University of Nebraska at Omaha
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information management specialization - mpa degree plan.
Advisor: Peter Wolcott
Thirteen courses (39 graduate credit hours) are required for the MPA degree. Students complete the program by first taking the beginning core courses, then taking specialization courses. As students complete their concentration courses, they complete the ending core courses.
Beginning Core
- PA 8050 Public Administration & Democracy
- PA 8010 The Public Economy
- PA 8090 Seminar in Organization Theory & Individual Behavior in the Public Sector
- PA 8120 Research Methods for Public Administration
Ending Core
- PA 8300 Policy Design and Implementation
- PA 8440 Organizational Development and Change in the Public Sector or PA 8530 Strategic Planning and Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
- PA 8320 Public Policy Evaluation or PA 8450 Advanced Management Analysis or PA 8330 Policy Analysis
- PA 8990 Capstone (Students admitted Fall 2011 and beyond will complete the capstone project or thesis)
Specialization
Required courses
PA 8110 Managing Information in the Public Sector
PA 8400 Public Budgeting or PA 8480 Public Finance Administration
Elective courses (choose any four)
ISQA 8196 Process Reengineering with IT
ISQA 8230 Telecommunications Management
ISQA 8420 Managing the IS Function
ISQA 8736 Decision Support Systems
ISQA 8570 Information Security Policy and Ethics
ISQA 8810 Information Technology Project Fundamentals
PA 8990 Capstone Project (Students admitted Fall 2011 and beyond will complete the Capstone Project as an ending core course.)