Political Science

MDA Program Requirements (prior to Fall 2008)

The Master of Development Administration degree requires 42 semester hours of post-graduate courses with at least a "B" grade point average. These are usually completed with 14 three credit hour courses.

Requirements

Six Core Courses
Three Tools and Skills courses
One course in International and Comparative Studies
Three courses in one of five Areas of Concentration
One approved elective course

Required Core Courses (18 hrs.)

PSCI 5320 - Administration in Developing Countries
PSCI 6330 - The Political Environment of Public Administration
PSCI 6360 - Development Administration Seminar
PSCI 6380 - Implementing Development Policy
PADM 6270 - Human Resources Administration
PADM 6080 - Organization Theory and Behavior

Tools and Skills (9 hrs.)

Select one:

PADM 6120 - Principles of Public Budgeting
PSCI 6300 - Monitoring & Evaluation of International Development Projects

Select two:

PSCI 6440 - Comparative Strategies of Development
PSCI 6910 - Political Analysis I
PSCI 6920 - Political Analysis II
ECON 6010 - Basic Economic Analysis
PADM 6060 - Applied Research Methods
PADM 6070 - Data Analysis for Administrators
PADM 6290 - Supervisory Skills for Administrators
PADM 6840 - Public Financial Resource Management

International and Comparative Studies (3 hrs.)

Select one:

PSCI 5520 - Studies in International Relationships (Various Topics)
PSCI 5330 - United Nations
PSCI 5550 - International Law
PSCI 6500 - Third World Seminar

Concentration Courses (9 hrs.)

Select three within one area

Leadership

PSCI 6490 - Sustainable Rural Development
COM 6730 - Conflict Management
COM 6830 - Power and Leadership in Organizational Communication
EDLD 6020 - Educational Leadership
PADM 6040 - Political Economy
PADM 6110 - Administrative Law and Governmental Regulations
PADM 6630 - Leading the Public Organization

Health and Human Services

HHS 5610 - Problem Solving in Health and Human Service Organizations
PADM 6510 - Health Services Delivery
PADM 6520 - Financial Management of Health Organizations
PADM 6530 - Health Policy Analysis
PADM 6540 - Planning and Management in Health Care Organizations
SWRK 6430 - Leadership and Management in Human Services

Public Policy Analysis

PSCI 6050 - Comparative Public Policy
PSCI 6640 - The Nature of Political Inquiry and Analysis
PSCI 6910 - Political Analysis I
ECON 5880 - Economic Development
ECON 6000 - Applied Economics for Management
ECON 6880 - Economic Development I
PADM 6040 - Political Economy

Urban and Rural Studies

PSCI 6070 - Resources, Environment, Technology
PSCI 6400 - Seminar in Comparative Politics
PSCI 6490 - Sustainable Rural Development
GEOG 5440 - Studies in Economic Geography (variable topics)
GEOG 5530 - Water Resources Management (variable topics)
GEOG 5550 - Contemporary Issues in Resource Management (variable topics)
GEOG 5560 - Studies in Urban and Regional Planning (variable topics)
GEOG 5700 - Cities and Urban Systems (variable topics)
SWRK 5620 - Community Organization in Urban Areas

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