Advance Skills in Public Administration

Progress from associate to bachelor’s study with deeper learning in administration, governance, and policy management for public service.

Pathways in Administration and Policy

This program enhances administrative and governance knowledge, preparing students for mid-level roles in public institutions, NGOs, and nonprofit organizations. Coursework focuses on public policy, management, and leadership. Graduates may pursue roles such as policy coordinator, program officer, administrative supervisor, or municipal planner. The degree also prepares students for advanced studies at the master’s level in public administration or related disciplines. With the increasing need for skilled administrators and policy professionals, this program creates opportunities to impact governance, social development, and organizational leadership.

Detailed Information About The Course

Essentials of Public Administration

This course explores how science and art of policy administration is definable, describable, replicable, and cumulative. Course describes several theories and analytical approaches that contribute to what we know about policy administration. Purpose of this course is to set out a detailed description of key theories in contemporary public administration.

Essentials of Economics

Essentials of Economics course deliver a concise and balanced introduction to modern economics. This course combines a solid foundation of theory with real-world examples, applications, and data. Coverage of modern microeconomics sets the stage for a discussion of macroeconomics, providing a logical sequence that parallels how the field evolved.

Basics of Urban Sociology

Globalization has changed the roles of cities in the global economy; the course conveys the need to understand the new order in our world. It allows you to understand how we cope in today's world. The course concentrates on the psychology of city and community-building process.

Public Budgeting and Finance

Covering the essentials of fund accounting, this course introduces you to the basic accounting principles at work in both governmental and not-for-profit organizations. This course divides most of the chapters into independent sections, which may be covered as separate units.

Foundations of State and Local Government

This is the most reliable course for state and local politics. This course is the perfect detailed overview and analysis for you to understand how America's state and local political systems work. America’s legislatives, executives and judiciary institutions are also discussed in details.

Fundamentals of Political Science

This course provides an introduction to scientific study of politics, supplying you with basic tools needed to be both critical consumers and producers of scholarly research in political science. The course begins with a discussion of what it means to take a scientific approach to the study of politics.

Political Ideologies

This course provides a clear, concise, and comprehensive introduction to the ideas and ideals that shake and shape our political world. It covers the range of contemporary political ideologies, from the standard categories of liberalism, conservatism, and socialism to newly emerging ideological alternatives.

Foundations of Public Relations

This course provides latest theories and practices in easy-to-understand terms, exploring the role of competition and conflict in today’s modern public relations practice. It’s based on the idea that public relations are management of competition and conflict on behalf of one’s client or organization.

Fundamentals of Urban Planning

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to urban sociology, urban anthropology, and urban studies courses. Primarily sociological in approach, this course incorporates historical, social psychological, geographical, and anthropological insights. It also gives extensive attention to the "new" political economy approach to urban studies.

Introduction to Public Policy

This course is designed to provide you with concrete tools for not only understanding public policy in general, but for analyzing specific public policies. It focuses on what policies governments pursue, why governments pursue the policies they do, and what the consequences of these policies are.

Research Methods in Public Administration

Taking into consideration the four basic approaches to behavioral research (descriptive research, correlational research, experimental research, and quasi-experimental research), this course demonstrates you how to conceptualize question, measure variables, design studies, and analyze data. Ethical issues are also addressed in order to learn more about behavioral research.

Introduction to International Relations

This course analyzes the major theoretical perspectives in the field of international relations. You will study the mainstream realist and liberal approaches and explore theoretical alternatives to these paradigms. The relationship between theory and practice is also examined.

Introduction to Public Administration

This course provides you with solid conceptual foundation in public administration and contains latest information on trends in the discipline. Project management focus will incorporate the general principles, practices, tools and resources associated with managing diverse projects within the public sector.

Introduction to Public Relations

This course will give you an opportunity to analyze how the public relations process is carried out through different public relations specializations. It examines what PR is, and how it has evolved. It looks at key areas of PR practice and specialization, and discusses concepts and skills basic to PR.

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Our courses are designed with direct input from industry experts, ensuring that the skills you gain are current, practical, and aligned with real-world demands. You’ll graduate with knowledge that employers are actively seeking, giving you a competitive edge in the job market.

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We understand that every student has unique needs and commitments. That’s why our programs offer flexible schedules, online access, and personalized learning paths, allowing you to balance education with your career and personal life.

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Our dedicated faculty members bring both academic excellence and professional experience to the classroom. Combined with comprehensive student support services, you will have the guidance, mentorship, and resources you need to succeed at every stage of your learning journey.

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What You Need to Enroll In This Program

Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Course Fee

$18,480

Credit Hours

Depends on subjects

Duration of Program

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

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Essentials of public administration

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Big democracy, big bureaucracy
    Public administration and rsquo;s century in a quandary
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The threads of organization: theories
    The fabric of organizations: forces
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The fibers of organizations: people
    Clarifying complexity: the public and rsquo;s information resource
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Corruption and rsquo;s consequence: public productivity
    The public trough: financing and budgeting governments
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing human resources in the public sector
    Understanding and improving public policy
    Intersectoral administration
    Intergovernmental administration
    Toward a bureaucratic ethic

Essentials of economics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Scarcity, choice, and opportunity costs.
    How a market economy works: the price system.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Market demand, supply, and elasticity.
    Information, internet, e-commerce, and financial markets.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Costs and productivity.
    Competitive markets.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Monopoly, oligopoly, and strategy.
    The labor market: wages, employment, and unemployment.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Saving, investment, and interest rates.
    Government spending, taxation, and deficits.
    Macroeconomic issues: economic growth and the business cycle.
    Aggregate supply and aggregate demand.
    Money and banking.
    Inflation.
    Macro stabilization policy.
    International trade and globalization.
    The international monetary system.

Basics of Urban Sociology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Why study the city?
    Globalization and urbanization in the more-developed world.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Globalization and urbanization in the less-developed world.
    The city in everyday life.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The community in the modern world.
    The community in the postmodern world.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Reading the city.
    Choosing a place to live.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    A home-buying primer: when theory meets the road.
    Suburbanization.
    Segregation and location of groups in cities.
    Urban problems in the global era.
    Urban planning in the twenty-first century.

Public Budgeting and Finance

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Government and not-for-profit accounting environment and characteristics.
    The use of funds in governmental accounting.
    The budgetary process.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    General and special revenue fundsan introduction.
    General and special revenue fundsspecial problems.
    Debt service funds and capital projects funds.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Proprietary funds.
    Fiduciary funds.
    Reporting principles and preparation of fund financial statements.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Government-wide financial statements.
    Federal government accounting and reporting.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Accounting for not-for-profit organizations.
    Accounting for health care organizations.
    Analysis of financial statements and financial condition.
    Fundamentals of accounting.

Foundations of State and Local Government

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    State and local politics: who governs?
    American federalism.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    State constitutions: charters or straitjackets?
    Parties and elections in the states.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    State legislatures.
    State governors.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Judges and justice in the states.
    Local government and metropolitics.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Making state and local policy.
    Staffing and financing state and local governments.

Fundamentals of political science

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    A science of politics?
    Theories: classic and modern.
    Nations, states, and governments.
    Individuals and constitutions.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Democracy, totalitarianism, and authoritarianism.
    Political ideologies.
    Political culture.
    Public opinion.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Political communication and the media.
    Interest groups.
    Political parties and party systems.
    Elections.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The basic institutions of government.
    Legislatures.
    Executives.
    Administration and bureaucracy.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Legal systems and the courts.
    Political economy.
    Violence and revolution.
    International relations.
    The global system.

Political Ideologies

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Ideology and ideologies 3
    The democratic ideal 19
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Liberalism 45
    Conservatism 87
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Socialism and communism: more to marx 115
    Socialism and communism after marx 141
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Fascism 177
    Liberation ideologies and the politics of identity 207
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    And ldquo;green and rdquo; politics: ecology as ideology 237
    Islam and radical islam
    Postscript: the future of ideology 253

Foundations of Public Relations

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    What is public relations
    Managing competition and conflict
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Public relations: a historical perspective
    Today's practice: departments and firms
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The public relations process
    Public opinion and persuasion
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Ethics and the law
    Reaching the audience
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Tech tools and trends
    Public relations tactics
    Global public relations
    Business, entertainment, and tourism
    Nonprofit, education, and government

Fundamentals of Urban Planning

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Exploring the city
    The origins and development of the world and rsquo;s cities
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The development of north american cities
    Cities and suburbs of the twenty-first century
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Urban sociology: classic and modern statements
    Social psychology: the urban experience
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Geography and spatial perspectives: making sense of space
    Comparative urbanism: the city and culture
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The new urban sociology: the city and capitalism
    Stratification and social class: urban and suburban lifestyles
    Race, ethnicity, and gender: urban diversity
    Housing, education, crime: confronting urban problems
    Cities in the developing world
    Planning the urban environment

Introduction to Public Policy

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Policy analysis: what governments do, why they do it, and what difference it makes.
    Models of politics: some help in thinking about public policy.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The policymaking process: decision-making activities.
    Criminal justice: rationality and irrationality in public policy.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Health and welfare: the search for rational strategies.
    Education: the group struggle.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Economic policy: incrementalism at work.
    Tax policy: battling the special interests.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    International trade and immigration: elite-mass conflict.
    Environmental policy: externalities and interests.
    Civil rights: elite and mass interaction.
    American federalism: institutional arrangements and public policy.
    Defense policy: strategies for serious games.
    Homeland security: terrorism and non-detterable threats.
    Policy evaluation: finding out what happens after a law is passed.

Research Methods in Public Administration

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Research in the behavioral sciences.
    Behavioral variability and research.
    The measurement of behavior.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Approaches to psychological measurement.
    Descriptive research.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Correlational research.
    Advanced correlational strategies.
    Basic issues in experimental research.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Experimental design.
    Analyzing experimental data.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Analyzing complex designs.
    Quasi-experimental designs.
    Single-case research.
    Ethical issues in behavioral research.
    Scientific writing.

Introduction to International Relations

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The globalization of international relations
    Power politics
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Alternatives to power politics
    Foreign policy
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    International conflict
    Military force and terrorism
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    International organization, law, and human rights
    International trade
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Money and business
    International integration
    Environment and population
    The north-south gap
    International development

Introduction to Public Administration

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Defining public administration
    The continuous reinventing of the machinery of government
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Intergovernmental relations
    Honor, ethics, and accountability
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The evolution of management and organization theory
    Organizational behavior
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managerialism and performance management
    Strategic management in the public sector
    Leadership
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Personnel management and labor relations
    Social equity
    Public financial management
    Program audit and evaluation

Introduction to Public Relations

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Martha stewarts rise, fall and resurrection
    The tylenol murders
    Wal-marts war to regain its reputation
    Dress for success: the nba cleans up its image
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Exxon corporations bad good friday
    Ketchum captured in pay-for play ethical lapse
    Winning a national venue for eminent domain
    Researching a position for alan louis genera
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Bagging the elusive exclusive
     60 minutes and the american bankers association
    Employee communication
    Harvard university and lawrence summers
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The katrina kalamity
    Tobacco wars
    Karen hughes stumbles selling uncle sam
    The raina, inc. news conference
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Reviving the bryant brand -kobe bryant-
    Wassup jeans
    Wendys finger hoax