Public Leadership and Management, CAS

Contact:

Margaret Lane, Asst. Director, Executive Education

219 Maxwell Hall

315-443-8708

melane02@syr.edu

Core Faculty: Faculty in Public Administration and International Affairs

Program Description:

The 12-credit, graduate level Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in Public Leadership and Management provides students with a rigorous post-graduate experience focused on the leadership and management of public agencies as well as developing concrete knowledge in specific policy areas.

Students already enrolled in a graduate program at Syracuse University can earn this certificate concurrently with their master’s or doctoral degree. The certificate can also be completed as an independent graduate program.

The certificate can be completed in two ways: as a full-time student for one semester (roughly 15 weeks), or on a part-time basis completing the course work in 1-3 years. This certificate can be completed on campus or online.

Admissions Information: For information on admissions requirements, please contact Ms. Margaret Lane, Assistant Director, Executive Education.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Identify and define key public administration concepts.

2. Explain and assess leadership and managerial theories, skills, and competencies.

3. Apply problem solving and analytic skills

4. Develop their role and potential as public administrators and leaders

Requirements

To earn the certificate, students complete the required 3-credit course, PAI 895: Managerial Leadership and 9 additional credits of graduate coursework selected from a list of accepted courses. All courses must carry a PAI prefix.

Required Course:

PAI 895 - Managerial Leadership 1-3 credit(s)

Elective Courses:

Students will choose three elective courses from among the following:

PAI 601 - Fundamentals of Conflict Studies 3 credit(s)
PAI 707 - Culture in World Affairs 3 credit(s)
PAI 732 - Collaborative and Participatory Governance 3 credit(s)
PAI 733 - Public Personnel and Collective Bargaining 3 credit(s)
PAI 734 - Public Budgeting 3 credit(s)
PAI 746 - Ethics and Morality in Public Affairs 3 credit(s)
PAI 747 - Human Resources Management for the Public Sector 3 credit(s)
PAI 750 - Managing Interpersonal, Group and Systemic Conflict 3 credit(s)
PAI 755 - Public Administration and Democracy 3 credit(s)
PAI 760 - Public Policy Process 3 credit(s)
PAI 897 - Fundamentals of Policy Analysis 3 credit(s)