Public Administration

Programs

Courses

PA 1050: Public Administration

Credits 3

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

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
201420

PA 2000: Public Policy

Credits 3

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

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Effective Term
201420

PA 3000: Overview of Non-Profit Sector

Credits 3

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.

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023
Effective Term
201520

PA 4100: Public Budgeting

Credits 3

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

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
201930

PA 4200: Organizational Development

Credits 3

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

Last Offered
Spring 2025, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Effective Term
201930

PA 4500: Research Methods in Public Svc

Credits 3

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.

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023
Effective Term
202330

PA 5100: Independent Study

Credits 3

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

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024
Effective Term
201420

PA 6100: PSA Internship

Credits 3

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.

Prerequisites

PA 1050 :Y or PA 2000 :Y

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
Effective Term
201810

PA 6201: Social Impact internship

Credits 3

Supervised internship offers practical experience and exploration of professional interests in public service within various public or nonprofit sector programs. Prerequisite Approval from the Chair of the Department of Public Administration.

Prerequisites

PA 1050 :Y or PA 2000 :Y