Focus Areas
You may focus the electives in your degree program based on the areas suggested below. Normally, you will only take the number of electives required for the degree (in most programs, two electives are required).
Please note that not all courses listed will be offered during a one- or two-year time frame, as course offerings are scheduled as resources permit.
Communications and Engagement
ADMN 470: Reforming Government
ADMN 550: Strategic Communication and Engagement
CD 518: Citizen Participation and Democratic Governance
Please note: ADMN 470 is a special topics course therefore the topic is subject to change. Check the course schedule for more information.
Dispute Resolution
ADMN 431B: Compensation and Labour Relations
ADMN 550: Strategic Communication and Engagement
DR 502: Conflict, Culture and Diversity
DR 508: Dispute Resolution and Indigenous Peoples
DR 509: Dispute Resolution System Design and Public Interest Disputes
DR 516: Access to Justice
Evaluation
ADMN 437/537: Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement
ADMN 544: Economic Evaluation Methods and Applications
ADMN 580: Qualitative Evaluation Methods and Applications
ADMN 581: Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
ADMN 582: Topics in Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement
Indigenous Governance
ADMN 470: Understanding Indigenous Governance in Canada
CD 505: Community Based Research: Foundations
DR 508: Dispute Resolution and Indigenous Peoples
Please note: ADMN 470 is a special topics course therefore the topic is subject to change. Check the course schedule for more information.
Reform and Innovation
ADMN 470: Reforming Government
ADMN 470: Understanding Indigenous Governance in Canada
CD 506: Enterprise Development for Community Benefit
CD 522: Understanding and Mainstreaming Gender
Please note: ADMN 470 is a special topics course therefore the topic is subject to change. Check the course schedule for more information.
Local Government
ADMN 423: Local Government in BC
ADMN 445: Urban and Regional Economics
ADMN 446: Local Government Land Use Planning
ADMN 452: Local Government Law
ADMN 553: Understanding Cities
Advanced Public Sector Management
ADMN 409: Leading and Managing in the Non-Profit Sector
ADMN 411: Public Sector Project Management
ADMN 422: Ethical Public Management
ADMN 431A: Public Sector HR Management
ADMN 431B: Compensation and Labour Relations
ADMN 477/577: Strategic Planning and Implementation
ADMN 470: Reforming Government
CD 522: Understanding and Mainstreaming Gender
Please note: ADMN 470 is a special topics course therefore the topic is subject to change. Check the course schedule for more information.
Working with Government
This focus area is restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Community Development Program
ADMN 420: The Public Policy Process
ADMN 470: Reforming Government
ADMN 470: Understanding Indigenous Governance in Canada
ADMN 504: Government and Governance
Please note: ADMN 470 is a special topics course therefore the topic is subject to change. Check the course schedule for more information.