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Admissions Information |
Public Management |
The graduate certificates in Public Management, Nonprofit Management and Leadership,
and Women & Public Policy are designed to develop student capabilities and expand student interests. Each can be taken by itself, or as exploratory study leading to the MPA or MPP, or as an add- on to the MPA or MPP degree. |
• Students beginning with one of these certificates who decide to continue on for an MPA or
MPP may count toward the masters all the certificate courses they have taken that fit their
proposed course of masters study.
• Students in the MPA or MPP programs or graduates of these programs may decide to
extend their coursework to obtain one of these certificates by taking at least three additional
courses not counted toward their masters.
• Graduates of our MPA or MPP programs should also be aware of the opportunity to further
their studies by pursuing the Certificate for Advanced Study in Planning and Policy Analysis.
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This specialization provides a foundation
in management for persons engaged in or planning
careers in management or supervision in the
public service. Public management courses
focus on techniques of organizational analysis,
budgeting, planning, and decision-making.
Required Courses:
•PAD 500 – Institutional Foundations of Public Administration
•PAD 503 – Public Economics and Finance I or PAD 504– Data,
Models & Decisions I
•PAD 610 – Organizational Theory and Behavior
Elective Courses:
Select two from any list:
Human Resource Management
•PAD 502 – Human Resources Development
•PAD 564 – Ethics in Public Administration
•PAD 613 – Issues in Not-For-Profit Management
•PAD 618 – Public Personnel Administration
•PAD 615 – Strategic Planning and Management
Non-Profit Management
•PUB 506 – Implementation and Impact
•PUB 522 – Policy and Politics
•PUB 523 – Urban Community Development
•PUB 530 – Intergovernmental Relations
•PAD 506 – Foundations of Public Management
•PAD 564 – Ethics in Public Administration
•PAD 613 – Issues in Not-For-Profit Management
•PAD 632 – Group Dynamics in Organization
•PAD 633 – Organizational Analysis and Development
Management and Strategy
•PAD 501 – Public Economics and Finance II
•PAD 502 – Human Resources Development
•PAD 506 – Foundations of Public Management
•PAD 524 – Systems Thinking and Strategy Development
•PAD 600 – Legal Environment of Public Administration
•PAD 611 – Decision Making in Government and Administration
•PAD 614 – Managerial Leadership in the Public Sector
•PAD 615 – Strategic Planning and Management |
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Legislative Administration
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This area of study focuses upon special
problems of working in the legislature or
working as a legislative liaison. Classes
will examine legislative structures, comparing
strengths and weaknesses, and offers extensive
contact with practitioners, scholars, and
associations involved in legislative administration.
Required
Courses:
•PAD 500 – Introduction to Foundations of Public Administration
•PAD 510 – Introduction to Legislative Administration
•PAD 680 – Seminar in Legislative Administration
Elective Courses:
Select Two From:
•PAD 501 – Public Economics and Finance II
•PAD 502 – Human Resources Development
•PAD 503 – Public Economics and Finance I
•PAD 504 – Data, Models, and Decisions I
•PAD 505 – Data, Models, and Decisions II
•PAD 600 – Legal Environment of Public Administration
•PAD 623 – Management Information Systems
•PAD 681 – Legislative Research
•INF 701 – Proseminar in Information Management |
Health Policy
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This specialization provides an intensive
exposure to health policy and management
for individuals contemplating planning, advocacy
and leadership roles. The courses are designed
to provide a set of analytical skills and
an appreciation of the key trade-offs and
issues that confront policy makers.
Required Courses:
•HPM 501 – Health Policy Analysis and Management (PUB 501)
•HPM 511 – Economics for Health Policy and Management
•HPM 500 – Health Care Organization, Delivery and Finance
Elective Courses:
Select Two From:
•PAD 644 – Health Care Finance
•HPM 512 – Economic Analysis for Health Policy & Management
•HPM 669 – Topics in Health & Policy Management
•HPM 627 – Public Health Education: Targeting Social, Organizational,
Behavioral Factors to Promote Health
•HPM 642 – Organization and Management in Health Insurance
•STA 571 – Topics in Informatics
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Public Finance
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Required
Courses:
•PAD 503 – Public Economics and Finance I
•PUB 501 – Public Economics and Finance II
Elective Courses:
Select Three From:
•PAD 514 – Economics for Public Policy II
•PAD 611 – Decision Making & Government Administration
•PAD 641 – Basic Governmental Accounting
•PAD 642 – Proseminar in Public Budgeting
•PUB 643 – Governmental Finances
•PUB 646 – Governmental Fiscal Management
•PUB 648 – State and Local Fiscal Systems
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Information Strategy and Management
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The Information Strategy and Management
specialization prepares public managers to
understand, apply, and leverage information
and technology in designing public services
and solving public problems. It focuses on
the interaction of policy, management, and
technology domains in single organizations,
and in multi-organizational and intergovernmental
settings.
Required Courses:
•PAD 504 – Data, Models, and Decisions I
•PAD 550 – Foundations of Information Strategy and Management
Elective Courses:
Select Three From:
•PAD 611 – Decision Making in Government
•PAD/INF 523 – Fundamentals of Information Management in Public Administration
•PAD 650 – Building a Case for IT Investments
•PAD 652 – Seminar on Information Strategy & Management (2 semesters)
•ISP 560 – Information and Public Policy
•INF 704 – Proseminar in Information Policy
•MSI 522 – Information Decision Systems for Managers
•MSI 601 – Concepts in Information Systems
•MSI 602 – Advanced Concepts of Information Systems
•MSI 603 – Knowledge Worker Information System Concepts
•GOG/PLN 556 – Geographic Information Systems
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Local Government Management
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The local government specialization focuses
on the issues, skills and knowledge requirements
for effectiveness in this evolving milieu.
The program is organized around an intergovernmental
and intersectoral framework.
Required Courses:
•PAD 503 – Economics of Public Affairs I OR
•PAD 541 – Local Government Financial Management
•PAD 683 – Seminar in Managing Local Government
•PAD 504 – Data, Models, and Decisions I OR
•PAD 506 – Foundations of Public Management
Elective Courses:
Select Two From:
•PAD 500 – Introduction to Foundations of Public Administration
•PAD 501 – Public Economics and Finance II
•PAD 523/INF 523 – Information Management Skills in Public Administration
•PAD 611 – Decision Making in Government and Administration
•PAD 614 – Managerial Leadership in the Public Sector
•PAD 615 – Strategic Planning and Management
•PAD 623 – Management Information Systems
•PAD 626 – Evaluation of Public Sector Programs
•PAD 648 – State and Local Fiscal Systems
•PAD 684 – Seminar in Urban Policy Analysis
•PUB 522 – Policy and Politics
•PUB 523 – Urban Community Development
•PUB 530 – Intergovernmental Relations
•POS 524 – Community Politics
•PLN 501 – Urban and Regional Planning History and Philosophy
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Public Policy
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This program area provides an intensive
introduction to policy analysis skills and
approaches useful to the public sector administrator
or advocate.
Required Courses:
•PAD 503 – Public Economics and Finance I
•PUB 522 – Policy and Politics
Elective Courses:
Select One From:
•PAD 504 – Data, Models, and Decisions I
•PAD 626 – Program Evaluation
Select Two From:
•PUB 506 – Implementation and Impact
•PUB 502 – Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Public Policy
•PUB 514 – Economic Analysis for Public Affairs II
•PUB 529 – Law and Policy
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