2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

Public Administration Courses

Course Number	Name	Description
Course descriptions may be updated periodically to reflect changes since the last published catalog.
P.AD-711	Foundations of Public Service and Administration	This introductory graduate-level course provides an overview of public ... Read More »
P.AD-712	Information Based Management	This course demonstrates how issues, problems, and questions surroundi ... Read More »
P.AD-713	Managing Financial Resources	This course introduces the fundamentals of budgeting, financial manage ... Read More »
P.AD-714	Public Service Law	Students review the basis for administrative practice. They learn lega ... Read More »
P.AD-715	Quantitative Analysis	Pre-requisite: PAD 712 Quantitative analysis introduces basic statisti ... Read More »
P.AD-716	Managing Human Resources	This course will explore complex issues in public and non-profit human ... Read More »
P.AD-717	Organizational Change	Students explore small groups and organization operations, practices, ... Read More »
P.AD-718	Leadership Strategies for an Interconnected World	Leadership is a critical ingredient of successful communities and orga ... Read More »
P.AD-810	Administrative Law	Students review the basis for administrative practice. They learn leg ... Read More »
P.AD-811	Politics of Federal Bureaucracy	Instructor's signature required for registration. Students examine the ... Read More »
P.AD-812	Managing Policy in State Government	Students examine the theoretical and empirical review of the history a ... Read More »
P.AD-813	Administrative Strategies of Local Government	This course will explore the decision-making processes, strategies and ... Read More »
P.AD-814	Intergovernmental Relations	Examination of patterns of intergovernmental operations and administra ... Read More »
P.AD-815	Nonprofit Management	The primary focus will be on understanding the operational and strateg ... Read More »
P.AD-816	Analysis of Public Policy	Students develop an interdisciplinary conceptual/analyitical inquiry i ... Read More »
P.AD-818	Public Sector Labor/Management Relations	Students examine the major processes of labor management relations: un ... Read More »
P.AD-819	Grant Writing and Management	PAD 819 covers both Grant seeking and Grant writing. Students, indivi ... Read More »
P.AD-822	Public Management Information Systems	A decision-making course focusing on applying high speed information s ... Read More »
P.AD-823	The U.S. Health System	An introduction to the health system, its origins, its components, and ... Read More »
P.AD-827	Financing State & Local Government	This advanced course in state and local government financial managemen ... Read More »
P.AD-829	Enviromental Policy & Administration	Analysis of the formulation and implementation of environmental protec ... Read More »
P.AD-830	Public Liaison Strategies	Students develop techniques and directives related to communication pr ... Read More »
P.AD-832	Health Policy	Students examine disability issues of health, mental health, substance ... Read More »
P.AD-834	Disability & Public Policy	This course reviews the history of the disability rights movements, di ... Read More »
P.AD-835	Non-Profit Marketing and Communications	Students analyze the theory and practice of nonprofit services marketi ... Read More »
P.AD-836	Healthcare Economics	This course integrates essential economic concepts and data analysis t ... Read More »
P.AD-838	Ethics in Public Service	In this course, students study the ethical, moral, and legal dilemmas ... Read More »
P.AD-839	Leadership & Decision-Making	Students learn effective approaches to leadership by examining leaders ... Read More »
P.AD-840	Comparative Public Policy	An opportunity will provided for students to research, experience, ana ... Read More »
P.AD-842	Workplace and Labor Law	Workplace and labor law affects every manager's ability to achieve the ... Read More »
P.AD-845	Entrepreneurial Non-Profit	This course will focus on organizational survival and enhancement achi ... Read More »
P.AD-846	Citizen & Community Engagement	This course will focus on building powerful community organizations, e ... Read More »
P.AD-847	Nonprofit Financial Management	This course is designed to build financial management skills for stude ... Read More »
P.AD-848	Nonprofit Law and Ethics	This course provides a practical framework for understanding the legal ... Read More »
P.AD-849	Revenue Strategie for Non-Profit	This course provides an in-depth look at today's philanthropic trends, ... Read More »
P.AD-850	Alternative Dispute Resolution	This course will review all areas of Alternative Dispute Resolution. ... Read More »
P.AD-851	Global Health Needs and Organizations	Many US health organizations are operating overseas. We have to learn ... Read More »
P.AD-852	Global Health Policy	The focus of this course is international health problems and associat ... Read More »
P.AD-855	Civic Innovation and Effective Governance	Students in this course will examine a variety of civic innovations th ... Read More »
P.AD-858	Internship	This one-semester internship is for students without professional expe ... Read More »
P.AD-859	Public Service Internship	Instructor's signature required for registration. Students with no pub ... Read More »
P.AD-890	Strategic Management	Prerequisite: Students must have completed 30 credit hours. Students w ... Read More »
P.AD-900	Special Topics	When offered this course focuses upon a special topic in the field of ... Read More »
P.AD-910	Individual Study in Public Service	Instructor and Dean's Approval required for registration. This electiv ... Read More »