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

*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

Personnel Administration

Administration and Financial Policy

Administrative Programming

Program Administration

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