571 Government-Business Relations (3)
Interrelationships between government and business in the free enterprise system; regulatory role of government; constitutional framework of antitrust laws, public utilities, taxation, and labor legislation.
572 Public Policy Formulation (3)
The policy-making process in its political context; models of policy development applied to selected issues.
580 Readings in Public Affairs (3)
PREQ: Permission of MPA Director.
640 Environmental Politics and Policy (3)
This course profiles the environmental movement in the United States and evaluates tradeoffs between environmental preservation and economic development.
650 The Nonprofit Sector (3)
This course examines the history of the nonprofit sector in America and presents challenges facing contemporary nonprofits.
669 Legal Issues in Public Affairs (3)
The institutional design and procedures used by administrative agencies to implement policy. Topics include rulemaking, adjudication, enforcement activities, judicial review, and legislative and executive control.
670 Public Affairs Administration (3)
The place of public affairs administration and the role of the administrator in the American system of government.
671 Budgetary Processes (3)
Budgetary practices and processes at the federal, state, and local levels; roles of professionals and elected officials; budgetary problems, planning, and reform.
672 Public Organizational Theory (3)
Analysis of the theories that have shaped and influenced governmental organizations along with application of the theories in the public and non-profit sector.
673 Public Policy Analysis (3)
Bureaucratic decision making and theories of analyzing and explaining public policy.
674 Research Methods for Public Affairs (3)
Research design, philosophy of social science, and univariate and multivariate statistics.
675 State and Local Governance (3)
Political and governmental processes at the state and local level.
676 Government and Press Relations (3)
Why and how politicians and public administrators use the press to generate public support for policy decisions and to influence public perceptions: media strategies will be studied.
685 Internship in Public Affairs (3)
693 Topics in Public Affairs (3, R9)
779 Continuing Research - Non-Thesis Option (1, R10)
See Policy on Completion of Thesis and Dissertation found in the Admissions and Degree Requirements Section of the graduate catalog. These hours will not count toward fulfilling degree requirements. PREQ: Must NOT be enrolled in a thesis program. S/U grading.
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