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Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration (B.A.)

Master of Arts in Public Administration (M.A.)

Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration (Ph.D.)

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Concentrations:

Accounting, Business Administration, Criminal Justice Administration, Economics, Environmental Management, Finance, Health Care Management, Human Resources Management, International Relations, Management, Management Information Science, Organizational Behavior, Production/Operations Management, Public Administration, Public Policy, Urban Issues, and Urban Planning.

INTRODUCTION

In today's societies even in democratic countries such as the United States, governments play the most important role in the daily life of their constituent peoples. The governments, at all three levels of locals, states, and nationals, should provide the appropriate grounds for meeting the never-ending and ever-changing variety of needs of the peoples and growth of the nations. Knowledgeable and updated employees can only accomplish this and administrators running such organizations and working shoulder to shoulder with their counterparts in different industries and businesses who take advantage of the latest available technologies. To this complexity we should add the international dimension and the ever-expanding activities of international organizations.

The mission of the School of Public Administration is, therefore, to provide the required administrative knowledge for those self-directed adult students who want to work or continue to work in such public organizations successfully. The nature of the related jobs, however, requires an interdisciplinary educational training. With close cooperation of the school of Business Administration and full support of other schools and departments, such training are well provided through offering flexible highly-individualized degree programs designed to meet the educational needs of the students who are under time and location constraints. Rather than bringing the students to the classes at a specific time and a specified location, these programs direct the learning process to the student's comfortable place at his/her own convenient time.

UNDERGRADUATE GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS

The general education program is designed to ensure that all American Global University graduates have a basic degree requirements.

 

 

THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration (B.A.)

The program leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration is primarily designed to provide the student with a solid and well-rounded education in government and public organizations. It prepares the student for professional leadership roles in policy development, planning, and administration in public, human services, and non-profit sectors. The competency that the student acquires is based on the foundation laid by the core curriculum, which include introductory courses in administrative, political, and social sciences, as well as in statistics and research methodologies. Courses in the concentration area corroborate the core and enhance the student's ability to achieve his/her career objectives. The bachelor's degree program begins with General Education courses, advances by core and concentration courses, and is completed with a final research paper, at the end, showing the ability of the student to analyze a problem situation and make an appropriate decision suitable to the surrounding circumstances.

PREREQUISITES
High School diploma or equivalent and demonstration of the ability to succeed in undergraduate study.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The total semester units required for graduation are as follows: unit requirement for general education is dependent upon the past experience of the applicant; 51 semester units in core courses; 21 semester units in elective courses in the area of desired concentration.
The student must complete a minimum of 40 units while enrolled at American Global University.
Comprehensive evaluation and counseling are most important at this degree level.

ELECTIVES
21 units of elective courses are required to be chosen from the courses compiled under one of the subject areas listed at the end of the school program.
Note:

No course in this list which is equivalent to any course included in the student’s general education and core requirements schedule can be taken.
Offering of these courses are subject to the discretion of the school.
The elected courses must be of an appropriate level and be approved by the student's advisor.

GRADUATE PROGRAM
Master of Arts in Public Administration (M.A.)

Students who have already earned a bachelor's degree and been exposed to the public sector work experience would well fit in the Master of Arts in Public Administration (MPA) program. This program prepares the student aspiring to professional administrative position in the public, private, non-profit, or volunteer sectors. It imparts knowledge of fundamental concepts, theories, and methods in Public Administration and develops in each student the competence expected in at least one area of specialization. This program is specially adaptable to multiple administrator career paths. It enables the students to pursue either a general MPA education or an MPA with emphasis in literally any other subject areas outlined in the "CONCENTRATION" section. Both options, however, require a thesis presenting the results of an original research by each student.

PREREQUISITES
Bachelor's Degree in Public or Business Administration, or a related field, from an acceptable institution.
The equivalence of 120 semester units of applicable undergraduate work as determined by an in-depth evaluation of prior formal education, life and work experience, specialized training, and military service.
Demonstrating the ability to succeed in graduate study at the Master's Degree level.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The Master's Degree Program requires 33 semester units above the Bachelor's Degree level.
Students with a bachelor's degree other than Public Administration must make up for the training deficiencies by taking additional courses selected under advisement.
A minimum of 18 units of graduate work must be completed at American Global University.

ELECTIVES
9 units of elective courses are required to be chosen from the courses compiled under one of the subject areas listed at the end of the school program.
Note:

No deficient courses are counted for this purpose.
Offering of these courses are subject to the discretion of the school.
The elected courses must be from the graduate

Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration (Ph.D.)

The Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration (Ph.D.) program is designed for proficiency in the field of study. It prepares the students for careers in teaching, research, or higher levels of administrative positions. The educational needs of the positions of the administrators and senior specialists in the public and nonprofit sectors are best met through this program. It provides the quality training in research, analytical ability, and presentation/communication skills needed to meet the expectations at this level. In addition to taking the highest level courses in the related field and passing the final qualifying exam, the student is required to demonstrate achieving mastery beyond the Master's level. Employing research methodologies in an original work and presenting a dissertation representing a significant contribution to knowledge ensures this.

PREREQUISITES
Master's Degree in Public or Business Administration, or a related field, from an acceptable institution.
Demonstrating the ability to succeed in the doctoral program.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The doctoral program requires 42 semester units above the relevant Master's degree.
If the student's Master's degree is not in the same field of study as the doctoral program, the student must make up for his/her training deficiencies by taking the appropriate courses.
A minimum of 24 units of graduate work must be completed at American Global University.

ELECTIVES
16 to 18 units of elective courses are required to be chosen from the courses compiled under one of the subject areas listed at the end of the school program.
Note:

No deficient courses are counted for this purpose
Offering of these courses are subject to the discretion of the school.

CONCENTRATION AREAS

Accounting
Business Administration
Economics
Environmental Management
Finance
Healthcare Management
Human Resource Management
Management
Management Information Science
Organizational Behavior
Production/Operations Management