Kokomo Campus Graduate Degree Program

Master of Public Management (M.P.M.)
Kokomo Certificate Program

Master of Public Management (M.P.M.)

The Master of Public Management program provides public service managers the skills to cope with challenging human and technical issues. It also provides a broad interdisciplinary background in the values and ethics of public management. It is designed as preparation for executive leadership positions in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

The program can be completed on either a full-time or part-time basis. Most coursework for the program is offered in the evenings to allow students to work full-time and participate in the M.P.M. program part-time.

To meet the needs of our dynamic and diverse student population, SPEA offers three avenues for graduate education: online courses, cohort programs (intensive weekend courses), and traditional courses offered on the Indiana University Kokomo campus. Online courses provide the option to complete coursework from a location of choice. Weekend cohort courses conveniently condense a semester-long course into several weekend sessions.

Degree Requirements

(36 credit hours)

The 36 credit hours of courses require the completion of 18 credit hours in core courses, 12 credit hours in the concentration area, 3 credit hours in experiential or professional requirements, and 3 credit hours in electives. The electives add breadth to a chosen program, further exploration of the field of concentration, or enhance quantitative and analytical skills or administrative techniques. The experiential requirement ensures that each graduate of the M.P.M. program gains insight into the world ofpublic service through an experience outside the classroom.

Core Requirements

(18 credit hours)
SPEA-V 502 Public Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 509 Administrative Ethics in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 560 Public Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 562 Public Program Evaluation (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 566 Executive Leadership (3 cr.)

Concentration Requirement

(12 credit hours)

Public Management and Policy Concentration

SPEA-V 504 Public Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 517 Public Management Economics (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 540 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 561 Public Human Resource Management (3 cr.)

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Kokomo Certificate Program

The Certificate in Public Management is offered on the Kokomo campus. It is flexible and adaptable to the needs of either precareer or in-service students.

Admission
Program Restrictions
Certificate in Public Management

Admission

Admission Eligibility
The student must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university to apply.

Application
Application forms and literature may be obtained from the SPEA offices on the Kokomo campus, and students should apply to the Office of Admissions on the campus.

Application Deadlines
Application deadlines are generally three weeks before the beginning of the semester or summer session. Applicants should contact the Office of Admission to confirm deadlines.

Application Fee
Students must pay a nonrefundable application fee.

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Program Restrictions

1. Students enrolled in a certificate program must complete it within 15 credit hours of approved SPEA course work with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B). Failure to do so results in automatic dismissal from the certificate program.
2. Students who have completed more than three SPEA courses are not eligible for admission to a certificate program.
3. Transfer credit, course substitutions, or course waivers are not accepted for meeting the Public Management certificate requirements.
4. Students admitted to a SPEA graduate degree program are not eligible for admission to the certificate program or eligible for the awarding of a certificate.
5. Admission to or successful completion of a certificate program does not guarantee subsequent admission to a SPEA graduate degree program.
6. Students enrolled in the certificate program who apply to SPEA’s graduate degree programs must meet all existing admission requirements.
7. Students planning to request admission to a SPEA graduate degree program after successfully completing a certificate program should refer to the application procedure presented earlier in this bulletin.

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Certificate in Public Management

The Certificate in Public Management program is a 15 credit hour program of study in public management. The certificate program is flexible enough to be adapted to the needs of precareer and inservice individuals. Graduate students in other disciplines can use the program to supplement their primary fields with course work in public management, possibly using the certificate courses as part or all of a doctoral or master’s degree minor. Career employees of public and private sector agencies seeking courses in public management, and especially those changing from professional or technical roles to managerial roles, find the certificate program beneficial.

Certificate Requirements

(15 credit hours)

Required Courses (9 credit hours)
SPEA-V 502 Public Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 560 Public Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 561 Public Human Resources Management (3 cr.)

Electives (6 credit hours)
Two additional SPEA graduate public affairs courses approved by the program director.

Note: Students interested in continuing on for the Master of Public Affairs degree should consider selecting the two elective courses from the M.P.A. core; one of the courses recommended is V 506 Statistical Analysis for
Effective Decision Making.

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