 | | Course ID: | PADP 3000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Public Administration | Course
Description: | Major issues of administration and public agencies, such as personnel, finance, administrative law, and the growth and significance of governmental bureaucracy. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Public Admin | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PADP 3000E, POLS 4620E | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 3000E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Public Administration | Course
Description: | Major issues of administration and public agencies, such as personnel, finance, administrative law, and the growth and significance of governmental bureaucracy. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Public Admin | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PADP 3000, POLS 4620E | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 3100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Policy Analysis | Course
Description: | An introduction to the fundamentals of public policy analysis.
It provides a “tool kit” of practical methods, as well as the
theoretical and practical skills necessary to analyze public
policy issues involving complex, real-world issues, multiple
actors with diverse interests, information uncertainty,
institutional complexity, and ethical controversy. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Policy Analysis | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 4200. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Selected Topics in Public Administration and Policy | Course
Description: | Specialized seminars in public administration and policy.
Topics may include government contracting, homeland security,
higher education, social insurance, public personnel issues, or
organizational theory and behavior. | | Athena Title: | Selected Topics in PADP | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 4630E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Politics and the Budgeting Process | Course
Description: | Public revenue and expenditure policies, financial
administration, and politics of the budgetary process. | | Athena Title: | Politics and Budgeting Process | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PADP 4630 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 4630. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Politics and the Budgeting Process | Course
Description: | Public revenue and expenditure policies, financial administration, and politics of the budgetary process. | | Athena Title: | Politics and Budgeting Process | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PADP 4630E | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 4640. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector | Course
Description: | An overview of the history, diversity, and significance of the
nonprofit sector in modern society. Through a variety of
activities, including site visits, in-class exercises, written
assignments, and opportunities to engage with practitioners,
students will gain a more concrete understanding of the sector. | | Athena Title: | Intro to the Nonprofit Sector | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 4650. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Policy Process | Course
Description: | An introduction to roles of governmental structures and
policy-making procedures in the policy process. In addition,
the course covers an array of policy areas and topics,
including both cost-benefit analysis and ethical analysis. The
core focus is on policymaking in the United States. | | Athena Title: | Policy Process | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 4660. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Program Evaluation | Course
Description: | Provides a broad training in policy evaluation concepts and
methods and provides the tools needed to apply quantitative
techniques to the assessment of policy decisions. | | Athena Title: | Program Evaluation | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 4690. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Bureaucracy and the Law | Course
Description: | Basic introduction to administrative law and the role of
regulatory and other administrative agencies in the governing
process. The primary focus will be on United States
administrative law, but systems in other countries will be
discussed as well. | | Athena Title: | BUREAUCRACY AND LAW | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | INTL(PADP)(POLS) 4810. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Topics in Public and International Affairs | Course
Description: | A special topics course designed for students in study abroad programs covering topics across several fields of political science, public affairs, and international affairs. | | Athena Title: | Topics Pub Intl Aff | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence
to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry
into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4960, POLS 4960R | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the
4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or
capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and
apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research
project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback
from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP(POLS) 6490. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Administrative Law | Course
Description: | The legal principles and practical doctrines involved in the work of administrative agencies, vested with quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial powers. | | Athena Title: | ADMINISTRATIVE LAW | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 6910. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Administration and Democracy | Course
Description: | Administrative organization, relations, and controls facing the contemporary public management in the United States. The institutional, political, and normative environment of the public manager in democratic society. Among the questions considered is the problem of reconciling bureaucratic government and democratic principles. | | Athena Title: | PUB ADMIN/DEMOCRACY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 6910 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 6920. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Personnel Administration | Course
Description: | Procedures and problems of governmental personnel administration. Included in the topics are classification, performance appraisal, hiring practices, affirmative action, and pay equity. Studies of governmental agencies are employed to give the students first-hand knowledge of governmental personnel administration. | | Athena Title: | PUBLIC PERSON ADMIN | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 6920 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 6930. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Financial Administration | Course
Description: | Activities involved in the collection, custody and expenditure of public revenue, such as the assessment and collection of taxes, public borrowing and debt administration, the preparation and enactment of the budget, financial accountability and the audit. In addition, the course covers politics of the budgetary process. | | Athena Title: | PUBLIC FIN ADMIN | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 6930 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 6950. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Foundations in Policy Analysis | Course
Description: | Introduction to the basic tools and analytical techniques needed
for the analysis of public policies. Emphasis is placed on the
application of principles of microeconomic theory as applied to
policy analysis. | | Athena Title: | Economic Found Policy Analysis | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 6960. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Management | Course
Description: | Major concepts and theories associated with the modern public organization. Organizational environments, goals and effectiveness, strategy and decision-making, structure and design, communication, leadership, individual work behaviors, and other topics. The implications of the public sector context and political environments for these topics. | | Athena Title: | Public Management | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 6980. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Socialization Seminar in Public Administration | Course
Description: | An introduction to the profession of public administration for
incoming MPA students, with emphasis on law, ethics,
communications, professionalism, and cohort building. | | Athena Title: | Socialization Sem in Pub Admin | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 6990. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Capstone Paper and Portfolio | Course
Description: | This culminating experience requires students to demonstrate mastery of MPA degree program competencies through a written paper demonstrating critical reflection upon a sample of work from the MPA program. | | Athena Title: | Capstone Paper | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7000. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 27 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the
direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | MASTERS RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of
study. | | Athena Title: | GRAD STUDENT SEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Methods in Public Administration | Course
Description: | Basic research methods and their use in public administration from the standpoint of both public policy and public management. Topics covered include the scientific method, experimental and quasi-experimental designs, sampling, interviewing, and questionnaire construction. | | Athena Title: | RSCH MTHDS PUB ADMN | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7110 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7120. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Data Applications in Public Administration | Course
Description: | Applications of data analysis techniques to problems in public
management and policy. Special attention is devoted to instilling
familiarity with software packages to solve public sector
problems. Topics include measures of central tendency and
dispersion, cross-tabulation, difference of means testing, and
regression analysis. | | Athena Title: | DATA APP PUB ADM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7120 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Digital Governance and Information Technology | Course
Description: | Provides broad exposure to governance frameworks, tools, and methodologies used to manage technology in the government/public sector. Evaluation of how public policy, practices, and investments in "digital" technology decisions can be configured and governed to obtain strategic citizen and policy and business outcomes. | | Athena Title: | Digital Governance and IT | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Policy Capstone | Course
Description: | This course provides students the opportunity to do supervised
group research on a policy or management issue and to prepare a
formal report for an agency. The report must contribute to
understanding a policy/management issue and utilize the analytic
skills gained in the MPA curriculum. | | Athena Title: | POLICY CAPSTONE | | Nontraditional Format: | Students taking this course should be in the last semester of
coursework in the MPA program. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7160. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Survey Research Methods | Course
Description: | A doctoral-level examination of methods and techniques associated
with social science survey research. | | Athena Title: | SURVEY RSCH METH | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7200. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study in Public Administration | Course
Description: | Research or seminars in specialized areas of public
administration. | | Athena Title: | INDP STUDY PA | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study or specialized seminar. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector: Theory and Practice | Course
Description: | Introduction to the theory, trends, and policies that shape the
nonprofit sector in the United States and abroad. A brief
history of the nonprofit sector in the United States followed by
an overview of nonprofit theory and classification systems for
nonprofit organizations. | | Athena Title: | INTRO TO NONPROFIT | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nonprofit Governance and Accountability | Course
Description: | Organizational structures and decision-making processes in
nonprofits. Topics include nonprofit legal forms and
regulations, nonprofit administrative structures, nonprofit
ethics and structures for nonprofit accountability, nonprofit
goals, human resource strategies for nonprofits, and the role of
stakeholders in service distribution. | | Athena Title: | Nonprofit Gover Accountability | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7230. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Funding Nonprofit Organizations | Course
Description: | An overview of funding strategies in nonprofit organizations and
discussion of the factors that influence the generation of
nonprofit revenue, including sections on philanthropy and major
donors, charitable giving, special event fundraising,
memberships, payment for services, and for-profit arms. | | Athena Title: | FUNDING NONPROFITS | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Grant Proposal Writing | Course
Description: | Explores grant proposals from various perspectives: grant
seeker and grant maker, proactive and reactive, private
foundation and government, with an emphasis on recognizing and
developing linear arguments, compelling problem statements,
measurable outputs and outcomes, and reasonable budgets. | | Athena Title: | Grant Proposal Writing | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7350. 3-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Internship in Government | Course
Description: | Integrates government employment experience into the curriculum of the Master of Public Administration degree program. | | Athena Title: | INTERN IN GOVT | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7350 | | Nontraditional Format: | Student works independently and meets with project director several times during the semester to monitor progress and discuss requirements for written paper. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7360. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Managing Government Performance | Course
Description: | History of the performance improvement movement and government
performance literature. Exploration of the definitions of
performance and the role of administrative/program performance
in the context of democratic governance; introduction of
theoretical, conceptual, and empirical issues in
defining/measuring performance; and review of recent attempts
to model performance improvement in the public sector. | | Athena Title: | MANAGING GOVT PERF | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7380. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ethics in Public Administration | Course
Description: | Leading ethical issues that arise in public administration practice and consideration of the sources to which the public administrator can look for guidance in dealing with these issues. | | Athena Title: | ETHICS IN PUB ADM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7380 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Local Government Management | Course
Description: | Description and analysis of the practice of local government management. Key issues in several functional areas of local government service are highlighted. | | Athena Title: | LOCAL GOVT MANAGEMT | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7500 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Urban Policy | Course
Description: | Major trends and policies affecting American communities,
alternative explanations for these patterns, and possible
responses. Topics include service delivery, land use, economic
development, and intergovernmental cooperation. | | Athena Title: | URBAN POLICY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7520 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7540. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economic Development | Course
Description: | Overview of the economic development policies and practices of
U.S. states and localities. We will use academic literature,
case studies, discussions with practitioners, and group
interaction to explore the major rationales for development
programs, commonly used tools, and some of the issues
confronting officials attempting to promote it. | | Athena Title: | Economic Development | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7580. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Local Government Practicum | Course
Description: | Research/policy analysis on a problem experienced by a local
government. Projects chosen by instructor. Seminar involves four
weeks of research design. Following approval, students conduct
research with occasional progress reports. The final product is
formally presented to local government recipients. | | Athena Title: | Local Government Practicum | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PADP 7580S | | Nontraditional Format: | Practicum. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7580S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Local Government Practicum | Course
Description: | Students undertake an applied research project for a local government in Georgia, with a focus on policy or management. The practicum discusses the application of research design and program evaluation concepts in the context of local government. The service-learning experience allows students to engage with local government and link MPA curriculum content to the field, and culminates with a professional presentation to the local government client. | | Athena Title: | Local Government Practicum | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PADP 7580 | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. The course uses service-learning as the primary pedagogical tool for teaching course objectives. Students will work on a comprehensive project(s) and may be required to send considerable time outside the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 75-100% of overall instructional time. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7840. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Budget Practicum | Course
Description: | The development of practical budgeting skills, with a special emphasis on budget development at the local level of government. Practical computer-based exercises enable the student to learn the logic of budget format and techniques of budget analysis. | | Athena Title: | BUDGET PRACTICUM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7840 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7900. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Managing Volunteers in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors | Course
Description: | Involvement of volunteers in government and nonprofit organizations, especially in relation to delivering services and maintaining the organization. Covers size, scope, significance, and challenges of the voluntary sector, and functions of volunteer administration, including recruitment, screening, placement, recognition, and evaluation. | | Athena Title: | MANAGING VOLUNTEERS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7900 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7920. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Diversity in the Public Sector | Course
Description: | An overview of the challenges and opportunities associated with
managing public organizations in our increasingly diverse
society. The history of efforts to combat employment
discrimination will be discussed along with the emergence of
affirmative action programs and the important role of the courts
in adjudicating disputes that arise in this area of concern. The
development and impact of diversity management programs in the
1990s will also be reviewed. | | Athena Title: | EEO and Diversity | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7930. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Human Services Administration in Government | Course
Description: | Special problems and processes involved in administering government and human service programs in health, welfare, disability, social security, and other service areas. Privatization of services will be considered as an alternative service-delivery mechanism. | | Athena Title: | HUMAN SERVICES ADM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7930 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 7940. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Justice and Participation | Course
Description: | Introduces students to social justice literature and practice with three objectives: (1) reflecting on how backgrounds and values shape identity and biases; (2) learning about social injustices encountered in governing processes; and (3) practicing interpreting evidence and applying concepts. Focuses heavily on racial justice and U.S. policymaking. | | Athena Title: | Social Justice Participation | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Logic of Social Inquiry | Course
Description: | A doctoral-level advanced examination of the philosophy of
science, the logic of inquiry, and theory construction. | | Athena Title: | LOGIC OF SOCIAL INQ | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8120. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Data Analysis and Statistical Inference | Course
Description: | A doctoral-level advanced discussion of inductive statistics
and associated methods of data analysis. | | Athena Title: | DATA ANLSYS & STAT | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Linear Models and Associated Techniques | Course
Description: | A doctoral-level advanced examination of linear regression and
related techniques under ideal and non-ideal conditions. | | Athena Title: | LINEAR MODS & TECH | | Prerequisite: | PADP 8120 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8140. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Advanced Topics in Statistical Modeling | Course
Description: | A doctoral-level examination of selected advanced topics in
multivariate estimation and modeling. Specific topics covered vary. | | Athena Title: | ADV TOPIC STAT MOD | | Prerequisite: | PADP 8120 and PADP 8130 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8220. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Selected Topics in Nonprofit Management | Course
Description: | Topics in the area of nonprofit management. The focus of the
course will shift depending on the interest of the instructor
and may include such topics as nonprofit theory, government
funding, philanthropy, and nonprofits in the arts. | | Athena Title: | TOPICS NONPROFIT | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8240. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nonprofit Organization in an International Perspective: INGOs and Globalization | Course
Description: | Focus on the international nonprofit sector and investigation
of the role of nonprofits in cross-national and international
provision of public goods. Students will become familiar with
the scope of INGO engagement, the influence of globalization on
nonprofit organization and development, accountability
structures for international organizations, and international
laws affecting their function. Special issues of ethics and
culture that pertain to international nonprofit practice will
also be considered. | | Athena Title: | NONPROF/INGO/GLOBAL | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Leadership in Public Service | Course
Description: | The role of leadership in the development of effective public
management. Topics include leadership styles, motivation of
personnel, and the impact of effective leadership in the public
service. | | Athena Title: | LEADERSHIP PUB SERV | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7720 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8430. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Financial Management | Course
Description: | Principal aspects of public financial management, including accounting, budgeting, capital budgeting, revenue forecasting, risk management, pension management, and auditing. The focus of the course is on state and local finance. | | Athena Title: | PUB FIN MANAGEMENT | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7830 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8440. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Public Administration and Policy | Course
Description: | Big data is transforming public policy and governance. A non-technical overview of the methods behind artificial intelligence and big data systems, exploring how these technologies are shaping the future of government and public policy. | | Athena Title: | Big Data AI Policy | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8460. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Organizational Behavior | Course
Description: | Focuses on four arenas or levels of management which must be integrated in the pursuit of public-sector excellence. These arenas involve individuals, pairs of individuals, supervisor/subordinates, and small groups. Institutional, behavioral, and psychological factors will be emphasized. | | Athena Title: | ORG BEHAVIOR | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7960 | | Prerequisite: | PADP 6960 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8470. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Bids and Contracting | Course
Description: | Provides exposure to the rationale, theory, and complex context
of contracting and an opportunity to learn and apply
fundamentals of the various stages of government contracting:
integration, operation/management, and termination. Content
covers make/buy decisions, managing relationships, monitoring,
risk/delay management, contract separation/termination, and
ethics. | | Athena Title: | Bids and Contracting | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intergovernmental Relations and Network Governance | Course
Description: | Public managers work in settings of increasing complexity,
demanding new forms of organization. Devolution, changes in
technology, scarce resources, and rising interdependence
explain the emergence of novel networking and collaboration.
Intergovernmental relations studies how U.S. government units
interact and their relative roles and levels of influence in
addressing public problems. | | Athena Title: | IGR and Network Governance | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8560. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Urban Administration | Course
Description: | Topics in the area of urban policy and administration. The focus of the course will shift depending on the interest of the instructor and may include such topics as land use policy and regulation, urban service delivery, and local government reform. | | Athena Title: | SPEC TOPICS URB ADM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7560 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Economics of Health Policy | Course
Description: | This course uses an economic framework and draws upon real-
world examples to understand the health care system and
evaluate current policy debates. Although the vast majority of
this course covers health policy in the United States context,
some topics of international concern are also examined. | | Athena Title: | ECON HEALTH POLICY | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8620. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Policy Process | Course
Description: | Key concepts in the study of public policy. Among the topics
covered are description of policy process to include agenda
setting, policy formulation, and policy adoption. | | Athena Title: | POLICY PROCESS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7620 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8630. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Policy Implementation | Course
Description: | Public policy implementation literature with emphasis given to the major substantive and methodological issues driving this emerging field of public policy analysis. Bureaucracy's role in policy process, implementation analysis, and theories and methods for studying policy implementation. | | Athena Title: | POLICY IMPLEMENT | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7630 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8640. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Program Evaluation | Course
Description: | The theoretical perspectives associated with program evaluation; design and measurement procedures; types of evaluative research; and the management of political and ethical problems associated with performing and utilizing evaluation research. | | Athena Title: | PROGRAM EVALUATION | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7640 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8650. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Public Policy Seminar | Course
Description: | Research seminar on the major analytical techniques and theoretical approaches to decision-making in substantive public policy areas (e.g., environmental protection, health care, natural resources.) | | Athena Title: | PUBLIC POLICY SEM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7650 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8660. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Climate and Environmental Policy | Course
Description: | Climate change and environmental degradation are two of the most complex policy problems governments must grapple with. Provides an overview of key themes that define climate and environmental policy and research as well as an overview of key policies on environmental management and climate change. | | Athena Title: | Climate Policy | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8670. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Policy Analysis I | Course
Description: | This course covers microeconomic policy analysis. It explains
how economic analysis is an important tool in analyzing public
policies. Students learn the strengths and weaknesses of
economic analysis in making public policy choices. Finally,
students will access and comprehend what economists can
contribute to the public sector. | | Athena Title: | POLICY ANALYSIS I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8680. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Policy Analysis II | Course
Description: | The application of the concepts of microeconomic analysis to
subjective public policy questions. The chief focus will be an
explanation and application of cost-benefit analysis to major
issues of public policy. | | Athena Title: | POLICY ANALYSIS II | | Prerequisite: | PADP 8670 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8710. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ideas and Issues in Public Administration | Course
Description: | Perennial and emerging research issues, perspectives, and controversies in the field of public administration. | | Athena Title: | Ideas/Issues in PA | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8720. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Selected Problems in Public Personnel Administration | Course
Description: | Special topics, such as public sector labor relations and collective bargaining; issues related to job analysis, evaluation, and compensation; or civil service reform. | | Athena Title: | SEL PROB PUB PER AD | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 8720 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8730. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Seminar in Public Administration and Policy: Professional Development I | Course
Description: | Professional development in public administration and policy.
Sessions explore processes and practices required of productive
scholars and teachers: research, teaching, service, key
practices, and contemporary issues related to professional
life. Second-year students must present a research paper,
develop a course outline, and teach a relevant module. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Seminar PADP Prof Dev | | Nontraditional Format: | Three hours lecture and discussion every other week for two semesters. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8740. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Frontiers of Public Management Research | Course
Description: | A doctoral-level examination of current issues and problems in
public management research. | | Athena Title: | FRONTIERS PUB RSCH | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8810. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | State and Local Taxation | Course
Description: | An overview of the theoretical framework, legal structure,
political context, and policy implementation of the most common
taxes levied at the state and local levels of government.
Discussion of these aspects of state/local taxation will focus
on the property tax, sales and use tax, personal and corporate
income taxes, and excise taxes. | | Athena Title: | State and Local Taxation | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8830. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Public Budgeting | Course
Description: | A doctoral seminar which considers the works of the major scholars in the field of public budgeting and finance. | | Athena Title: | PUBLIC BUDGETING | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 8830 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8840. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Metropolitan Fiscal Problems | Course
Description: | Public economy of metropolitan areas and selected special metropolitan fiscal problems in the areas of public expenditures, revenues, and fiscal administration. | | Athena Title: | METRO FISCAL PROB | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 8840 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8850. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Sector Decision-Making | Course
Description: | An overview of decision-making, with special emphasis on public sector settings. The course describes and analyzes decision-making in both theory and practice. Techniques of making better decisions are covered, as are also behavioral constraints on making optimal decisions. | | Athena Title: | Public Decision Making | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8860. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nonprofit Financial Administration | Course
Description: | Academic and practical approaches to planning, reporting, and
financial decision-making in nonprofit organizations. It
addresses the business planning process, paying special
attention to unique issues facing nonprofits involved with
these types of ventures. It covers developing operating
budgets, managing working capital, and analyzing organizational
fiscal health. | | Athena Title: | Nonprofit Financial Admin | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8870. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Debt Management | Course
Description: | Access to capital markets for state/local governments to
finance infrastructure projects and cash flow needs. Emphasizes
major economic/financial theories related to financial
intermediation and market regulation. Cost of capital and
efficiency effects due to institutions (legal, fiscal,
political), debt management networks/intermediaries, debt
structure, primary/secondary market processes, and financial
engineering. | | Athena Title: | Debt Management | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8940. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | International and Comparative Administration | Course
Description: | Administrative systems other than the United States. Among the
topics covered will be personnel administration, public finance,
organizational analysis, and public policy problems. | | Athena Title: | Intl and Comparative Admin | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 8960. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Organization Development and Change | Course
Description: | Intellectual and theoretical perspectives on a complex area of inquiry and application--organizational development and change. The course illustrates various ways in which significant theoretical issues can be approached in practical ways, and in which central practical issues can be approached in theoretically-rich ways. | | Athena Title: | ORGAN-DEVEL & CHNG | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 8960 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 9000. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 200 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction
of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 9005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of
study. | | Athena Title: | DOC GRAD STU SEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 9200. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Independent Study in Public Administration | Course
Description: | Research in specialized areas of Public Administration. For
students with advanced graduate standing. | | Athena Title: | Indp Study PA | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP 9300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 200 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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