Overview
Learning outcomes
The Public Administration degree at Stephen F. Austin State University focuses on the systematic investigation of executive organizations and management. Instruction includes the roles, development, and principles of public administration; public policy management and implementation; the relations between organizational management and legislators; the public and non-profit budget process and financial management; administrative law; personnel management; professional ethics; and appropriate research methods.
Accreditation
The mission of the Institutional Accreditation Office (IAO) is to provide coordination and support to all units of the University in the continuing effort to demonstrate compliance with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation requirements.
Programme Structure
Courses included:
- Survey of Public Administration
- Public Administration Methods
- PApplied Methods for Public Administration
- Public Personnel Administration
- Public Budgeting and Financial Management
- Policy Systems and Evaluation
- Public Organizations and Management
- Leadership in Public Administration
- Administrative Law and Procedure
- Ethics in Public Administration
- Public Administration Capstone Project
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Management Studies Public Administration View 622 other Masters in Public Administration in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
To apply for a master’s degree program at SFA, you must meet one of the following requirements:
- Be in your final year of undergraduate work;
- Hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university; or
- Have 95 or more semester hours of undergraduate work at SFA and be approved as an Overlap Student (an undergraduate pursuing graduate and undergraduate studies at the same time).
Tuition Fee
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International
10484 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5242 USD per semester during 12 months. -
National
10484 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5242 USD per semester during 12 months. -
In-State
5576 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2788 USD per semester during 12 months.
Living costs for Nacogdoches
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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