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General Description of the Department
The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) in the
College of Arts and Sciences brings together many of Florida International
University’s internationally oriented disciplines to provide cutting-edge
research, first-rate teaching, and innovative training necessary for the
globalized world of the 21st century. SIPA includes four signature departments:
Politics and International Relations, Global and Sociocultural Studies, Public
Administration, and Criminal Justice.
The Department
of Public Administration provides a professional education in the public sector
and nonprofit management by offering bachelors and masters degrees in public
administration. The Department also offers a doctorate degree in public
management. In addition to the full degrees, certificates are available in
human resource policy and management and public management. The primary mission
of the Department is to foster excellence in education, research, and practice.
All members of
the core faculty in the Department of Public Administration hold Ph.D. degrees.
Several faculty members hold other advanced degrees, such as a Juris Doctorate and are members of bar associations. Most
faculty have extensive publication records and are nationally and
internationally recognized in their fields. Several held positions in federal,
state, and local government as well as in the nonprofit or profit sector.
Others have extensive experience with both domestic and international
organizations.
Degrees offered
The Public
Administration Department offers these programs:
B in Public Administration
M in Public Administration
M of Health Service Administration/M of Public
Administration
JD/MPA (joint degree)
MS in Criminal Justice/MPA (joint degree)
Ph.D. in Public Management
Terminal Degree2 for
each discipline taught in Public Administration
Ph.D.
in Public Administration
Related Disciplines3
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational
Management (52.0206) - all courses
Public Policy Analysis (44.0501) -
all courses
Related Disciplines3 for
specific courses
Business Administration and Management
(52.0201) - all undergraduate level courses
Creative Writing (23.1302)
- PAD 3438, URS 3438
English Language and Literature (23.0101)
– PAD 3438, URS 3438
Law (22.0101) - PAD 4603
City/Urban, Community and Regional
Planning (04.0301) – PAD 6142, 6306, 6807, URP 5314
Other Teaching Qualifications
(Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications4 for the
programs in Public Administration)
Consideration
of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a
case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional
experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are directly
applicable to the course being taught.
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Whenever
instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved
CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification
of the instructor’s qualifications to teach this/these course(s). Such credentialing is based on the proposed
instructor’s academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates,
or relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors,
awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies,
skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University. These must be clearly tied to the specific
courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is
qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned. The
Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the
justifications warrant the instructor’s teaching the courses proposed, it
will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years
for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members)
or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced
degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some
instructors where their accomplishments warrant this: Active
Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent
Clearance in the Discipline |
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The level and
discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is
required to teach graduate courses in the discipline |
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For each discipline,
all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline (include
level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate level |
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(1)The appropriate
academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not
obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate
in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline
and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to
determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in
the program. |