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Degree objective:
The interdisciplinary Master of Science
in Administration (MSA) Program is
designed for students pursuing
administrative careers. The program
offers insight into human and
organizational relationships; develops
skills in oral and written
communication; enhances the capacity for
sound analytical judgment; and
encourages the ability to see the "big
picture" as it relates to an
organization and its environment. Course
work focuses on applied action grounded
in theory and embraces the fundamental
educational principles applicable to
administrative issues in the private,
public, and nonprofit sectors, and
stresses the ethical responsibilities of
administrators. Concentration
objective: Designed to prepare students
for careers in public sector
administration. Broadly, the objectives
of the program are to provide students
with background and competency in five
areas including (1) the political,
social, and economic environment of
public administration; (2) public
management processes; (3) public policy
analysis; (4) research and analytic
methods; and (5) organization theory and
behavior. |
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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS |
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Core Requirements |
9 SH |
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MSA |
600 |
Administrative Research and Report
Methods |
3 |
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MSA |
634 |
Managerial Accounting Concepts
OR |
3 |
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MSA |
635 |
Financial Management |
3 |
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MSA |
640 |
Quantitative Applications in Decision
Making |
3 |
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Required Integrative Experience |
3 SH |
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MSA |
685 |
Integrative Analysis of Administration |
3 |
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Core Electives |
6-12 SH |
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MSA |
610 |
Environments in Administration |
3 |
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MSA |
620 |
Effective Administration and
Organizational Behavior |
3 |
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MSA |
650 |
Organization Theory: Strategy and
Structure |
3 |
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MSA |
660 |
Marketing Administration |
3 |
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MSA |
661 |
Diversity and Multiculturalism in the
Workplace |
3 |
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MSA |
675 |
Strategic Policy Administration |
3 |
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MSA |
681 |
Administrative Practicum |
3 |
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MSA |
696 |
Special Topics |
3 |
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Internship |
0-3 SH |
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MSA |
690 |
Internship |
3 |
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Concentration Requirements |
15-18 SH |
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COM |
665 |
Seminar in Communication and Negotiation
in Employee Relations
OR |
3 |
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ECO |
515 |
Collective Bargaining and Labor Law
OR |
3 |
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MGT |
646 |
Labor Relations Issues |
3 |
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PSC |
514 |
American Public Policy Making |
3 |
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PSC |
522 |
Regulatory Processes and Admin. Law |
3 |
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PSC |
561 |
American State Government and Admin. |
3 |
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PSC |
563 |
Politics and Policy in Urban Communities |
3 |
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PSC |
565 |
Managing Modern Local Government |
3 |
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PSC |
566 |
Intergovernmental Relations in the
United States |
3 |
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PSC |
610 |
Foundations of Public Administration |
3 |
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PSC |
711 |
Public Personnel Administration Practice |
3 |
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PSC |
713 |
Public Budgeting and Finance |
3 |
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PSC |
714 |
Program Analysis and Evaluation |
3 |
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PSC |
774 |
Strategic Planning for Public/Non-Profit
Organizations |
3 |
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PSC |
775 |
Organization Theory in Public
Administration |
3 |
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PSC |
785 |
Strategic Leadership |
3 |
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Total Credits |
36 SH |
