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     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.   

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.  Departmental Approval Required 

PA     503            Public Personnel Management
         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.  Departmental Approval Required 

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.