Department of Political Science
MPA Program Planning Form

This form is to be used by YOU and your advisor to plan your progress toward completion of the MPA program. Please keep your advisor and the Graduate Chair informed as to your progress.

Name: Sothearith Im, E-mail: si152203@ohio.edu

Advisors:

- David Shafie (chair) - Jay Ryu (Committee Member)
Core Competencies
Organization and Human Resource Management:
POLS 620 Public Administration(5 Credit hours)
POLS 512 Public Personnel Administration(5 Credit hours)
POLS 514 Organizational Theory(5 Credit hours)

Research Skills and Data Applications:
POLS 601 Research Method(5 Credit hours)
POLS 594A Writing and Citing (1 Credit hours)

Policy and Fiscal Analysis:
POLS 510 Policy Analysis(5 Credit hours)
POLS 586 Public Budgeting (5 Credit hours)
POLS 587 Financial Management(5 Credit hours)

Strategic Political Management:
*POLS 523 American Political Leadership (5 Credit hours)
POLS 680 Graduate Seminar in Public Administration (5 Credit hours)

INTERNSHIP (10 Hours Required)
POLS 595 (Waived)

ELECTIVES (Select a minimum of 15 hours of electives from the following courses)
POLS 589 Nonprofit Management (5 Credit hours)
POLS 590I Program Evaluation(5 Credit hours)

Please list any approved substitutions below.
POLS 590 International NGOs and Sustainability Development (5 Credit hours)

Courses transferred from TCom.
TCOM 601 Mass Communication Research (5 Credit hours)
MGT 540 Organizational Behavior (4 Credit hours)
TCOM 665 Communication and Development. (5 Credit hours)

* This course was substituted by POLS 590 International NGOs and Sustainability Development