पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

This program is designed for those seeking a career in public service and those wanting to enhance their current career. The program prepares professionals for work in government at the local, state, or national level; nonprofit organizations; and many areas of business. The MPA degree requires a total of 42 semester credit hours: 24 hours of core courses taken by all students, a 12 hours concentration selected by the student in consultation with the graduate advisor, and 6 hours of internship. Students will be required to pass a comprehensive examination at the end of the course of study. Students must be enrolled in the University the semester or summer session in which the comprehensive exam is administered.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

The core courses are PA 581 Dynamics of Public Administration (3 hours), PA 583 Program Evaluation (3 hours), PA 584 Organizational Theory and Behavior (3 hours), PA 586 Leadership and Human Resource Management (3 hours), PA 587 Government and Non-Profit Budgets and Financial Management (3 hours), PA 588 Ethics in Government (3 hours), POL 577 Scope and Methods of Political Science (3 hours), POL 586 Grant Research and Writing (3 hours). The concentration courses are CJ 530 Critical Analysis of Justice Administration (3 hours), CJ 534 Courts as Organizations (3 hours), CJ 632 Resource Development in the Organizational Context (3 hours), CJ 633 Seminar in Organization and Administration (3 hours), CJ 635 Seminar in Leadership and Management (3 hours), CJ 687 The Ethics of Criminal Justice (3 hours), POL 586 Grant Research and Writing (3 hours).

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Students seeking admission to the graduate program must submit the Graduate Studies Application for Admission with the one-time application fee to the Office of Graduate Studies, official transcripts of all college-level work (including the transcript that shows the date the undergraduate degree was conferred), and official GRE scores. Two letters of recommendation from the faculty at the student's undergraduate degree-granting institution are required with the application for admission. A score of 1000 on the GRE (adding the verbal and quantitative scores) is recommended and a 3.0 overall undergraduate GPA is required for admission. For a final admissions decision, GRE scores do not constitute the sole criterion for consideration of the applicant, nor do GRE scores and undergraduate GPA constitute the primary criteria to end consideration of an applicant. Based on review of a student's undergraduate transcript, the Department of Biological Sciences may require completion of undergraduate stem courses as a condition for admission. For international students TOEFL score computerized version of the test, and demonstrate a speaking knowledge of English. If a student's first language is English they will not have to furnish a TOEFL score. It is permissible for an individual college within the University to establish a higher TOEFL score for admission to a particular program.

योग्यता

स्नातकोत्तर उपाधि

प्रदान गर्ने निकाय

Sam Houston State University

विभागको नाम

College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Political Science