Administrative Studies

Degrees:

Master of Science in Administrative Studies

Areas of Specialization:

Organizational Leadership
Human Resources
Health Services Administration (online)
Long-Term Care Administration (online)
Criminal Justice (Rapid City and Sioux Falls only)
Interdisciplinary

Program Director: Anthony Molina, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science.

Program Description

This cross-disciplinary program provides the primary tools and organizational skills necessary to more effectively perform administrative roles within organizations. Course work focuses on practical application, theory, and developing an intellectual framework for analyzing and successfully addressing typical situations inherent in work environments. This program benefits people from health care, government, social services, and industry.

The Master of Science in Administrative Studies (MSAS) graduate program has been developed for persons with various undergraduate degrees who now want to develop their supervisory and intellectual capabilities outside the more traditional areas of business and public administration. The program values past work experience while expanding participant knowledge, abilities, and resources in more advanced areas.

The MSAS program at The University of South Dakota is administered through the program committee comprised of graduate faculty who are also administrators of graduate programs in other disciplines on campus, The Graduate School, and The Division of Continuing Education.

Members of the faculty from across the University teach in this program. Course work and faculty members come from disciplines such as Business Administration, Health Services Administration, Public Administration, Civic Leadership, Industrial Psychology, Communication Studies, Criminal Justice, Counseling, Guidance and Personnel Services.

Program Committee

Laurie Becvar, Ed.D., Dean of Continuing Education.

Jeri Engelking, Ph.D., Campus Dean, School of Education.

Steve Feimer, D.P.A., Director, Criminal Justice Studies and Associate Professor, Political Science, College of Arts & Sciences.

Brad Henrich, M.A., Director, West River Programs. Ex-Officio member representing Rapid City site.

Anthony Molina, Ph.D., Director, Master of Science in Administrative Studies Program and Assistant Professor of Political Science, College of Arts & Sciences.

Holli Novak, B.S., Program Assistant, Master of Science in Administrative Studies Program. Ex-Officio member.

Karen Olmstead, Ph.D., Dean of The Graduate School and Associate VP for Academic Affairs.

Randy Quevillon, Ph.D., Chair of Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences.

William Richardson, Ph.D., Chair of Political Science, College of Arts & Sciences.

Terry Robertson, Ph.D., Chair of Communication Studies, College of Arts & Sciences.

Sharon Sopko, Ed.D., Director of Academic Coordination, University Center. Ex-Officio member representing Sioux Falls site.

Admissions Requirements

Three years since receiving a baccalaureate degree.
Three years of professional work experience.
A current résumé.
A typed educational goals statement of at least 250 words. The statement should provide an introduction of yourself, outline your educational and career goals, and explain the reasons you chose the Master of Science in Administrative Studies graduate degree to achieve your goals.
There is no admissions test or prerequisite course work required.
Additional requirements exist for international students.

- Subject to faculty approval, those who do not meet all of the criteria above may be admitted on a provisional basis.

For Additional Information

The University of South Dakota
Master of Science in Administrative Studies
Dakota Hall, Room 118
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069-2390
(605) 677-6405 or (888) 493-9256
http://www.usd.edu/msas