Public Management Concentration

The public management concentration is designed to provide public employees or those preparing for service in the public sector with essential knowledge and skills in administration, budgeting and finance, communications, information systems, law, leadership, personnel, and policy analysis that are important for effective management in local, state, and federal agencies or nonprofit organizations.

Core of Common Knowledge
                                                                                                                   (18 Credits)                     
501 Foundations of Policy Analysis                                                                                __________
503 Law and Public Policy                                                                                            __________
515 Introduction of Public Budgeting and Finance                                                            __________
525 Public Management                                                                                                 __________
535 Research Methods                                                                                                  __________
536 Public Information Systems                                                                                     __________

Required Public Management Concentration Courses                        
                                                                                                                    (9-12 Credits)*
541 Internship (waived with relevant professional experience\and approval of Dept. Chair)__________
553 Financial Management of Public Programs                                                                  __________
557 Human Resources Management                                                                                 __________
558 Leadership & Communication Skills     or 505 Organizational Behavior                           __________
     

Elective Courses  (include but not limited to:)                           
                                                                                                                     (9-12 Credits)*
559 Ethics in Government                                                                                              __________
650 Special Problems in Public Policy                                                                              __________
Choice of Colloquia_____________________________                                                     __________

*Waiver of the internship reduces the Concentration Requirement from 12 credits to 9
credits and increases the Elective Requirements from 9 to 12 credits.

Capstone Requirement                                                                     
                                                                                                                     ( 3 Credits)
675 Research Workshop                                                                                            __________
521 Directed Study (with permission of Dept. Chair)                                                   __________                        
                                                                                                                                                            Total   42 Credits