Students may pursue any of the following specializations or elect to pursue a general management option. Other specializations may be designed to fit individual career objectives from courses offered at the University of North Texas, subject to departmental approval.
| Emergency Management |
| Must take at least two |
PADM 5610 Disaster Preparedness and Mgmt.
PADM 5700 Issues in Emergency Mgmt.
PADM 5700 Challenges of Disaster Response |
| Suggested Electives |
PADM 5615 Environmental Planning/Hazards
PADM 5100 Local Government Management
PADM 5700 Advanced Emergency Mgt Topics
PADM 5300 Intro to Planning |
| Financial Management |
| Must take at least two |
PADM 5430 Financial Accountability
PADM 5410 Capital Budgeting and Planning
PADM 5700 Advanced Financial Mgmt. Topics |
| Suggested Electives |
PADM 5100 Local Government Management
PADM 5440 Financial Admin. for Nonprofits
PADM 5310 Economic/Comm. Development
PADM 5560 Performance Measurement |
| Local Government Management |
| Must take at least two |
PADM 5100 Local Government Management
PADM 5300 Intro to Planning
PADM 5310 Economic/Comm. Development |
| Suggested Electives |
PADM 5065 Collaborative Public Mgmt.
PADM 5430 Financial Accountability
PADM 5560 Performance Measurement
PADM 5700 Advanced Financial Mgmt. Topics |
| Nonprofit Management |
| Must take at least two |
PADM 5040 Nonprofit Management
PADM 5700 Fund Development for Nonprofits
PADM 5700 Topics in Nonprofit Management |
| Suggested Electives |
PADM 5065 Collaborative Public Mgmt.
PADM 5220 Personnel Mgmt in Nonprofits
PADM 5560 Performance Measurement
PADM 5700 Nonprofit Admin. in the Arts |
| Human Resources Management |
| Must take at least two |
PADM 5210 Diversity Issues in Public Mgmt.
AECO 5050 Dispute Resolution
MGMT 5260 Employment, Placement, Planning |
| Suggested Electives |
PADM 5220 Personnel Mgmt in Nonprofits
PADM 5100 Local Government Management
MGMT 5860 Contract Negotiation
MGMT 5890 Compensation and Motivation |
| Economic Development |
| Must take at least two |
PADM 5700 Economic/Community Development
AECO 5050 Seminar in Econ Problems (Fall)
ECON 5750 Regional Economics |
| Suggested Electives |
PADM 5300 Intro to Planning
PADM 5700 Advanced Finance Topics
SOCI 5350 Seminar on Urbanization
ECON 5040 Macroeconomic Analysis |
