PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Coordinator:
Susan C. Graham

Coordinating Committee:
One nominee from each of the following:

    School of Business Administration
    Department of Political Science
    Department of Economics
    The Federal Public Service in Prince Edward Island
    The Public Service of Prince Edward Island
    The PEI Regional Group of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC)

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The Program
The University of Prince Edward Island, through the Faculty of Arts, offers an interdisciplinary program of studies leading to a Certificate and a Diploma in Public Administration. The program is intended for working federal, provincial, and municipal public servants who wish to prepare themselves for higher administrative and management positions. Others with similar interests may apply. Every effort is made to schedule the compulsory and elective courses for the program at times convenient for those employed.

Admission
Admission requirements to the Certificate and Diploma Programs are as for the Faculty of Arts.

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Objectives
The UPEI Public Administration program has three basic objectives:

  • to develop, along with specific skills, an understanding of the interpersonal and interorganizational roles of an individual within the public service;
  • to assist in the training and development of individuals for policy and administrative positions in the public service; and
  • to equip individuals with knowledge and techniques for efficient and effective decision making.

Certificate Program
The Certificate program is designed and intended for advancement to the middle management in the public service. To qualify for a Certificate, a student must complete ten (10) three semester hours courses for a total of thirty (30) semester hours. Eight (8) of the three semester hour courses are compulsory and two (2) are chosen from the list of approved electives.

Compulsory Certificate Courses

    Organizational Behaviour [Business 171]
    Introductory Microeconomics [Economics 101]
    Introductory Macroeconomics [Economics 102]
    Critical Thinking and Writing [Global Issues 151]
    Professional Writing [English 381]
    Canadian Politics I: Government [Political Science 201]
    Law Politics and the Judicial Process I [Political Science 211]
    Canadian Public Administration [Political Science 311]

Diploma Program
The Diploma program is designed and intended for more advanced Public Administration education. To qualify for a Diploma, a student must complete an additional ten (10) three semester hour courses beyond the Certificate. Six (6) of the additional three semester hour courses are compulsory and four (4) are chosen from the list of approved electives. In addition, candidates for the Diploma in Public Administration must satisfy the Co-ordinator that they have completed a public service work experience of four months, full-time, in a public administration environment.

Compulsory Diploma Courses

    Human Resource Management [Business 441]
    Communications [Business 461]
    Organizational Theory and Change [Business 471]
    Canadian Economic Problems [Economics 304]
    Canadian Federalism [Political Science 302]
    Canadian Public Policy [Political Science 314]

Approved Electives
Electives from the following list may be selected for either the Certificate or the Diploma requirement but an elective cannot be used for both Certificate and Diploma.

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Certificate and Diploma Electives

    Management Information Systems [Business 241]
    Industrial Relations [Business 372]
    Business Law I: Introduction [Business 301]
    Business Law II: Advanced [Business 302]
    Prince Edward Island in the 20th Century [History 489]
    The Canadian Experience [Canadian Studies 301 and 302]
    Public Finance [Economics 412]
    Politics and Government of Prince Edward Island [Political Science 202]
    Law, Politics and the Judicial Process II [Political Science 212]
    Canadian Provincial Politics: A Comparative Perspective [Political Science 322]
    Public Policy in Small Island Jurisdictions [Political Science 414]

Any one of the following statistics courses:

    Introductory Statistics I (Mathematics 221)
    Statistics and Research Science (Psychology 278)
    Methodology and Research I (Sociology 331)
    Management Science I (Business 251)

The substitution of one university credit course not now in the listing of elective courses which is directly related to the present work of the applicant may be permitted with the approval of the program co-ordinator.

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