पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

The MA in Urban Studies is designed to focus on applied policy. Students receive a contextual grounding of analysis methods and organization implementation methodology through the 18 credit hour core and then take 15 credit hours of approved electives in an area of specialization. Specializations include Urban Policy Management, Health Policy or an individually designed specialization.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

MA Core Courses– 18 Credit Hours 600 Basic Quantitative Research, 601 Advanced Research and Statistical Methods, 615 Public Organization Theory, 643 Introduction to Public Policy, 671 Program Evaluation in Urban Studies, 675 Advanced Techniques in Policy Analysis Health Policy: 622 Health Planning and Public Policy (Required), 624 Emergency Management (Required), 620 Social Services Planning (Recommended), 647 Aging Policy (Recommended), Other courses approved by Advisor, Urban Policy Management, 612 National Urban Policy (Required )613 Intergovernmental Management (Required), 621 Urban Society and Service Systems (Required), 620 Social Services Planning(Recommended). Other courses approved by Advisor.

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Admission Criteria Admission to masters’ degree programs, MA is open to students who have completed an undergraduate (bachelor) degree. No specific field of undergraduate major is required for admission. Students must meet the following criteria, but merely meeting the criteria does not guarantee admission. Admission decisions are made by the department faculty after considering the entire application. The GPA requirements for consideration for full admission is an overall bachelor GPA of 2.8 or greater, or a 3.05 GPA for the last 60 credit hours. Provisional admission may be granted for those with an overall GPA between 2.5 and 2.79. Applicants must submit the following: A Graduate School application. An official transcript from every college attended. A copy of their current professional resume (this is important to demonstrate professional experience). A personal essay explaining why the study and completion of the degree will help them with their personal or professional goals. For students who have an overall GPA below 3.0, they must submit a standardized testscore from the GRE, GMAT, or LSAT. Applicants seeking a graduate assistantship or university scholarship must provide letters of recommendation.

योग्यता

स्नातकोत्तर उपाधि

प्रदान गर्ने निकाय

UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

विभागको नाम

Buchtel College of Arts and Science, Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies