This Program requires successful completion of 52 hours of graduate credit, participation in one MPS study abroad course, and the completion of a integrated seminar or thesis. This program also requires successful completion of an intercultural internship either in the U.S. or overseas for a period of one term for students without substantial overseas experience.
Pre-Requisites
MPS 499 Pre-requisite for all students taking MPS 500
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 (38 credit hours)
MPS 499 Presentation Skills/Public Services
MPS 500 Introduction to Public Service Management
MPS 502 Ethics in International Administration (two quarter hours)
MPS 510 International Dimensions of Public Service
MPS 511 Sustainable Development and NGOs
MPS 570 Research Methods
MPS 580 Quantitative Methods in Public Service OR
MPS 581 Advanced Quantitative Methods
MPS 612 International Political Economy
MPS 613 Comparative Public Policy (or MPS 542)
MPS 614 Global & Civil Society Organizations
MPS 610 International & Intercultural Internship
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 (14 quarter hours)
MPS 518 Proposal Writing
MPS 519 Fundraising
MPS 521 Leadership & Management
MPS 522 Fundamentals of Human Resources
MPS 529 Strategic Planning
MPS 557 Need Assessment & Program Evaluation
MPS 600 Independent Study
MPS 604 Special Topics: Seminar in Resistance & Alternatives to Globalization (Chiapas)
MPS 605 Seminar in Administration: EU and NATO (Brussels MPS 611 Management of International NGOs MPS 615 Intercultural Communication in Organizations MPS 616 International Relations and Conflict Resolution
*MPS 609 Structured Professional Experience OR
*MPS 610 International Internship is required for students who do not have international/cross-cultural experience.
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