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Chairperson: Jody Jessup-Anger, Ph.D.
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Degree Offered
Master of Arts in Public Service, Plan B only
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The master of arts in public service is an interdisciplinary program for people with a passion for service and an ambition to be a leader in the nonprofit sector. Students learn to effectively lead nonprofit organizations, and understand their key components including budgets, board memberships, personnel oversight, corporate statuses, program development, and relations between government and the nonprofit sector.
This program also focuses on the study of topics crucial to urban and international nonprofits, including: inequality; race, ethnicity, and language; social movements; and political participation. An accelerated degree program is also offered, allowing Marquette University students to earn a bachelor's degree with a minor in urban affairs and a master's degree in public service in five years.
Students in the program may either pursue general study or choose the educational foundations and leadership specialization. All students must complete a total of 33 credit hours. For general study, students must complete 9 credit hours of required core course work, including a professional project, and 24 credit hours of elective course work. For the educational foundations and leadership specialization, students must complete a total of 12 credit hours of required specialization course work, and 21 credit hours of elective course work.
Students must complete the program within six years. Students are expected to earn a C or above in all courses and must maintain a 3.000 cumulative grade point average to earn the degree.
Program Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Required program courses: | ||
PUBS 6210 | Ethics in Public Service | 3 |
PUBS 6521 | Trends in the Social Sector: Social Innovation and Systems Change | 3 |
PUBS 6998 | Professional Project in Public Service | 3 |
Elective courses - choose 24 credit hours from the following: | 24 | |
Nature of Cities | ||
Legal Issues in Public Service | ||
Communication and the Management Process in Urban Service | ||
Nonprofit Management | ||
Governmental-Nonprofit Relations | ||
Urban Policy and Public Service Administration | ||
Financial Matters in the Non-Profit Sector | ||
Social Justice and Social Activism | ||
Revenue Generation and Program Development | ||
Topics in Public Service | ||
Introduction to Educational Inquiry | ||
Quantitative Literacy and Research | ||
Student Development in Higher Education | ||
Environmental Theory Assessment in Higher Education | ||
Organizational Theory and Administration in Higher Education | ||
Contemporary Philosophies of Education | ||
Sociological Foundations of Education | ||
Learning and Curriculum Theories | ||
Theories of Learning Applied to Instruction | ||
Organizational Theory and Administration in K-12 Schools | ||
Politics and Community in Educational Organizations | ||
History of Education in the United States | ||
American Law and the Educational Organization | ||
Instructional Leadership | ||
Curriculum Leadership | ||
Capstone in Educational Policy and Leadership | ||
Foundations of Catholic Education | ||
Restorative Justice in Education: History, Research and Implementation | ||
Latinx Education: Challenges and Possibilities | ||
Additional elective courses as approved by the director of graduate studies. | ||
Total Credit Hours: | 33 |
Specialization
The program offers an optional specialization in educational foundations and leadership. If a student choose to pursue the specialization, they are required to complete the following courses.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Required specialization course work: | ||
EDPL 6000 | Introduction to Educational Inquiry | 3 |
EDPL 6330 | Sociological Foundations of Education | 3 |
EDPL 6730 | History of Education in the United States | 3 |
EDPL 6997 | Capstone in Educational Policy and Leadership | 3 |
Electives 1 | 21 | |
Total Credit Hours: | 33 |
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Electives are chosen from the list above. The required educational foundations and leadership specialization courses may not be counted for both the specialization and an elective. Other elective course options may be taken with the approval of the director of graduate studies.
ACCELERATED BACHELOR’S-MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM
The accelerated degree program in public service allows Marquette University students to earn a bachelor's degree and a master of arts in public service in five years. The program is designed for the student interested in pursuing a career in a community-based organization or other nonprofit agency. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.000 in their junior year to apply for the ADP:
Students admitted to the program are expected to complete 12 credit hours of graduate course work during the senior year. Upon the successful completion of the first term as a master’s degree candidate, students must petition the Graduate School to transfer the graduate credits completed as an undergraduate for application to the master’s program requirements.
For additional information on this program and how to apply, students should contact the director of graduate studies.
University Policies
- Academic Censure - Graduate School
- Academic Integrity
- Academic Misconduct
- Academic Program Definitions
- Accelerated Degree Programs
- Attendance - Graduate School
- Awarding Diplomas and Certificates
- Background Checks, Drug Testing
- Class Rank
- Commencement
- Course Levels
- Credit Hour
- Credit Load - Graduate School
- Faculty Grading
- Family Education Rights and Privacy Act-FERPA
- Grade Appeals
- Grading System - Graduate School and Graduate School of Management
- Graduation - Graduate School
- Immunization and Tuberculosis Screening Requirements
- Last Date of Attendance/Activity
- Military Call to Active Duty or Training
- Registration - Graduate School
- Repeated Courses - Graduate School
- Student Consumer Complaints
- Student Data Use and Privacy
- Transcripts-Official
- Transfer Course Credit - Graduate School
- Withdrawal - Graduate School
Graduate School Policies
- Academic Performance
- Advising
- Certificate Concurrent Enrollment
- Conduct
- Confidentiality of Proprietary Information
- Continuous Enrollment
- Courses and Prerequisites
- Cross-listed Courses
- Deadlines
- Doctoral Degree Academic Program Overview
- Dual/Joint Programs of Study
- Graduate Credit
- Graduate School Policies
- Independent Study
- Intellectual Property
- Master's Degree Academic Program Overview
- Merit-Based Aid Registration Requirements
- Research Involving Humans, Animals, Radioisotopes or Recombinant DNA/Transgenic Organisms
- Temporary Withdrawal from Graduate Program
- Time Limitations
- Working with Minors