Tentative Schedule of M.P.A. Courses
The tentative schedule, as of
October 14, 2009, of M.P.A. courses follows. The schedule may change as circumstances necessitate.* Most courses are taught in the evening on the NGCSU campus.
POLS 7200 or POLS 7600 were prerequisites for many of the other courses in the curriculum, but, in most cases, the prerequisite requirements no longer apply. However, it has been difficult to expunge the abandoned prerequisite requirements from BANNER. If you run into a prerequisite problem when you attempt to register on BANNER Web 2000, please call Susan Perry at the Graduate School office (706-864-1543), and she will help you. However, a student should not enroll in POLS 7890, "Public Management," the capstone course of the program, until he or she has completed or nearly completed his or her other core courses.
If you would like to refer to the university's academic calendar, which shows starting and ending dates of semesters and sessions, deadlines for withdrawing with a passing "W" mark, etc., please visit the Academic Calendar page.
* Important disclaimer: Any schedule of courses must be understood to be tentative, in that university authorities reserve the right to cancel courses because of inadequate enrollment, the need to staff other necessary functions, etc. On a semester-to-semester basis, the best way to ensure that the course you want to take will not be canceled is by pre-registering for it.
Summer Session 2009
| CRJU/POLS 6112 |
Judicial System and Judicial Process |
Summer Session I |
K. M. Reese |
| CRJU 7900 |
Criminal Justice Administration |
Full session; online course |
J. M. Allen |
| POLS 6310 |
Political Leadership |
MW 6:45-9:15 p.m. |
R. C. Alexander |
| POLS 7290 |
Ethics for Public Service |
TTh 6:45-9:15 p.m. |
B. D. Friedman |
Fall Semester 2009
| POLS 6380 |
Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations |
MW 5:30-6:55 p.m. |
B. D. Friedman |
| POLS 7300 |
Public Budgeting |
M 7:05-9:55 p.m. |
R. C. Alexander |
| POLS 7320 |
Public Policy Analysis |
W 7:05-9:55 p.m. |
B. D. Friedman |
Spring Semester 2010
| CRJU/POLS 6112 |
Judicial System and Judicial Process |
MWF 1:25-2:20 p.m. |
K. M. Reese |
| POLS 6111 |
The Presidency |
MWF 12:20-1:15 p.m. |
C. D. Cavalli |
| POLS 7200 |
Leadership and Organizational Theory |
M 7:05-9:55 p.m. |
R. C. Alexander |
| POLS 7660 |
Information and Operations Management |
MW 5:30-6:55 p.m., Newton Oakes
Center, Room 109 |
B. D. Friedman |
| POLS 7890 |
Public Management |
W 7:05-9:55 p.m. |
B. D. Friedman |
Summer Session 2010
| CRJU/POLS 6112 |
Judicial System and Judicial Process |
Summer Session I |
K. M. Reese |
| POLS 6310 |
Political Leadership |
MW 6:45-9:15 p.m. |
R. C. Alexander |
| POLS 7200 |
Leadership and Organizational Theory |
Online course; limited number of places
available (FC/FS) |
R. C. Alexander |
| POLS 7290 |
Ethics for Public Service |
TTh 6:45-9:15 p.m. |
B. D. Friedman |
Fall Semester 2010
| CRJU/POLS 6550 |
Law and Society |
Day class; time TBA |
K. M. Reese |
| POLS 6106 |
State and Local Government |
Day class; time TBA |
R. C. Alexander |
| POLS 6111 |
The Presidency |
TBA |
C. D. Cavalli |
| POLS 7220 |
Politics and Bureaucracy |
W 7:05-9:55 p.m. |
B. D. Friedman |
| POLS 7380 |
Public Personnel Administration |
M 7:05-9:55 p.m. |
R. C. Alexander |
| POLS 7600 |
Statistics for Public Management |
MW 5:30-6:55 p.m. |
B. D. Friedman |
Spring Semester 2011
| POLS 7300 |
Public Budgeting |
M 7:05-9:55 p.m. |
R. C. Alexander |
| POLS 7660 |
Information and Operations Management |
MW 5:30-6:55 p.m. |
B. D. Friedman |
| POLS 7890 |
Public Management |
W 7:05-9:55 p.m. |
B. D. Friedman |
Summer Session 2011 (very tentative)
| POLS 6106 or 6310? |
State/Local Govt. or Pol. Leadership? |
MW 6:45-9:15 p.m. |
R. C. Alexander |
| POLS 7290 |
Ethics for Public Service |
TTh 6:45-9:15 p.m. |
B. D. Friedman |
