Public Administration - Thesis Option

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Total Credits Required

37-38

Core	25-26
PA 500 Research Methods of Public Administration (4 cr.) or	3-4
ED 500 Educational Research (3 cr.)
PA 501 Seminar in Public Policy Analysis	4
PA 507 Principles of Public Administration	4
PA 511 Ethics and Public Administration	2
PA 516 Organizational Theory	4
PA 524 Politics of Public Budgeting	2
PA 528 Seminar in Public Personnel Administration	2

Thesis	4
PA 599 Thesis in Public Administration (1 - 6 cr.)

Area of Concentration	12
Choose an area of concentration form the following in consultation with your adviser:

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.)
PA 529 Seminar in Public Personnel Law (2 cr.)
PA 595 Special Problems in Public Administration (1 - 4 cr.)
PA 598 Directed Study in Public Administration (1 - 4 cr.)
SP 421 Organizational Communication (4 cr.)

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

Public Management	12
Students in consultation with their adviser will select 12 credits tailored to their specific career needs. Approved concentration courses:
PS 402 Political Economy (4 cr.)
PS 415 Politics of American Foreign Policy (4 cr.)
PS 430 American Constitutional Law and Politics (4 cr.)
PA 517 Seminar: American Government (4 cr.)
PA 520 The Politics of Education (4 cr.)
PA 521 Grant Writing for Public Administrators (2 cr.)
PA 530 Seminar in Administrative Law (2 cr.)
PA 561 Political Aspects of Health Care Administration (2 cr.)
PA 562 Program Evaluation for Public and Nonprofit Agencies (2 cr.)
Note: The Health Care Administration concentration has been put on hold.

Bulletin Year: 2016 - 2017 Graduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.