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CURRICULA	SECTION 7

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DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Richard C. Kearney, Chairperson, A-125 Brewster
Carmine Scavo, Director of Graduate Studies, A-124 Brewster

MPA

The master of public administration program is designed to provide students with basic administrative skills which can be utilized in a variety of administrative careers. It is based on a core curriculum of required public administration and quantitative analysis courses with a variety of related electives that will provide students with a choice of emphases depending upon career objectives.

All students applying for the MPA program are expected to take the GRE. Requests for exceptions will be considered only if the student presents recent acceptable scores on a comparable standardized entrance exam.

Students may transfer up to 15 s.h. from a regionally accredited institution with the approval of the director of the MPA program and the dean of the Graduate School. Requests for transfer credit should be made at the time of admission.

Students may earn the MPA degree by completing 45 s.h. as follows: 24 s.h. in core public administration and quantitative analysis courses, 3 s.h. of internship work for pre-service students, 15 s.h. elective credit in an area of emphasis to be approved by the director of the MPA program, and 3 s.h. for the MPA professional paper.

Public Administration Required Core Courses: PADM 6100, 6110, 6120, 6140, 6160, 6161, 6230, 6260	24 s.h.
Internship Pre-service students seeking the MPA are required to complete a 3 s.h. internship in a local, state, federal, or approved not-for-profit agency. Students with relevant work experience in excess of one year may apply to the director of the MPA program for exemption from this requirement. Those students who are exempted from this requirement will complete 42 s.h. instead of 45 s.h. However, no academic credit will be awarded for work experience.	3 s.h.
MPA Professional Paper All students must enroll in PADM 6900 and complete an MPA professional paper in which they identify a public management problem or policy issue and develop a problem-resolution strategy. The completed paper must be defended successfully before a 3-member committee of MPA faculty members (one member may be from outside the MPA faculty upon approval of the director of the MPA program).	3 s.h.
Electives (MPA)	15 s.h.
For a public administration emphasis, PADM 6130, 6150, and 6170 are highly recommended electives. Students may elect to complete PADM 6198 or 6199 for a maximum of 6 s.h. of independent study. The independent courses must be completed under the supervision of a public administration instructor in the Department of Political Science; these courses are open only to students who have completed a minimum of 12 s.h. For a planning emphasis, students must complete electives approved jointly by the graduate coordinator of the urban and regional planning program and the director of the MPA program. For an emphasis in community health administration, students with a subfield in health administration should seek counseling from the graduate director of the community health program regarding requirements for certification beyond the formal MPA and Graduate School requirements. See Section 7, School of Allied Health Sciences, Department of Community Health, for requirements.

Recommended Elective Courses: POLS 6345; PADM 6111, 6150, 6163, 6170, 6187, 6188, 6198, 6199; PLAN 6000, 6010, 6020; PSYC 5343, 6421, 6422; COHE 6000, 6502; BIOS 5010; REHB 5793, 5795.

Other courses may be substituted if approved by the director of the MPA program.

POLS: Political Science

5000. American Government and Politics (3) May not count toward POLS major or minor or MPA degree. P: Consent of instructor. Introductory survey of readings in American national government and politics for students interested in graduate work, but who have no undergraduate background in political science or public administration.

6040. Problems in State Government (3) Intensive study of significant problems confronting American state governments.

6080. American Foreign Relations (3) Most important events and characteristics of American foreign policy since World War II.

6310. Comparative Government I (3) Theoretical and comparative study of major parliamentary governments of Western Europe.

6320. Comparative Government II (3) Theoretical and comparative study of former USSR and East European Communist states.

6330. Political Modernization and the Non-Western World (3) Theoretical analysis of developmental processes in politics of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

6345. Comparative Public Policy (3) Cross-national study of selected major policy issues, their development and implementation through analysis of policy substance, and its linkage to policy process.

6430. Seminar in International Politics (3) P: Consent of instructor. Concentrated study of major theories of international politics and/or selected case studies.

6440. Seminar in International Organization (3) P: Consent of instructor. Advanced study of selected aspects.

6524. Readings in American Foreign Relations (3) P: POLS 6080. Intensive study in selected area.

POLS Banked Courses

5030. Seminar in American Government (3)
5050. Seminar in Political Participation and Behavior (3)
5381. Seminar in Comparative Politics (3)
5410. Seminar in International Relations (3)
6010. President and Congress (3)
6020. Judicial Systems (3)
6060. Constitutional Law: Structure and Powers (3)
6070. Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties (3)
6230. Seminar in Political Theory (3)
6240. American Political Thought (3)
6250. Research in Political Science (3)
6260. Seminar in Behavioral Methodology (3)
6520. Readings in American National Government (3)
6522. Readings in State Government (3)
6523. Readings in Constitutional Law (3)
6529. Readings in American Political Thought (3)

PADM: Public Administration

6100. Politics and Management in Public Agencies (3) P: Consent of instructor. Study, functions, structures, and processes of public administration at all levels of government. General management issues in public agencies. Emphasis on political institutions and their impact on policy process.

6110. Human Resource Management in Public Agencies (3) P: Consent of instructor. Assessment skills for recruitment and maintenance of personnel in public sector. Comparative study of all phases of human resource management in federal, state, and local governments.

6111. Contemporary Problems in Public Personnel Administration (3) Problems faced by public personnel administrators stemming from changes in social, political, and technological environment. Focus on merit system.

6112. Productivity in the Public Sector (3) P: PADM 6110. Various approaches that increase efficiency with which resources (especially human resources) may be converted into products or services. Barriers to productivity. Emphasis on motivation of public employees.

6115. Readings in Public Personnel Administration (3) P: PADM 6110, 6111. Intensive study of an area in the field.

6116. Women, Public Policy, and Administration (3) Significant works, discussion of timely problems, and guided individual research on women, public policy, and administration.

6120. Public Budgeting and Finance (3) P: Consent of instructor. Comparative study of US budgetary and revenue systems.

6122. Local Government Budgeting and Financing (3) P: PADM 6120. Intensive study of theory and practice of government budgeting and finance at local level. Topics may include operating and capital budget making, revenue sources and forecasting, intergovernmental transfers, accounting and auditing systems, borrowing, and cash management.

6125. Readings in Public Budgeting and Finance (3) P: PADM 6120. Intensive study of an area in the field.

6130. Urban Policy and Administration (3) Policy-oriented study of urban government, leadership styles, and problems.

6140. Administrative Law and Ethics (3) P: Consent of instructor. Structure and processes of administrative agency rule making and adjudication in US. Emphasis on administrative ethics and role of values in practice of public administration.

6150. Seminar in Public Administration (3) May be repeated. May count maximum of 6 s.h. toward MPA degree with change of topic. Intensive study of various topics.

6160. Public Policy Formulation and Implementation (3) P: Consent of instructor. Formulation and implementation of public policy at federal, state, and local levels of government. Application of various models and theories of policy formation and implementation to substantive policy areas.

6161. Applied Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation (3) P: Consent of instructor. Public policy at all levels of government. Program charting, budget examination, management analysis, systems analysis, program evaluation, implementation analysis, and cost-benefit analysis.

6162. Environmental Administration (3) RP: Course or other background in public policy. Political and bureaucratic constraints reflecting conflicting objectives of energy independence and pollution-free environment.

6163. Environmental Policy Analysis (3) P: Consent of instructor. Political, economic, and regulatory issues associated with protection and enhancement of quality of physical environment. Formation, implementation, and evaluation of environmental and natural resource policies. Emphasis on development of research skills to facilitate reasonable knowledgeable about formulation and termination of environmental policies.

6164. State and Local Environmental Policy (3) P: PADM 6162 or consent of instructor. Comparative study of state and local government structures and processes related to environmental laws, regulations, organizational structures, and implementation results.

6170. Intergovernmental Relations (3) Patterns of relations between officials of various US governmental units.

6187, 6188, 6189. Internship in Public Administration (1,2,3) Approximately 100 hours per semester per credit hour. P: Consent of instructor. Experiential learning in public agency setting under academic supervision.

6198, 6199. Independent Research (3,3) P: Completion of 12 s.h. of degree requirements; consent of instructor. Individualized.

6210. Organization Theory in the Public Context (3) Behavior and interaction of individuals and groups in complex organizations in public context. Analysis of processes, conditions, and constraints in formulation and implementation of public policy.

6220. Leadership in the Public Sector (3) Techniques involved in leadership of public sector organizations. Focus on direct supervision of employees. Emphasis on use of power and authority to accomplish publicly determined goals and objectives.

6230. Quantitative Methods for Public Administration (3) Familiarity with algebra and descriptive statistics presumed. P: Undergraduate course in statistics or consent of instructor. Basic statistical methods and their applications in public administration and policy analysis.

6260. Computer Applications for Public Administration (3) Basic knowledge and skills in computerized data management, foundations of scientific policy analysis, and experience in applications of basic descriptive statistics. Emphasis on microcomputer-based information management principles and skills.

6300. Marine and Coastal Policy (3) P: PADM 6162 or consent of instructor. Contemporary marine and coastal resource issues and conflicts. Mechanisms used to manage resource use in coastal zone.

6900. MPA Professional Paper (3) May be repeated. May count maximum of 3 s.h. toward MPA degree. P: Admission to MPA degree program; consent of MPA program director. Identification of public management or policy issue and development of problem-resolution strategy. Completed paper defended before three-member MPA faculty committee.

PADM Banked Courses

6175. Public Policy and Management in Rural Areas (3)

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