Public Administration

Tension between bureaucracy-democracy; theories about the nature and development of public administration in the United States.

The study of the similarities and differences in various formal and complex organizations, the structures and dynamics of these organizataions, and the theories applicable to such organizations.

The study of financial management of government and non- profit organizations that will provide skills for evaluating alternative courses of action in financial decision making. Topics include the budgetary process, revenue policy, financial controls, debt management, and capital budgeting.

Public versus private personnel management; also topics such as recruitment, selection, training, career management, performance assessment, grievances and appeals.

Tension between bureaucracy-democracy; theories about the nature and development of public administration in the United States.

Examines assumptions implicit in various organizational designs and highlights the importance of fidelity to value- based decision-making.

Public versus private personnel management; also topics such as recruitment, selection, training, career management, performance assessment, grievances and appeals.

Examines assumptions implicit in various organizational designs and highlights the importance of fidelity to value- based decision-making.

Administrative politics, law, and ethics, organizational theory and technical fields, such as budgeting, planning, and personnel.

Theories of public policy making, national public policies, and contemporary issues.

Politics and problems in metropolitan areas of the United States.

Examination of the size, scope, central activities, and public impact of the nonprofit sector in the U.S. and abroad. Exploration of current trends and career opportunities in the nonprofit sector.

How government and nonprofits raise revenue, engage in the budgeting process, and use budgets to manage in the public sector.

Evaluation of human capital initiatives, marketing and communication strategies, and service delivery in government and nonprofit organizations.

Overview of the purpose of research, research inquiry and the roles of qualitative and quantitative research, purpose, intent, design, methodology and technique, format and presentation, and data management and analysis.

Special topics in public administration.

Individual students with specific interests in public administration work on a tutorial basis with an appropriate professor.

The exploration of the concept of public service as a """vocation

Supervised work opportunity to explore public service professional interests and gain experience in the public or nonprofit sector. Prerequisite: Approval from the Chair of the Department of Public Administration.

Provides students with opportunity to take a course in an additional area of focus in the field of public service.