GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
5320 Directed Reading
Graduate students may study individually with
an instructor in an area of mutual interest to the student and the
instructor.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and approval of Chair, Department of
Political Science.
5350 Seminar in Administrative
Theory
An examination of major theories dealing with
organizations and their characteristics, scope and effect on public
administration and executive behavior. Emphasis will be placed on the
relationships between theories and supporting empirical research.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
5351 Seminar in Personnel
Administration
Personnel theory and practice in the public setting. The
basic methods and functions of personnel administration in the context
of public organizations, employee motivation, employee relations and
collective bargaining will be emphasized.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
5352 Seminar in Fiscal
Administration
The study of formulation and administration of government
budgeting, including the role of the budget in the policy process,
approaches to budget formulation and analysis, the development of PPB
approach and other basic concepts and practices in government budget and
finance administration.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
5353 Seminar in Public Policy
Formulation
The process of policy-making within governmental agencies
and within the total political process. Emphasis will be placed on
decision-making, public policy analysis and policy implementation.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
5354 Seminar in Special Studies in
Public Administration
Analysis of selected problems in public administration;
urban and regional planning and management, administrative
reorganization, the environment and related problems.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
5358 Internship
Practical administrative experience in a local, state,
regional or federal agency that is the equivalent of one-half time for
one semester, full-time in a summer semester. Examinations and reports
on practices and problems in agencies are required. This course may be
waived for students already employed in an administrative capacity in a
government agency if they elect three additional hours from the approved
program courses.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
