Graduate
Graduate Degrees Offered:
- Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)
- Master of Arts in Political Science (MA)
- Master of Public Administration (MPA)
- Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA)
- Master of Science in Administration (MSA)
Each of these degree programs offer a curriculum that is designed to allow students to acquire a wide range of professional skills and capacity for advancing academic and practitioner careers in the public and nonprofit sector.
- American Political Institutions
- Public Administration
- Public Policy
- American Politics and Public Policy
- International Relations
- Public Law (only for Joint M.A./J.D. degree)
- Organizational Leadership
- Health Services Administration
- Long Term Care Administration
- Criminal Justice
- Human Resource Management
- Alcohol & Drug Studies
- Interdisciplinary
| Graduate Studies Director Elizabeth Smith, Associate Professor Dakota Hall 233C (605) 677-5710 Elizabeth.Smith@usd.edu |