NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Public Administration

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

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.  

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            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.  

PA            504
         Budgeting for Public Administration
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA 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.  

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.