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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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