PA 611 - Public Administration Philosophy, Theory, and Practice

Units: 4
Historical and political context of public administration. This course reviews the classical and emerging theoretical perspectives on human organizations and critically analyzes emerging domestic and global ideas and issues shaping and being shaped by the public sector. (see Errata Course for update)

Prerequisites: Admission to Master of Public Administration program.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Understand and articulate important practices for effective contemporary public administration.
Understand the rationale for and use academic research and writing in graduate-level courses.
Articulate principles and theories that influence public administration as well as identify current issues and key challenges facing the field.
Critically reflect on the components of broad theoretical frameworks presented in course texts in terms of the impact on society and implications for public administration.