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  Certificate in Public Administration  
Students in this program are supervisors, managers and administrators as well as those seeking to be promoted to those positions. Core workshops and the electives enhance the analytic capability and skill in managing a range of public and nonprofit services, including elected office, public works, social services, health and public safety. Workshops are taught by UWM faculty and ad hoc faculty who are or who have been public managers. The gap between practice and theory is bridged through small group exercises, case studies and the brainstorming of nonprofit and public constraints managers face.

Should you wish to earn the Certificate, five core workshops (48 training hours) are required. The workshops provide the foundation for understanding decision-making and supervision processes critical to proactive management.

To enter the program, simply register for one or more of the workshops.
Enrollment in any class puts you on the path to the Certificate.

Requirements
The core workshops are:
Leadership (6 hrs)
Personnel Management Overview (12 hrs)
Budgeting (12 hrs)
Supervision Practices (12 hrs)
Information Management (6 hrs)

Elective workshops are more focused to help participants build skills related to specific managerial issues. Each semester, we offer a variety of electives permitting students to enroll in the ones that most interest them. 17 one-day electives, in addition to the five core workshops, are needed to receive a Certificate.

Notes
We automatically track your progress.

No college level requirements are needed before enrolling the Certificate in Public Administration. Candidates are required to complete core workshops and a total of 150 class hours.

 
  Courses  
Budgeting Basics for Public Managers
Information Management
Leadership
Personnel Management Overview
Supervision Practices
 
  Courses  
Building Critical Thinking Skills in Today's Public Manager
Financial Management
Increase Your Agency's Funding through Grant Research and Proposal Writing
Legislative Relations
Media Relations
Workplace Dispute Resolution
 
  Resources  
  2009 Calendar - January to June
Public Administration Participant Program Calendar
  2009 Calendar - July to December
Public Administration Participant Program Calendar
  Governmental Affairs Consortium
Governmental Training
  Public Administration Certificate Brochure
Workshops for Public Sector Managers
  Straddling the Digital Divide
Article by Professor, Mordecai Lee, Ph. D.
 
For more information, contact:
  Shirley J. Bufford, Program Director, sbufford@uwm.edu, 414-227-3157