Department of Political Science and Public Administration
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. David K. Jesuit, Chair
247 Anspach Hall, 989-774-3442
Prakash Adhikari, Ph.D., Comparative Politics
Edward Clayton, Ph.D., Normative Political Theory
Thomas Greitens, MPA Director, Ph.D., Public Administration
So Hee Jeon, Ph.D., Public Administration
David K. Jesuit, Ph.D., Comparative Politics, Western Europe
Sterling Johnson, Ph.D., American Foreign Policy
Sharon Kukla-Acevedo, Internship Director, Ph.D., Public Administration
Emma Powell, Ph.D., Public Administration
Kyla Stepp, Ph.D., J.D., Political Science, Law
Course Designators:
PSC - Political Science
PAD - Public and Nonprofit Administration
The Programs:
Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) (Concentrations in General Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, and State and Local Government)
Graduate Certificate in Citizen Engagement
Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership
The Department of Political Science and Public Administration offers a Master of Public Administration degree and courses contributing to several other graduate programs at the university, including a concentration in Public Administration in the Master of Science in Administration.
The department's graduate level internship program provides working knowledge of and experience in public and non-profit agencies.