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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
Roberto Sánchez-Vilella Graduate School of Public Administration
Address : Box 21839, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-1839
Telefóne : (787) 763-3699, (787) 764-0000, exts. 2078, 2082, 4244
Fax : (787) 763-7510
E-mail : admipubl@uprrp.edu
DEGREE OFFERED
MPA, specializing in the General Program, Personnel Administration, Administration and Financial Policy, Administrative Programming, and Program Administration.
FACULTY
Richard Blanco-Peck, PhD,
Florida State University, 1988, Associate Professor.
Quantitative analysis and research techniques; public policy; decision-making and comparative government.
Yolanda Cordero Nieves, PhD.
Universidad de Puerto Rico, (2004) Assistant Profesor.
Personnel Administration in Public Sector; Administrative Programming; Public Policy; Programs Administration.
Angel Medina-Villalba, PhD,
University of Pittsburgh, 1984, Associate Professor.
Public and international affairs; organizational design; environmental management; administrative programming.
Juan A. Moldes-Rodríguez, LLM,
Columbia University, 1985, Assistant Professor.
Administrative law; labor law; labor relations.
Mario Negrón-Portillo, PhD,
University of Texas, 1983, Professor.
Government; human behavior; comparative government; municipal administration; human resources.
Saúl Pratts-Ponce de León, PhD,
New York University, 1982, Professor.
Research techniques; strategic planning; organizational sociology; social politics; program evaluation.
José A. Punsoda-Díaz, PhD, Rutgers University, 1990, Professor.
Regional planning; economic development; fiscal policy; financial analysis of the public sector; public administration and ethics.
César Rey Hernández, Doctorate,
National Autonomous University of Mexico, (1983), Associate Professor.
Programs Administration; Educative Programs Administration; Applied Research,
migration and Public Policy.
Palmira N. Ríos-González, PhD,
Yale University, 1990, Associate Researcher.
Public policy; immigration; gender and race studies; research techniques.
Leonardo Santana-Rabell, Doctorate,
National Autonomous University of Mexico, 1981, Professor.
Public management; public policy; municipal administration; organizational
analysis and design; governmental ethics.
Carlos Alá Santiago-Rivera, EdD,
Rutgers State University, 1986, Professor.
Labor studies; human resources administration; training; collective bargaining.
MASTERS PROGRAM
Requirements for Admission
In addition to the general requirements for admission to graduate studies at the Río Piedras Campus, students must submit PAEG scores.
Requirements for Graduation
Students must fulfill the general requirements for graduation from the Río Piedras Campus.
Program of Study
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Program Requirements
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Credits
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Core Courses |
13 |
ADPU 6005 Public Administration Theory |
4 |
ADPU 6006 Quantitative Analysis and Research Techniques |
3 |
ADPU 6007 Social Bases for Administrative Behavior |
3 |
ADPU 6008 Administrative Law |
3 |
Courses in Specialization |
12-15* |
Electives |
3-6** |
ADPU
6900 Comprehensive Examination |
0 |
Thesis |
6 |
ADPU 6601 Thesis |
6 |
ADPU 6602 Thesis Continued |
0 |
Total Credits |
37 |
*The General Program requires 15 credits in the area of specialization.
**The General Program requires only 3 credits en electives.
Areas of Specialization
General Program
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Program Requirements
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Credits
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ADPU 6015 Personnel Administration |
3 |
ADPU
6305 Administration and Financial Policy |
3 |
ADPU 6405 Organization Theory |
3 |
ADPU 6505 Politics and Public Administration |
3 |
ADPU 6019 Labor Relations |
3 |
Total Credits |
15 |
Personnel Administration
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Program Requirements
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Credits
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ADPU 6015 Personnel Administration |
3 |
Courses Chosen under Guidance |
9 |
Total Credits |
12 |
Administration and Financial Policy
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Program Requirements
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Credits
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ADPU
6305 Administration and Financial Policy |
3 |
Courses Chosen under Guidance |
9 |
Total Credits |
12 |
Administrative Programming
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Program Requirements
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Credits
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ADPU 6405 Organization Theory |
3 |
Courses Chosen under Guidance |
9 |
Total Credits |
12 |
Program Administration
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Program Requirements
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Credits
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ADPU 6505 Politics and Public Administration |
3 |
Courses Chosen under Guidance |
9 |
Total Credits |
12 |
Description of Courses (PDF)
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