Master of Public Service Management Online Degree

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We offer the M.S. in Public Service Management online- another example of the ways the School continuously innovates to keep our curriculum relevant and our programs accessible. Online students participate fully in the programs, taking the same courses, from the same faculty. The online version of the M.S. Public Service Management is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

The School of Public Service Online program (SPS Online) offers the M.S. in Public Service Management in a completely online format. The online degree uses the same curriculum and faculty as the face-to-face version. Faculty use an innovative mix of asynchronous learning (discussion boards in the Blackboard course management system) with faculty-directed synchronous learning (Wimba Live Classroom technology). he online degree is a cohort-based program beginning each fall with online courses offered so that students can complete the degree in two years without interruption. To complete it on time, students enroll for 2 online courses per term (8 quarter hours) as a full-time graduate student. If you wish to take the degree part-time you may do so with permission of the Director. SPS Online students are also eligible at any time to enroll in SPS courses offered in Chicago, Washington D.C., New Orleans, and in eight countries abroad (Belgium, China, Croatia, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, and the Philippines)

The application deadline for admission in the fall term is JULY 1; we announce admission decisions by JULY 8th. Because we expect the program to fill, early applications will receive early consideration.

 Please fill out the DePaul University online graduate application and indicate ONLINE in the comments section. Information sessions and personal interviews are available; please contact Megan Balderston at mbalders@depaul.edu for more information.

 

Online Schedule:

Year 1

Year 2

Summer

Summer meeting in Chicago

(Tuesday September 9, 2008)

Introduction to Online program

 

Fall

MPS 500 Intro. to Public Service Management

MPS 522 Fund. of Human Resource Management

 

Winter
MPS 501 Cross-sector Analysis

MPS 541 Economic Foundations

 

 

Spring

MPS 529 Strategic Planning

MPS 542 Policy Design and Analysis

 

Summer

MPS 570 Research Methods in Public Service

*MPS 516  Management of Information Technology

Summer meeting in Chicago

 

Fall
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MPS 546 Advocacy and Lobbying

MPS 580 Quantitative Methods in Public Service

 

Winter

MPS 502 Ethics in Administration (2 credits)

*MPS 524 Marketing Service Organizations 

MPS 590 Applied Research (2 credits)

 

Spring

*MPS 521 Leadership and Management

MPS 593 Integrated Seminar

 

Summer

Graduation

#Alternative short-duration (1-week) courses

 

Fall

New Orleans, LA. MPS 574 Community Organizations & Urban Development

 

December Intercession

India: MPS 501 Cross-sector Analysis [or] *MPS 605: Special Topics: Analysis of a Policy Issue in India

India: MPS 521  Leadership and Management [or] *MPS 604: Special Topics: Cross-cultural Analysis of a Leadership or Management Issue in India

Kenya (Nairobi): *MPS 604 – Special Topics: Experiencing How Nonprofits Work in Africa

 

Philippines (Manila) MPS 570: Research Methods [or] *MPS 604: Special Topics: Participatory Poverty Assessment 

 

 

 

 

Washington D.C.: *MPS 604 Global Warming & Policy

 

Spring Break

Mexico (Chiapas): *MPS 511 Sustainable Development and NGOs

#Alternative short-duration (1-week) courses

 

Summer

China (Beijing): MPS 612: International Political Economy of Development

 

Ireland (Dublin):

MPS 500  Introduction to Public Service Management
MPS 521  Leadership and Management
MPS 522  Fundamentals of HR Management
MPS 529  Strategic Planning
MPS 542  Policy Design and Analysis
*MPS 604  Comparative Health Care Systems

Italy (Tuscany): *MPS 613 Comparative Public Policy – European Food Policy

 

December Intercession

India: MPS 501 Cross-sector Analysis [or] *MPS 605: Special Topics: Analysis of a Policy Issue in India

India: MPS 521  Leadership and Management [or] *MPS 604: Special Topics: Cross-cultural Analysis of a Leadership or Management Issue in India

 

Kenya (Nairobi): MPS 604 – Special Topics: Experiencing How Nonprofits Work in Africa

 

Philippines (Manila) MPS 570: Research Methods [or] *MPS 604: Special Topics: Participatory Poverty Assessment

 

Washington D.C.: *MPS 604 Water  & Development Policy

 

Spring Break

Belgium (Brussels): *MPS 605 Understanding the Global Public Sector: Impact and Influence of the European Union and NATO

 

Mexico (Chiapas): MPS 511 Sustainable Development and NGOs

 

Links for SPS Online Students:

DePaul University Student ID
You will need a student ID to avail of services provided by DePaul
University. These services include online access to DePaul's library
resources as well as to physically check out books from our libraries or
from our partner libraries (see I-Share network below). In addition you
will need your student ID to take proctored exams in the SPS Online
program. To obtain your DePaul student ID, download and submit to
Student ID services the Certificate of Authenticity in the link below
http://is.depaul.edu/systems/cards_passes/depaul_id.asp

CampusConnect
This is the online portal you will use for all your administrative tasks
during the SPS Online program. Upon enrolling in the SPS Online program
you will receive information on how to obtain your CampusConnect user ID
and password. These will enable you to enter CampusConnect where you
will register for courses, file for graduation, and check your financial
records including financial aid. To enter CampusConnect, click on the
link below
https://campusconnect.depaul.edu/PAPRD8/login.jsp

DePaul University Libraries

Students enrolled in the SPS Online program can order books online
either from DePaul University libraries or from libraries belonging to
I-Share network which includes the resources of 71 Illinois libraries
belonging to CARLI, the Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in
Illinois. Books will be delivered via FedEx. Students also have access
to download and read articles in more than 16,000 online scholarly
journals and electronic book databases. Click on the link below to use
our library services for SPS online students
http://www.lib.depaul.edu/distancestudents.htm

Student Records
For information and assistance with the administrative processes related
to your education such as ordering transcripts, understand and making
changes in your CampusConnect account, help with registration, the
schedule of classes, and the Academic Calendar, click on the Student
Records link below
http://sr.depaul.edu/


Blackboard
SPS Online uses Blackboard as the Course Management System (CMS) to
deliver its online courses. In addition, it uses Wimba Live Classroom
for synchronous real-time interactions between the instructor and the
students. Access to Wimba is provided through Blackboard CMS. Once you
register for your courses on CampusConnect your registration will
automatically be transferred within 24 hours to the online course
offered on Blackboard. You will be able to view the course once the
faculty member makes it available at the beginning of the term. To get
to Blackboard, click on the link below and login using your
CampusConnect ID and password
https://oll.depaul.edu/
 

 

 

 

 

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