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Focus areas

Focus your graduate program electives in an area of interest. Normally, you will only take the required number of electives for your degree. Most of our graduate programs require two electives.

Course offerings are scheduled as resources permit.

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 477/577 - Strategic Planning and Implementation
  • ADMN 470 - Special Topics: Reforming Government
  • ADMN 523 - Special Topics in Public Sector Management
  • CD 522 - Understanding and Mainstreaming Gender

Climate change & planetary health

  • ADMN 548 - Special Topics: Public Policy - Sustainability Transitions
  • ADMN 548 - Special Topics: Public Policy - Governance for Planetary Health

Communications & engagement

  • ADMN 550 - Strategic Communication and Engagement
  • CD 518 - Citizen Participation and Democratic Governance

Dispute resolution

  • 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 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 548 - Special Topics: Understanding Indigenous Governance in Canada

Local government

  • ADMN 423 - Local Government and Governance
  • ADMN 445 - Urban and Regional Economics
  • ADMN 446 - Local Government Land Use Planning
  • ADMN 452 - Local Government Law

Reform & innovation

  • ADMN 470/523 - Special Topics: Reforming Government
  • ADMN 548 - Special Topics: Understanding Indigenous Governance in Canada
  • CD 522 - Understanding and Mainstreaming Gender

Working with government

  • ADMN 420 - The Public Policy Process
  • ADMN 470 - Special Topics: Reforming Government
  • ADMN 548 - Special Topics: Understanding Indigenous Governance in Canada
  • ADMN 462/547 - Intergovernmental Relations in Canada