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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: graduate standing. This course is designed to provide students with a clear understanding of the nature and dynamics of health policy making and administration in the United States. (Irreg.)
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4.00 Credits
Introduces MPA students to the general principles of management as they are applied in the public sector. Topics include: systems theory, systems design (PERT), organization design, techniques of supervision, public sector labor relations, public sector personnel practices, agency interface with political actors in the environment. (Irreg.)
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5.00 Credits
An analysis of the structure and role of manpower in all levels of U.S. government, focusing on the development of the public service, manpower planning, unionization of public employees and recent trends in public personnel relations. (Sp)
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6.00 Credits
Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Empirically based course considering United States Congress and its role in American political system; examination of relationships between Congress and other institutions and actors. Possible topics include: Congress and the Presidency, interest groups, and lobbyists; Congress and Supreme Court; Congress and foreign policy; Congress and executive bureaus. (F)
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7.00 Credits
The U.S. Supreme Court, through its use of the Constitution as a standard, has become a significant institution in the making of national policy. Survey and analysis of that policy-making function, and how it has become a significant part of the entire American political process. Primary attention is paid to the analysis of decisions made by the Court, although this entails considerable attention to the institutional processes which result in such decisions. The following areas of concern are examined: the judicial process, economic policy, equality, criminal justice, presidential power, personal rights and the frontiers of judicial policy making. Additional readings in substantive judicial policy areas will be assigned. A research paper will be required. (Sp)
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9.00 Credits
Prerequisite: graduate standing. An exploration of the role of ethics in American government, especially in public administration. Topics to be studied include codes of professional ethics for administrators, ethics and constitutionalism, law and ethics, and the ethical implications of differing approaches to administrative work and to democracy. (Irreg.)
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0.00 Credits
Prerequisite: graduate standing. An online, self-paced course introducing public administration graduate students to the practice of applied research, analysis and writing for the public sector. Topics will include administrative writing, the use and presentation of data and research, analytic skills in policy and administration, and ethical issues related to writing and analysis. (Irreg.)
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1.00 Credits
Concepts, processes and techniques of managing urban political systems to include problems of leadership, decision making, conflict resolution, group behavior, developmental methods and strategies. (Irreg.)
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2.00 Credits
May be repeated with change of content; maximum credit six hours. Content varies with professor. Focus on topics related to public policy issues at all levels of government, including the design, implementation, and evaluation of specific policy initiatives. (Irreg.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: graduate standing. United States environmental policy, environmental movements, policy process, cost-benefit analysis, risk analysis and management, clean air policy, hazardous waste policy, other topical policy areas, global environmental issues. (Irreg.)
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