The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies is composed of two academic departments: Economics and Public Management and Policy.
1201 Urban Life Building
404/413-1020
chhs.gsu.edu/cj
Brian K Payne, Chair
Barbara D. Warner, Master's Program Coordinator
Timothy Brezina, Doctoral Program Coordinator
Faculty: Blackwell, Brezina, Collins, Dabney, Daigle, Friedmann, Guastaferro, Hinkle,Muftic, Payne, Reed, Teasdale, Topalli, Warner,Yang
Prefix: CRJU
The Master of Science (M.S.) degree in criminal justice represents a broad range of study designed to meet the academic needs of students seeking further graduate education pre-professional students, and those already employed in the wide range of agencies that make up the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems. The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree program in criminal justice and criminology provides additional in-depth training in criminological theory as well as advanced statistics and research methodology. The Ph.D. program prepares students for careers in research, teaching, management, and community service.
In each degree program, focus of study includes the justice system as well as the nature, causes, and control of criminal behavior. The requirements of degree programs in this department stress an integrated view of the criminal justice system. In this view, all components of the system interrelate with all other components to provide coordinated justice administration. The curriculum is designed to give students an understanding of the developing theoretical knowledge base in this area of study, while simultaneously providing an understanding of how each of the component parts relates in forming the justice system, and how offenders and victims fit within it.
In addition, students learn how the justice system influences, and is influenced by other institutions in society. An adequately functioning criminal justice system participates in appropriate structuring of legislation, providing information and education within the system and to the public, crime prevention, psychological counseling, and prisoner rehabilitation. Also included among its many roles is work with juveniles, quantitative and qualitative scholarly research, guidance to probationers and parolees, assistance to citizen groups and crime victims, and many other tasks.
Students' learning in the classroom is enhanced as faculty brings forth a myriad of expertise in criminal justice and criminology. Currently, faculty research topics include but are not limited to sex differences in criminality and criminal justice processing; specialty courts; community policing; public defense systems; domestic violence; elder abuse; sexual harassment; comparative criminal justice; drugs and crime; homicide co-victimization; legal issues in policing; evaluation research; community differences in the nature of crime; place-based criminology; private security; electronic monitoring; informal social control; domestic terrorism; homeland security; healthcare fraud; organizational misconduct; juvenile delinquency and youth violence; criminological theory; active offender decision-making; drug markets and urban violence; crime victimization; and community corrections. Faculty members conduct research drawing on their expertise in a variety of quantitative and qualitative research methods, thus allowing them to bring not only their topical expertise, but also their methodological experience into the learning environment.
5th floor, AYSPS Building
404/413-0141
aysps.gsu.edu/economics.html
Sally Wallace, Chair
Caroline Griffin, Administrative Specialist – Managerial
Bess Blyler, Administrative Specialist-Academic
Mary Kenyatta, Administrative Coordinator. Senior
Faculty: Bahl, Banzhaf, Bhatt, Cesur, Cox, Ferraro, Feltenstein, Frost, Gurmu, Hanson, Heaghney, Hirsch, Kagundu , Kaufman, Laury, Luger, Mansfield, Martinez-Vazquez, Marton, Moore, O, Rider, Rioja, Ross, Rutstrom, Sadiraj, Saravaia, Schnier, Seaman, Sjoquist, Swarthout, Tekin, Tchernis, Valev, Walker, Wallace, Xu, Young
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Shelby Frost. Please visit the Department of Economics advising website at: www2.gsu.edu/~ecosdf/advising.htm.
Prefix: ECON
Georgia State's Department of Economics, recently ranked number one in Georgia by the Southern Economic Journal, has won national acclaim for its insightful research into practical economic topics. Its concentrations in environmental and labor economics, urban and regional economics and public finance are setting new academic standards in programs of study that combine solid research with practical policy education.
Students in our program have access to innovative research resources on campus, including the Experimental Economics Lab, the Fiscal Research Center, the International Studies Program, the Economic Forecasting Center, and the Georgia Health Policy Center. Faculty in these centers work closely with local, state, national and international organizations to provide the information needed to address today's complex policy issues.
A Bachelors degree in Economics provides students with the resources to be leaders and innovators, as well as a broad understanding of economic issues. Undergraduate majors may choose from four degree options: the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Economics, which includes a language option and a minor field; the Bachelor of Science with a major in Economics, which includes math to the calculus level and a minor field; the Bachelor of Arts with a major in International Economics and Modern Languages, which includes intensive study in a language to prepare international professionals; and the Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Business Economics, including course work in business-related topics such as accounting, marketing and finance (the "business core"). A minor in Economics consists of five courses with at least 9 hours at the upper level. Graduate degrees are available in economics, economics with a policy track, and business economics.
14 Marietta St. N.W., Ste 324
404-413-0107
aysps.gsu.edu/public-management-and-policy.html
Harvey K. Newman,Chair
Inta "Maggie" Tolan, Director of Academic Programs and Alumni Affairs
Elsa Gebremedhin, Administrative Specialist –Managerial
Lisa Shepard, Administrative Specialist-Academic
Abena Otudor, Administrative Coordinator
Faculty: Bell, Bourdeaux, Hansen, Hildreth, , Kahnweiler, Kerlin, Lecy, Lewis, Liu, Minyard, Newman, Poister, Roch, Searcy, Streib, Thomas, Waugh, Willoughby, Young
Prefix: PMAP
The Department of Public Management and Policy offers a variety of interdisciplinary degree programs designed to prepare students for life and work in a range of professions in metropolitan areas. At the undergraduate level, the department offers a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in public policy which includes a choice of concentrations in nonprofit leadership, planning and economic development, public management and governance, and public and nonprofit human resource policy.. Minors are available in nonprofit leadership, planning and economic development, and public policy. All minors require 15 semester hours of credit. Graduate degrees are available in public administration and public policy.
The Career Services and Academic Programs office, located in room 328 in the Department of Public Management and Policy (PMAP), provides student support services to all current PMAP students and alumni, including career development resources in the areas of resume writing, interviewing, job search, internship development, networking, and a career speaker series. Current students are invited to arrange an individual appointment with the director by emailing: mtolan@gsu.edu . Prospective students are also invited to contact the office to arrange meetings with the director and with faculty in their areas of academic interest. The office also strives to expand the number of actively engaged PMAP alumni who can serve as mentors, guest speakers, and expert professionals to our current students. Alumni are encouraged to send their updated contact information to mtolan@gsu.edu.
1242 Urban Life Building
404/413-1050
chhs.gsu.edu/socialwork
Nancy Kropf, Director
Faculty: Beck, Breedlove, Brooks, Dear, , Glass, Hartinger-Saunders, Ivery, Kropf, Ligon, Littrell, Lewinson, Lyons, McLaughlin, Middleton, Ohmer, Scott, Wertheimer, Whitley
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The Master of Social Work (MSW) program's mission is to prepare students for social work leadership roles in the effort to solve, in partnerships with others, the existing and developing challenges that confront communities and the people within these communities. Graduates will be educated to advance the needs and capacities of the total community by promoting social and economic justice while maximizing human potential. The goals of the MSW program are to graduate students who are able to: (1) think critically and communicate effectively in the application of social work knowledge, skills, and values to community partnerships practice and (2) engage as social work leaders to build and strengthen communities. The competencies and practice behaviors of the MSW program are designed to be consistent with the mission and goals of the MSW program, the Council on Social Work Education Curriculum Policy Statement, Georgia State University, and the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.