4 cr.)
CJ 598 Directed Study in Criminal Justice (1-4 cr.)
Human Resource Administration 12
Choose 12 credits from the following: 
MGT 412 Compensation Design and Administration (4 cr.)
MGT 424 Conflict Management and Collective Bargaining (4 cr.)
PS 529 Seminar in Public Personnel Law (2 cr.)
PS 595 Special Problems in Political Science (1-4 cr.)
PS 598 Directed Study in Political Science (1-4 cr.)
SP 421 Organizational Communication (4 cr.)
State and Local Government 12
Choose 12 credits from the following: 
PS 509 Seminar: Intergovernmental Relations (4 cr.)
PS 519 Municipal Management (2 cr.)
PS 522 Public Budget Management (2 cr.)
PS 545 Political and Administrative Aspects of Community Development (4 cr.)
PS 595 Special Problems in Political Science (1-4 cr.)
PS 598 Directed Study in Political Science (1-4 cr.)
Public Management 12
Students in consultation with their adviser will select 12 credits tailored to their specific career needs. 
Approved Electives 12
Electives 6
Choose 6 credits from the following: 
PS 402 Political Economy (4 cr.)
PS 415 Politics of American Foreign Policy (4 cr.)
PS 430 American Constitutional Law and Politics (4 cr.)
PS 517 Seminar: American Government (4 cr.)
PS 520 The Politics of Education (4 cr.)
PS 521 Grant Writing for Public Administrators (2 cr.)
PS 530 Seminar in Administrative Law (2 cr.)
PS 560 Principles of Health Care Administration (2 cr.)
PS 561 Political Aspects of Health Care Administration (2 cr.)
PS 562 Program Evaluation for Public and Nonprofit Agencies (2 cr.)
Note: The Health Care Administration concentration had been put on hold. 

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