Fall 2021 Public Administration

PA 401

Foundations of Public Service

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Previously listed as PA 400. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor. Not intended for Non-Degree.

PA 402

Principles of Data Analysis

0 TO 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours; 4 graduate hours. Previously listed as PA 407. Restricted to Urban Planning &Public Affairs. Departmental Approval Required

PA 403

Economics for Management and Policy

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Previously listed as PA 410. Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on the department placement test and graduate standing and admission to the MPA program; or consent of the instructor. Not intended for Non-Degree.

PA 422

Project Management

4 hours. Previously listed as PA 462.

Online

PA 433

Data Management

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Previously listed as PA 460. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; or admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

Online

PA 446

Coding for Civic Data Applications

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Recommended background: Familiarity with coding environments and programming. Not intended for Urban Planning &Public Affairs.

PA 490

Field Experience in Public Policy and Administration

4 hours. Same as PPOL 490. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. A maximum of 4 hours of credit may be applied to the Master of Public Administration program. Field work required. Students who have no prior work experience in the public or non-profit sectors are strongly recommended to register for this course. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing required; and admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

PA 494

Special Topics in Public Administration

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.

PA 504

Principles of Financial Management and Budgeting

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA Program or consent of the instructor.

PA 515

Bureaucracy and the Policy Process

2 hours. Meets 23-Aug-21 - 15-Oct-21. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Public Administration program or approval of the program director. Restricted to Urban Planning &Public Affairs. Departmental Approval Required

PA 520

Data Science Ethics and Information Security

2 hours. Meets 18-Oct-21 - 03-Dec-21. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Science in Civic Analytics program, or consent of instructor.

PA 521

Strategic Management: Planning and Measurement

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.

PA 527

Public Management Theory

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Public Administration program or consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

PA 528

Public Program Evaluation

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): PA 542 or equivalent; and admission to the Ph.D. in Public Administration program or consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

PA 531

Human Resource Management in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors

2 hours. Meets 23-Aug-21 - 15-Oct-21.

PA 533

Managing Workplace Diversity

2 hours. Meets 18-Oct-21 - 03-Dec-21. Prerequisite(s): PA 503; and admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.

PA 545

Research Topics in Public Administration I

2 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. program in Public Administration and advanced standing or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Public Administration major(s). Restricted to Doctor of Philosophy. Departmental Approval Required

PA 562

Seminar on Urban Governance

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D Program in Public Administration or approval of the program director. Restricted to Graduate College or Urban Planning &Public Affairs. Departmental Approval Required

PA 582

Survey Data Collection Methods: Theory and Practice

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing or consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

Online

PA 590

Public Administration Capstone

4 hours. Extensive collaboration required among group members outside of class time. Students should expect significant field work at their assigned organizations. Students are responsible to the course professor and to the project supervisor in their assigned organizations. Because the coursework is team-based, students are not allowed to drop this course once teams are created. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and enrollment in the MPA program. Course must be taken in the last two semesters in the MPA program or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Public Administration major(s). Departmental Approval Required

PA 591

Managing Your Career

1 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the MPA program. Must be taken the first semester in the MPA program.

PA 592

Professional Portfolio

1 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the MPA program; Must be taken in the last semester in the MPA program. Departmental Approval Required

PA 593

Independent Research in Public Administration

1 TO 8 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the director of graduate studies and consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required

PA 595

Internship in Civic Data and Technology

2 hours. Restricted to Urban Planning &Public Affairs. Departmental Approval Required

PA 596

Independent Study in Public Administration

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the director of graduate studies and consent of the instructor.

PA 599

Ph.D. Thesis Research

0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Open only to degree candidates, upon approval of topic by dissertation committee. Instructor Approval Required