This specialty area is designed for students who are interested in both public- and private-sector personnel management positions. The following courses are offered:

Required Course:

PUA 691: Human Resource Management Seminar

Optional Courses : (select two of the following)

PUA 612: Human Resource Law

PUA 614: Applied Human Relations

PUA 616: Current Topics in Public Sector Human Resource Management

This specialty area is designed for students seeking to integrate information technology into public management. Students complete nine hours of coursework presented at the graduate level (500 and above) by the Division of Computer and Technical Sciences (DCTS). Both students possessing prior computer science backgrounds and those lacking such preparation may complete this specialty. The Division of Computer and Technical Sciences (DCTS) determines appropriate graduate course placements for individual students based upon their educational and work histories.

This specialty area generally attracts public service professionals from the developing nations, sponsored by their government and USAID. American students interested in careers in international administration may also choose this specialty. The following courses are offered:

Required Courses:

PUA 633: Seminar on Development Administration

(select two of the following) PUA 634: Political and Administrative Development

PUA 635: Globalization and Development

PUA 636: Current Topics in Development Administration

This specialty area is designed for students interested in engaging in community enhancement activities either through a government of nonprofit organization. It emphasizes how both urban planning and organizational leadership can be employed to serve deprived communities.

Required Course:

PUA 645: Seminar in Nonprofit Management and Community Development

(select two of the following)

PUA 606: Fundraising and Grantsmanship

PUA 648: Current Topics in Non-Profit Administration

Once a student has received the Master of Public Administration degree, additional specializations may not be added to the transcript or diploma. Students may take additional course work as non–degree students, but this work will not count toward an additional specialization or degree.

All Master of Public Administration degree candidates are required to pass a written comprehensive examination in their final semester at Kentucky State University. The comprehensive examination is normally offered during the fall and spring semesters. Limited availability of faculty resources makes it difficult to schedule a comprehensive examination in the summer session. It is the individual student's responsibility to complete an application for a comprehensive examination. The application must be approved by the student's advisor and submitted to the chairperson of the School of Public Administration for placement on the comprehensive examination list. The student's request to participate in the fall semester examination must be made no later than September 15. Requests to participate in the spring semester examination must be made no later than February 15.

Grades below “C” may not be presented for Master of Public Administration graduation credit, nor shall graduation be approved for students with grade-point averages below 3.0. Students may not graduate with more than 6 semester credit hours of courses with a grade of “C” or below. This regulation does not apply when a grade of “C” has been superseded by successful completion (grade of “B” or better) of a particular course at a later date.

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