NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Public Administration

Location: 130 CUPPA; Phone: (312) 996-3109.

PA     400            Public Administration Theory
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.   

PA     407            Data Analysis for Public Administration
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on the department placement test; and graduate standing; or consent of the instructor. Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.   Departmental Approval Required 

PA     415            Organization Theory and Public Management
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.   Departmental Approval Required 

PA     461            Management of Information Technology in Government
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.    

PA     464            Technology and Innovation Theory
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Public Administration program or consent of the instructor.    

PA     490            Field Experience in Public Administration
         4 hours.
         May be repeated. A maximum of 4 hours of credit may be applied to the Master of Public Administration program. Field work required. Students who have no prior work experience in the public or non-profit sectors are strongly recommended to register for this course. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing required; and admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.   

PA     503            Public Personnel Management
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.    

PA     504            Budgeting for Public Administration
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA Program or consent of the instructor.    

PA     506            Policy Development and Analysis for Public Administrators
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.    

PA     511            The History and Development of Public Administration Research and Theory
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D in Public Administration program or approval of the program director.    

PA     522            Ethics and Accountability
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.    

PA     528            Public Program Evaluation
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): PA 542 or equivalent; and admission to the Ph.D. in Public Administration program or consent of the instructor.   

PA     540            Research Design for Public Administration
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Public Administration program or approval of the program director.    

PA     542            Advanced Data Analysis II
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing; and PA 541or equivalent or approval of the instructor.   

PA     545            Research Topics in Public Administration I
         2 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. program in Public Administration and advanced standing or consent of the instructor.  Restricted to Public Administration. Restricted to Doctor of Philosophy.  

PA     551            Governmental Accounting
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): PA 504; and admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.    

PA     553            State and Local Public Finance
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): PA 504; and admission in the MPA program or consent of the instructor.    

PA     580            Survey Nonresponse
         2 hours.
       Meets 17-OCT-05 - 02-DEC-05. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA or Ph.D. in Public Administration program or consent of the instructor.    

PA     586            The History of Survey Methodology
         2 hours.
       Meets 22-AUG-05 - 14-OCT-05. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA or Ph.D. in Public Administration program or consent of the instructor.   

PA     593            Independent Research in Public Administration
         1 TO 8 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the director of graduate studies and consent of the instructor.   Instructor Approval Required 

PA     596            Independent Study in Public Administration
         1 TO 4 hours.
        May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the director of graduate studies and consent of the instructor.   Instructor Approval Required 

PA     599            Ph.D. Thesis Research
         0 TO 16 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Open only to degree candidates, upon approval of topic by dissertation committee.   Instructor Approval Required