The Higher Education Administration concentration provides students with the analytical and administrative skills necessary for managers in post-secondary institutions of learning. Coursework helps students develop an understanding of management principles, policy analysis and research within higher education. Electives provide opportunities to explore government relations and advancement topics as well as administration.
Core Courses (40 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
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
MPS 606 Seminar in Higher Education Administration
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
Electives (12 quarter hours)
MPS 510 International Dimensions of Public Service
MPS 515 International Dimensions of Public Service
MPS 516 Management of Information Technology
MPS 521 Leadership and Management
MPS 524 Marketing for Service Organizations
MPS 529 Strategic Planning
MPS 541 Economic Foundations of Public Service
MPS 553 Management Control in Nonprofits and Government
MPS 561 Law and Nonprofit Organizations
MPS 600 Independent Study
MPS 601 Internship
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