MSU鈥檚 new graduate certificate program offers specialized understanding of public procurement
Contact: John Burrow
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State鈥檚 Department of Political Science and Public Administration now offers a certificate program for graduate students that bridges theory and practices in the field of public procurement.
Beginning this semester, the Graduate Certificate in Public Procurement is a 鈥渇our-course sequence鈥 intended for professionals working in the public and private sector.
鈥淲e are excited to see this certificate program begin because the efficient and ethical use of scarce taxpayer resources is an important part of responsible governance,鈥 said Brian Shoup, PSPA department head. 鈥淭his program equips Mississippians working in procurement with the tools they need to be effective stewards of financial resources.鈥
Shoup said the certificate program provides working professionals with 鈥渟tate of the art practices鈥 for procurement with state agencies and non-governmental organizations. Structured for working professionals to complete throughout one academic year, participants are not required to be full-time graduate students.
To complete the certificate program, mandatory courses include Introduction to Public Procurement; Contract Formation in Public Procurement; Contract Administration in Public Procurement; and Legal, Ethical, and Socially Responsible Aspects of Public Procurement.
For more information about the Graduate Certificate in Public Procurement, contact Associate Professor Sawsan Abutabenjeh at sawsan.abutabenjeh@msstate.edu or at 662-325-2711.
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