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. Not intended for Non-Degree.   

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.  Departmental Approval Required 

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.  Departmental Approval Required 

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     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     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