Public Management Certificate

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Advisor: Charles N. Coleman, Assistant Professor, M.P.A., West Virginia University

This certificate provides a broad overview of the most current thinking in public management. Courses emphasize conceptual and analytic skill building. Students may select either a survey of the field or public personnel management.

Option I: Survey of the Field

Any four of the following:

EC 665 - Urban and Regional Economic Development
PA 611 - Research Methods in Public Administration
PA 620 - Personnel Administration and Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector
PA 625 - Administrative Behavior
PA 630 - Fiscal Management for Local Government
PA 632 - Public Finance and Budgeting
PS 608 - The Legislative Process

Option II: Public Personnel Management

EC 625 - Industrial Relations
PA 620 - Personnel Administration and Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector
PA 625 - Administrative Behavior

Plus one of the following:

MG 645 - Management of Human Resources
MG 665 - Compensation Administration
P 643 - The Psychology of Conflict Management I
P 646 - The Psychology of Negotiation and Mediation
SH 602 - Safety Organization and Administration