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Degree Requirements

We offer the Public Service Management MS in two modalities: on-campus and fully online.

Degree Requirements

Students complete 12 courses (48 credit hours) for the Master of Science in Public Service Management program. Eight courses (32 credit hours) of core course work and four courses (16 credit hours) of open electives.

Core Courses

Course Title Quarter Hours
MPS 500INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT4
MPS 501CROSS-SECTOR ANALYSIS4
MPS 505PROFESSIONAL IMMERSION IN PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT4
MPS 514GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION4
or MPS 515 NONPROFIT FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
MPS 522FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT4
or MPS 615 MANAGEMENT OF INTERCULTURAL DIVERSITY
MPS 533APPLIED STATISTICS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (USING EXCEL)4
or MPS 536 APPLIED STATISTICS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (USING SPSS)
MPS 542POLICY DESIGN AND ANALYSIS4
MPS 605 PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT4
Course Title Quarter Hours
Select two courses from this list:8
MPS 521
LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC SERVICE
MPS 523
GROUP DYNAMICS FOR LEADERS
MPS 529
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
Select two other MPS courses as electives8

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