Successful completion of a minimum of 52 quarter hours of graduate credit. Each course carries four quarter hours unless otherwise specified. Included in this total are the following required courses:
MPS 498
This is a blended course-a mixture of learning methods including experiential, classroom and on-line (Blackboard) methods. Students are immersed in nonprofit or government organizations as volunteers for 200 hours with supervision and reflection exercises during the term. This course is required for students admitted into the Program without (relevant) work experience in public service organizations and students from foreign countries. It is recommended for students using the Public Service Program to change careers.
Pre-Requisites
MPS 499 Pre-requisite for all students taking MPS 500
MPS 542 Pre-requisites are MPS 503 and MPS 514 MPS 515 or MPS 541
MPS 570 Pre-requisite is MPS 542
MPS 580 Pre-requisite is MPS 570
MPS 590 Pre-requisite is MPS 570
MPS 593 Pre-requisites are MPS 580 and MPS 590
Core Courses (36 quarter hours)
MPS 499 Presentation Skills/Public Services
MPS 500 Introduction to Public Service Management
MPS 503 Public Service Organizations in the Three Sectors
MPS 504 Ethics in Administration (two quarter hours) OR
MPS 502 Ethics in International Administration (two quarter hours
MPS 514 Government Financial Administration OR
MPS 515 Nonprofit Financial Administration OR
MPS 541 Economic Foundations
MPS 522 Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
MPS 542 Policy Design and Analysis
MPS 570 Research Methods in Public Service
MPS 580 Quantitative Methods in Public Service OR
MPS 581 Advanced Quantitative Methods
EITHER
MPS 590 Public Service Assessment and Evaluation (two quarter hours) AND
MPS 593 Integrated Seminar
OR
MPS 585 Thesis Design (two quarter hours) AND
MPS 598 Thesis Research
Elective Courses (16 quarter hours)
Students are free to select elective courses according to their personal interests. If warranted by a student’s special needs, up to two elective courses may be taken in other departments of the University. Permission of the program director must be obtained prior to registration for such courses.
MPS 490 Writing Skills for Public Service Professionals
This one credit, Pass/Fail course focuses on developing writing skills. In the course, students receive intensive feedback and coaching on structure, organization and style in both classroom and individual, online sessions. The credit cannot be applied to the MPS graduation requirement.
MPS 597 Fellows Seminar
Elective, 4-credit hour course available to students with MPS CGPA of 3.75 or greater. For MPS students taking MPS 593, Integrated Seminar, or MPS 598, Thesis Research I, during the academic year, meets roughly every other week during winter and spring terms. Seminar includes distinguished academic and professional guest lectures and presentation of research by Fellows.
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