The Askew School offers certificate programs for students not interested in a graduate degree. They include opportunity to specialize in areas such as financial management, human resource management, emergency management, and health services administration and policy. The certificates are issued directly by the School.

• Public Administration (18 credits)

• Public Financial Management (18 credits)

• Human Resource Management (18 credits)

• Emergency Management (15 credits)

• Health Services Administration and Policy (15 credits)

• Florida City and County Management (12 credits)

Students who complete MPA specializations have fulfilled most of the certificate requirements. Some students choose to obtain a certificate in addition to the specialization.

Students may obtain the graduate certificates as "special students," those with bachelor degrees who take graduate courses without being admitted to graduate standing.

Some students who do not qualify for regular admission to the graduate school take courses as special students to demonstrate their ability to do graduate work. Success as a special student cannot guarantee subsequent admission as the School is limited in the number of students it can admit who do not fully qualify for regular admission. Special students may transfer 12 semester hours of credits earned as a special student toward a graduate degree.

General Public Administration Certificate
(18 credits)

This certificate is an executive development program. Some students hold other master's degrees and need public administration training, but do not want a second master's degree. Others are considering the pursuit of a master's degree, but prefer to obtain a certificate first. Three courses (9 hours) must be from the MPA core and the remainder would be electives which may include one course from outside the school, if approved.

Certificate in Public Financial Management
(18 credits)

Topics covered in this program conform to those recommended by the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management of the American Society for Public Administration. Topics include budgeting, some basics of government accounting and auditing, financial management, financial decision making, and public finance.

Certificate in Human Resource Management
(18 credits)

This certificate is for professionals and graduate students who seek to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities in the management of the "human" resources of an organization. Topics include core functions such as recruitment, compensation, performance appraisal as well as current issues in theory and practice. These include, but are not limited to: labor relations, training and organizational change, quality management, diversity in the workplace, ethics, and conflict resolution.

Core Courses

PAD 5417 Human Resource Management
PAD 5419 Issues in Human Resource Management
PAD 5427 Public Labor Relations

 

Elective Courses

ADE 5385 Adult Learning
ADE 5083 Seminar: Human Resources Development
PAD 5041 Public Service Ethics
PAD 5327 Public Program Evaluation
PAD 5457 Quality Management Systems
PAD 5605 Administrative Law
PAD 6107 Public Organizational Development
PAD 6418 Seminar: Human Resource Management

Certificate in Emergency Management
(15 credits)

This program includes skills and knowledge appropriate for practicing managers and all those interested in emergency management training.

Core Courses

PAD 5397 Foundations of Emergency Management
PAD 5398 Emergency Management Programs, Planning and Policy
PAD 5335 Strategic Leadership for Communities
-or-
PAD 5935 Advanced Topics in Terrorism

 

Elective Courses

PAD 5376 Into to Terrorism*
PAD 5377 Advanced Topics in Terrorism
(pre-req: Intro to Terrorism*)
PAD 5935 Public Health and Emergency Management
PAD 5935 Public Information and Disasters
PAD 5332 Environmental Policy and Management
PAD 5935 Contingency Planning
GEO 5345 Disaster Preparedness and Hazards Mitigation
GEO 5146 Geographic Information Processing and Systems
GLY 5886 Geologic Hazards Assessment
URP 5422 Coastal Planning
PAD 5935 Emergency Management Information Systems (1 hour lab)

Certificate in Health Services Policy and Administration
(15 credits)

This certificate emphasizes major issues in health policy and is not an introductory program in health administration. It is designed primarily for professionals who wish to enhance their knowledge of major issues in health policy.

Core Courses

PAD 5935 Selected Topics: Health Finance
PAD 5846 Health Policy and Public Administration

 

Elective Courses

ECP 5536 Seminar in Health Economics
HSC 5216 Environmental Health
HSC 5603 Models of Health Behavior
PAD 5935 Selected Topics: Health Policy Research
SOW 5334 Organization and Community System Change
SOW 5603 Social Work in Health Settings
SYO 5405 Health Institutions and Social Policy

Certificate in Florida City and County Management
(12 credits)

This program includes skills and knowledge appropriate for practicing managers and all those interested in Florida City and County Management.

Core Courses

PAD 5935 Local Government Administration
PAD 5826 Intergovernmental Management and Relations
PAD 6136 Management Studies

PAD 6300 Governmental Administration in Florida

 

For more information regarding the Certificate in Florida City and County Management, please visit the Center for Florida Local Government Excellence (CFLGE) website at http://www.cflge.org/program

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