| Subject | Number | Title | Hours | Catalog Description | General Education Category |
| PA | 230 | Nonprofit Organizations in U.S. Society | 3 hours. | Provides a basic introduction to the U.S. nonprofit sector and examines the social, political, and economic impact of these organizations in American society. | US Society course. |
| PA | 310 | Environmental Policy | 3 hours. | Provides an introduction to political, economic and social dimensions of environmental policy and teaches methods needed to understand, evaluate, design and implement environment policies, especially in the United States. | |
| PA | 400 | Public Administration Theory | 3 OR 4 hours. | Theoretical developments; including bureaucracy, administrative state, politics and administration, market and bureaucratic alternatives, organizational decision making, organizational culture, ethics in public sector organizations. 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. | Topics and methods of analyzing information relevant to the administration and management of public programs and organizations. Includes causation, univariate statistics, significance testing, correlation, and regression. 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. | |
| PA | 410 | Economics for Public Administration and Policy Decisions | 3 OR 4 hours. | Basic economic tools and methods relevant to public administration and current policy, including opportunity cost, competition versus monopoly, economic efficiency, equity, market failure, public goods, and externalities. 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. | |
| PA | 421 | Public Management | 3 OR 4 hours. | Theories, concepts, and applications of management in public organizations. Topics include bureaucracy, public versus private organizations, leadership, motivation, and managing organization change, discretion, and networks. Previously listed as PA 415. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor. | |
| PA | 460 | Data Management | 4 hours. | Database theory and constructing and managing databases relevant to the operation of government. Utilizes database software and allows students to gain practice with complex database programs and development of a database system. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor. | |
| PA | 461 | Management of Information Technology in Government | 4 hours. | Concepts and methods of planning, implementing, and managing new information technology or modifying existing technology. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor. | |
| PA | 462 | Project Management for Public Managers | 4 hours. | Discusses the theory, principles, tools, and techniques behind solid project management. The Project Management Institute's (PMI) standards for project management will be emphasized throughout the course. | |
| PA | 463 | Introduction to e-Government | 4 hours. | Application of the Internet and related technologies for public management. Topics include, Web-based service delivery, online governance, the technological divide, the use of social media, and the changing role of public managers. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MPA program or consent of the instructor. | |
| PA | 464 | Technology and Innovation Theory | 4 hours. | The course focuses on theories surrounding the creation, development, transfer, and use of technology. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the PhD in Public Administration program or consent of the instructor. | |
| PA | 465 | Geographic Information Systems for Public Managers | 4 hours. | Individuals completing this course will have an understanding of some fundamental GIS tools and applications as well as the challenges in implementing and sustaining a GIS function in the public setting. | |
| PA | 466 | Science, Technology, and Public Policy | 4 hours. | This course addresses the relationships between public policy and science and technology in the United States. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the PhD in Public Administration program or consent of the instructor. | |
| PA | 494 | Special Topics in Public Administration | 3 OR 4 hours. | Consideration of timely or enduring issues in public administration not available in regularly offered courses. 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. |