NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Public Administration

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

PA     410            Economics for Public Administration and Policy Decisions
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on the department placement test and graduate standing and admission to the MPA program; or consent of the instructor. Not intended for Non-Degree.  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     460            Computers in Public Administration
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.   

PA     466            Science, Technology and Public Policy
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Public Administration program or consent of the instructor.  Departmental Approval Required 

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     494            Special Topics in Public Administration
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.   

PA     502            The Legal Context of Public Administration
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor. Not intended for Non-Degree.  Departmental Approval Required 

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

PA     510            Organization Theory and Behavior in Public Administration Research
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Public Administration program or approval of the program director.   

PA     521            Strategic Management: Planning and Measurement
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.  Departmental Approval Required 

PA     523            Intergovernmental Management
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.  Departmental Approval Required 

PA     527            Public Management Theory
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Public Administration program or consent of the instructor.   

PA     541            Advanced Data Analysis I
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing; and PA 540 or equivalent or approval of the instructor.   

PA     544            Qualitative Research Methods in Public Administration
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; PA 540 or equivalent; or consent of the instructor.   

PA     546            Research Topics in Public Administration II
         2 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): PA 545; and admission to the PhD program in Public Administration with advanced standing or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Public Administration. Restricted to Doctor of Philosophy.   

PA     550            Financial Management of Government
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): PA 504; and admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor.   

PA     554            Financial Management in Public Administration
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; and PA 410 and PA 504 or equivalents; or consent of the instructor.   

PA     577            Survey Questionnaire Design
         3 hours.
        Same as CHSC 577. Prerequisite(s): CHSC 446 or CHSC 447; or consent of the instructor.  Instructor Approval Required 

PA     578            Surveys, Public Opinion, and Public Policy
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA or Ph.D. in Public Administration program or consent of the instructor.   

PA     584            Internet Surveys
         2 hours.
       Meets 09-Jan-06 - 03-Mar-06. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA or Ph.D. in Public Administration program or consent of the instructor.   

PA     587            Seminar on Special Topics in Survey Methodology
         2 hours.
       Meets 06-Mar-06 - 28-Apr-06. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA or Ph.D. in Public Administration program or consent of the instructor.   

PA     590            Public Administration Capstone
         4 hours.
        Extensive collaboration required among group members outside of class time. Students should expect significant field work at their assigned organizations. Students are responsible to the course professor and to the project supervisor in their assigned organizations. Because the coursework is team-based, students are not allowed to drop this course once teams are created. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and enrollment in the MPA program. Course must be taken in the last two semesters in the MPA program or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Public Administration.   

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.   

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.   

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