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Online Master of Science in Public Service Management (MPS) Degree
Full-Time (2 courses per quarter)
Required Courses: Please see the table below to review the required courses needed for the MPS
program and in which term you must take them.
Year 1
Autumn
MPS 500 Introduction to Public Service Management and
MPS 522 Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
Winter
MPS 501 Cross-Sector Analysis and
MPS 514 Government Financial Administration
Spring
MPS 542 Policy Design & Analysis
Summer
MPS 586 Research Methods I, Introduction to Applied Research and Statistics
Year 2
Autumn
MPS 587 Research Methods II, Advanced Applied Research and Statistics
Winter
MPS 593 Integrative Seminar
Spring
MPS 594 Ethical Leadership in Public Service
Total Required Credit Hours: 36
Elective Courses: In addition to the 9 required courses for the MPS degree program, you also take 4
elective courses for a total of 13 courses (52 credit hours). See the table below for the approved online
elective course offerings. Please contact the SPS Assistant Director for Academic Advising to discuss
which electives you want to take and how to incorporate them into your program plan.
Course Number
MPS 516
MPS 519
MPS 520
MPS 521
MPS 526
MPS 529
MPS 541
MPS 560
MPS 571
MPS 611
MPS 612
MPS 616
Course Title
Management of Information Technology
Resource Development
Value-Centered Leadership
Leadership and Management
Local Government Administration
Strategic Management and Planning
Economic Foundations
Administrative Law
Metropolitan Planning
Management of International NGOs
International Political Economy
International Relations and Conflict Management
*course is only offered in that term during the 2015-2016 academic year
Term Usually Offered Online
Summer
Spring
Autumn & Spring
Winter
Autumn
Summer
Spring
Winter
Autumn
Summer
Autumn*
Winter*
Total Elective Credit Hours: 16
Online Master of Science in Public Service Management (MPS) Degree
Three Year Program (1-2 courses per quarter)
Required Courses: Please see the table below to review the required courses needed for the MPS
program and in which term you must take them.
Autumn
Year 1
MPS 500 Introduction to Public Service Management
Winter
MPS 501 Cross-Sector Analysis
Spring
No required courses available; may take an MPS Elective (see table under elective courses)
Summer
No required courses available; may take an MPS Elective (see table under elective courses)
Autumn
Year 2
MPS 522 Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
Winter
MPS 514 Government Financial Administration
Spring
MPS 542 Policy Design & Analysis
Summer
MPS 586 Research Methods I, Introduction to Applied Research and Statistics
Autumn
Year 3
MPS 587 Research Methods II, Advanced Applied Research and Statistics
Winter
MPS 593 Integrative Seminar
Spring
MPS 594 Ethical Leadership in Public Service
Total Required Credit Hours: 36
Elective Courses: In addition to the 9 required courses for the MPS degree program, you also take 4
elective courses for a total of 13 courses (52 credit hours). See the table below for the approved online
elective course offerings. Please contact the SPS Assistant Director for Academic Advising to discuss
which electives you want to take and how to incorporate them into your program plan.
Course Number
MPS 516
MPS 519
MPS 520
MPS 521
MPS 526
MPS 529
MPS 541
MPS 560
MPS 571
MPS 611
MPS 612
MPS 616
Course Title
Management of Information Technology
Resource Development
Value-Centered Leadership
Leadership and Management
Local Government Administration
Strategic Management and Planning
Economic Foundations
Administrative Law
Metropolitan Planning
Management of International NGOs
International Political Economy
International Relations and Conflict Management
*course is only offered in that term during the 2015-2016 academic year
Term Usually Offered Online
Summer
Spring
Autumn & Spring
Winter
Autumn
Summer
Spring
Winter
Autumn
Summer
Autumn*
Winter*
Total Elective Credit Hours: 16
Online Master of Science in Public Service Management (MPS) Degree
Four Year Program (1 course per quarter)
Required Courses: Please see the table below to review the required courses needed for the MPS
program and in which term you must take them.
Year 1
Autumn
MPS 500 Introduction to Public Service Management
Winter
MPS 501 Cross-Sector Analysis
Spring
No required courses available; may take an MPS Elective (see table under elective courses)
Summer
No required courses available; may take an MPS Elective (see table under elective courses)
Year 2
Autumn
MPS 522 Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
Winter
MPS 514 Government Financial Administration
Spring
MPS 542 Policy Design & Analysis
Summer
No required courses available; may take an MPS Elective (see table under elective courses)
Year 3
Autumn
No required courses available; may take an MPS Elective (see table under elective courses)
Winter
No required courses available; may take an MPS Elective (see table under elective courses)
Spring
No required courses available; may take an MPS Elective (see table under elective courses)
Summer
MPS 586 Research Methods I, Introduction to Applied Research and Statistics
Year 4
Autumn
MPS 587 Research Methods II, Advanced Applied Research and Statistics
Winter
MPS 593 Integrative Seminar
Spring
MPS 594 Ethical Leadership in Public Service
Total Required Credit Hours: 36
Elective Courses: In addition to the 9 required courses for the MPS degree program, you also take 4
elective courses for a total of 13 courses (52 credit hours). See the table below for the approved online
elective course offerings. Please contact the SPS Assistant Director for Academic Advising to discuss
which electives you want to take and how to incorporate them into your program plan.
Course Number
MPS 516
MPS 519
MPS 520
MPS 521
MPS 526
MPS 529
MPS 541
MPS 560
MPS 571
MPS 611
MPS 612
MPS 616
Course Title
Management of Information Technology
Resource Development
Value-Centered Leadership
Leadership and Management
Local Government Administration
Strategic Management and Planning
Economic Foundations
Administrative Law
Metropolitan Planning
Management of International NGOs
International Political Economy
International Relations and Conflict Management
*course is only offered in that term during the 2015-2016 academic year
Term Usually Offered Online
Summer
Spring
Autumn & Spring
Winter
Autumn
Summer
Spring
Winter
Autumn
Summer
Autumn*
Winter*
Total Elective Credit Hours: 16