Concordia University Wisconsin
Bachelor of Arts in Public Service - Leadership
Jackson, USA
BA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2027
TUITION FEES
USD 500 / per credit
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: Concordia University Wisconsin offers an online BA in Public Service - Leadership that prepares you for ethics-based problem solving in civic leadership, public administration, community service, and criminal justice. You choose a concentration in Leadership or Management of Criminal Justice and can combine an internship or project to practice analytical and critical thinking skills for service in local, national, and international organizations.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles including Public Service Manager, Attorney, Law Enforcement Officer, Corrections Officer, Juvenile Justice Specialist, Paralegal, Public Safety Professional, and related positions in nonprofit leadership, municipal administration, policy analysis, outreach, and emergency management.
Our online public service - leadership program will help you be the positive force your community (and the world) needs.
Be the leader your community needs
This is a degree that could take your career in a number of different directions, as it's designed to prepare you for ethics-based solving of diverse public service issues. Each direction aims to help you make sure the world becomes a secure place to live and work.
If you are ready to have a positive impact in your community and the world—perhaps a degree in public service is the right fit. You emerge with analytical skills and critical thinking skills, and go on to practice in organizations fostering service and commitment to serve local, national, and international organizations.
Your choice of concentrations:
- Leadership
- Management of Criminal Justice
Whichever concentration you choose, you will have the option to combine an internship or project in exploration of career opportunities in these fields. The internship will provide you with an opportunity to exercise, in a practical manner, the skills, knowledge, and responsibilities of a practitioner.
This program is also offered as a Certificate. Please see the course catalog for a full description and curriculum on our website.
Required Courses
- Foundations of Leadership
- Crisis and Emergency Management
- Public Information and Community Relations
- Stress Management
- Public Finance and Budgeting
- Career in Justice and Service - options of an internship or project in the exploration of career opportunities in the field.
- Ethics in Justice and Service
- Leading in an Inclusive, Diverse, and Equitable Organization
Leadership Concentration Courses
- This concentration emphasizes skills needed to inform your interests and expertise needed to lead a public service agency.
- Intro to Public Policy
- Social Welfare Policy and Programs
- Business Research
- Human Resource Management
You’ll be thoroughly prepared for a career in court administration, security management, custodial and community-based corrections, intelligence operations, or investigations. Or maybe you’ll be more interested in municipal, state, or federal law enforcement. Or maybe state or federal probation and parole.
Who knows? You could even use this degree as a good launching point for a bid at law school! The point is, you can expect this program to help you explore the incredibly exciting study of the courts, crime causation, criminal law, public policy, and the justice system.
$1000s in new scholarships are available for this program.
We’re excited to offer new scholarships exclusively for adult and post-traditional learners. Ranging from $150-$500 per three-credit course, these scholarships can be applied to a variety of programs and are available to employees of our corporate and academic partners, Concordia alumni, veterans and their dependents, employees of qualifying Christian schools and churches, and other special scholarships.
- Direct to Concordia Scholarship
- Business Community Scholarship
- Academic Community Scholarship
- Christian Community Scholarship
- Alumni Scholarship
- Veterans and Dependents Scholarship
Visit our website for more information.
- Public Service Manager
- Attorney
- Law Enforcement
- Corrections
- Juvenile Justice
- Paralegal
- Public Safety