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The MPS degree requires 40 credit hours for graduation. 29 credit hours are required from core and elective courses with the remaining 11 from practicum, international, and capstone.

MPS Curriculum (19 hours)

Core Course

• CSPS 7115 - Professionalism in Public Service
• CSPS 7201 - Ethical and Legal Dimensions of Public Service
• CSPS 7223 - Foundations of Public Service
• CSPS 7303 - Communication and Social ExChange
• CSPS 7331 - The Theory and Practice of Global Development
• CSPS 7333 - Program Planning and Development
• CSPS 7334 - Program Evaluation
• CSPS 7335 - Field Research in Public Service

Social Change Option (Three credit hours)

To earn these credits, students will have the option of several courses related to the dynamics of social change. Current offerings include:

• CSPS 7310 - Philanthropy Leadership and the Non-profit Sector
• CSPS 7313 - Dynamics and Complexities of Social Change

Field Service Projects

• CPSP 7240 - Practicum I
• CPSP 7340 - Practicum II
• CPSP 7320 - Capstone
• CPSP 7330 - International Public Service Project

Electives (Six hours)

The student’s faculty advisor will work with the student to choose a group of elective courses that are of interest to the student and that will be appropriate for the student’s future career. Elective courses help develop a specialty or concentration focus and have the potential to significantly sharpen the area of professional expertise. The faculty advisor will help the student concentrate on the overall learning objectives for these courses, integrating them with the practicum and capstone.

Executive Master of Public Service

The EMPS degree is designed for mid-career public service professionals. It requires a total of 36 hours, completed in 8-week long “semesters” over a 2 year period, and is offered solely online. It consists of the 11 following courses, plus one 3-hour elective.

Required Courses

• CSPS 7303 - Communication Processes
• CSPS 7314 - Advocacy in Public Service
• CSPS 7315 - Data Analysis
• CSPS 7321 - Organization Case Study
• CSPS 7323 - Leadership in Public Service
• CSPS 7324 - Foundations of Public Service
• CSPS 7325 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Public Service
• CSPS 7326 - Philanthropy Leadership and the Non-Profit Sector
• CSPS 7333 - Program Planning and Development
• CSPS 7334 - Program Evaluation
• CSPS 7335 - Field Research Methods