PUBPOL 5111

Public Administration

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course prepares students to work within government departments and agencies, state and local authorities, and nonprofit public benefit corporations; and with private firms working in the public interest at the interface with governments and public benefit corporations. While the emphasis is on local and mid-size organizations, some material will address international and domestic national level organizations. As a first-year graduate program course it prepares students to conduct research on public organizations leadership and management and to be effective in public careers. It also prepares upper-level undergraduate students for internships and entry into public-sector careers.

Enrollment Information REF-F25 Enrollment limited to: Master of Public Administration (MPA) students

Last 3 terms offered 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022FA

Learning Outcomes REF-FA25

• Analyze public administration challenges using strategic planning and political analysis frameworks.
• Draft policy directive administrative memoranda.
• Draft an original public administration case.
• Articulate best practices in human, financial, and technology management in a public sector context.
• Draft and present an original public sector strategic planning analysis.
• Describe how social identity shapes public administration and privileges stakeholders in the administrative process.

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