Program Courses & Requirements
Program Courses & Requirements
Program Courses & Requirements
Required Core Courses:
- PS 501 Research Methods in Public Administration
- PS 530 Public Sector Organizations
- PS 538 Public Service Ethics
- PS 541 Human Resources Management in Public Administration
- PS 542 Public & Nonprofit Budgeting
- PS 560 Public Policy Theory OR PS 562 Public Policy Implementation & Evaluation
- PS 590 Capstone in Public Administration
Electives:
Students select 15 hours from the following or may substitute courses with their advisor’s approval; some students choose to complete graduate certificates to fulfill all or part of the elective course requirements:
- PS 500 Workshops in Public Administration (1.5 hours, may be repeated for credit)
- PS 512 Kentucky Government and Politics
- PS 520 Elements of Public Administration
- PS 526 Local Government Administration
- PS 549 Special Problems in Public Administration
- PS 550 Cultural Competencies for Public Administrators
- PS 554 Cross-Sector Collaboration & Conflict
- PS 564 Nonprofits & Public Policy
- PS 566 Environmental Politics & Public Policy
- PS 580 Directed Study
- PS 597 Professional Seminar in Public Administration
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Program Courses & Requirements
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