Public Administration-Thesis Option | NMU Graduate Bulletin

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Total Credits Required


Core	24
PS 500 Research Methods of Public Administration	4
PS 501 Seminar in Public Policy Analysis	4
PS 507 Principles of Public Administration	4
PS 511 Ethics and Public Administration	2
PS 516 Organizational Theory	4
PS 524 Politics of Public Budgeting	2
PS 528 Seminar in Public Personnel Administration	2
AIS 435 Research Using Digital Information Resources	2

Internship Requirement	2
PS 591 Supervised Internship in Public Administration	2 - 8

Thesis	6
PS 599 Thesis in Public Administration	1 - 6

Area of Concentration	12
Choose an area of concentration from the following:

Criminal Justice Administration	12
Choose 12 credits from the following:
CJ 504 Graduate Seminar in Criminal Justice (4 cr.)
CJ 510 Planning Organizational Change in Criminal Justice Agencies (4 cr.)
CJ 530 Principles of Criminal Justice Management (4 cr.)
CJ 595 Special Topics in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 cr.)
CJ 598 Directed Study in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 cr.)

Human Resource Administration	12
Choose 12 credits from the following:
MGT 412 Compensation Design and Administration (4 cr.)
MGT 424 Conflict Management and Collective Bargaining (4 cr.)
PS 529 Seminar in Public Personnel Law (2 cr.)
PS 595 Special Problems in Political Science (1 - 4 cr.)
PS 598 Directed Study in Political Science (1 - 4 cr.)
SP 421 Organizational Communication (4 cr.)

State and Local Government	12
Choose 12 credits from the following:
PS 509 Seminar: Intergovernmental Relations (4 cr.)
PS 519 Municipal Management (2 cr.)
PS 522 Public Budget Management (2 cr.)
PS 545 Political and Administrative Aspects of Community Development (4 cr.)
PS 595 Special Problems in Political Science (1 - 4 cr.)
PS 598 Directed Study in Political Science (1 - 4 cr.)

Public Management	12
Students in consultation with their adviser will select 12 credits tailored to their specific career needs.

Bulletin Year: 2011 - 2012 Graduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.