{"id":2752,"date":"2025-04-10T14:38:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/?page_id=2752"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:42:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:42:20","slug":"abm-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/academics\/abm-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"ABM Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accelerated (4+1) Programs<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The department offers two options for accelerated bachelor&#8217;s to master&#8217;s degrees, where students can earn both a B.A. and a Master&#8217;s in just five years. Choose from the M.A. in International Relations, or the Master of Public Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Master of Arts in International Relations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>30 credit program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In-person evening courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose one of three concentrations:&nbsp; Diplomacy, International Development, Global Peace Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABM Program requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Two<\/strong> eligible 4-credit, 400-level PSC courses (see below)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Will double-count for BA and MA degrees (8 credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to <strong>two<\/strong> graduate 500-level PSC courses while an undergraduate student<ul><li>Cannot be counted toward undergraduate degree requirements<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You must graduate with more than 120 credits with your BA degree<ul><li>1 graduate 500-level PSC course = 123 total credits required<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 graduate 500-level PSC courses = 126 total credits required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimum overall GPA of 3.0 or above<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must meet with PSC ABM adviser at least once<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must apply to the MA program during junior or senior year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eligible 400-level PSC courses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PSC402 &#8211; Environmental Policy and Politics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC408 &#8211; African Governments and Politics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC416 &#8211; Russian Politics and Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC417 &#8211; Russian Foreign Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC419 &#8211; Politics in Latin America<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC422 &#8211; International Political Economy*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC431 &#8211; International Relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC434 &#8211; American Foreign Policy*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC435 &#8211; Theories of International Conflict*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC441 &#8211; Women and Politics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC482 &#8211; Political Science Seminar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC484 &#8211; Global Equity, Justice, and Social Media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC491 &#8211; Principles of Public Management and Public Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC492 &#8211; Controversies in Political Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*Can also count as a concentration elective in the M.A. program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/academics\/m-a-in-international-relations\/\" title=\"\">learn more about the m.a. in international relations<\/a>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Masters of Public Administration (MPA)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>36 credit program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accelerated Online Program (asynchronous; 7-week terms)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to <strong>12<\/strong> eligible undergraduate credits can be double-counted between your BA and MPA degrees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stackable 12-credit graduate certificates&nbsp;<ul><li>Required:&nbsp; Professional Certificate in Public Administration and Policy<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose one:<ul><li>Public Management Certificate<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Policy Analysis Certificate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABM Program requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Required Courses (8 credits)<ul><li>PSC491 &#8211; Principles of Public Management and Public Policy<ul><li>Offered spring semester only<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PSC590 &#8211; Internship in Public Administration and Policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose one of the following electives (4 credits):<ul><li>PSC402 &#8211; Environmental Policy and Politics<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>PSC405 &#8211; Policy Issues in Health and Aging<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>PSC482 &#8211; Political Science Seminar<ul><li>Topic must be approved by ABM adviser or MPA Director<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PSC484 &#8211; Global Equity, Justice, and Social Media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimum overall GPA of 3.0 or above<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must meet with PSC ABM adviser at least once<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must apply to the MPA program during senior year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/online\/programs\/graduate\/master-of-public-administration\/\" title=\"\">learn more about the mpa program<\/a>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accelerated (4+1) Programs The department offers two options for accelerated bachelor&#8217;s to master&#8217;s degrees, where students can earn both a B.A. and a Master&#8217;s in just five years. Choose from the M.A. in International Relations, or the Master of Public Administration. Master of Arts in International Relations ABM Program requirements Eligible 400-level PSC courses *Can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":846,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2752","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2752"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2757,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2752\/revisions\/2757"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}