Please note that course schedules may be amended due to low enrollment, faculty availability, and/or other factors.
MPPA 403-DL : Fundamentals of Public Administration
Description
This course is an introduction to the basic skills useful to
public administrators and policy analysts seeking to work in an
analytical or managerial position in the public or not-for
profit-sectors. This course is structured to introduce students to
both the principles and contextual constraints that form the
environment of the modern public administrator. It will cover a
basic understanding of the process, policy, and politics of public
administration and public management at the national, state, and
local level. Fundamental theories, practices, and concepts that
contribute to the administration and understanding of complex
public sector organizations are explored, as well as basic
practices and techniques of modern public administration. The
course assumes a basic foundation in political science theory,
public policy, or public administration usually garnered at the
undergraduate level as well as a working knowledge of contemporary
issues that confront governments today. Counts toward all MPPA
specializations as an elective for students admitted prior to fall
2006. Required as a core course for students admitted for fall 2006
and after.
