Public Management - Local Government Administration Program Requirements prior to Summer 2008

Public Management - Local Government Administration Program Requirements prior to Summer 2008

Public Management - Local Government Administration

Requirements for students admitted prior to Summer 2008

The concentration is composed of seven three-credit hour courses (21 credit hours): one course from each of Areas I, II, III, and V and three courses from Area IV.

Course Number Course TitleCredits
Area I - Legal Dimensions Courses:
PADM 6110 Administrative Law and Governmental Regulation3
PSCI 5260 Administrative Law and Public Regulation3
Area II - Budgeting and Finance Course:
PADM 6120 Principles of Public Budgeting3
Area III - Human Resources Courses:
PADM 6270 Human Resources Administration3
PADM 6290 Supervisory Skills for Administrators3
Area IV - Elective Courses:
GEOG 5560 Studies in Urban and Regional Planning3
GEOG 5570 Environmental Impact Assessment3
GEOG 5010 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems3
GEOG 5690 Intermediate Geographic Systems3
GEOG 6690 Advanced GIS Seminar3
PADM 6130 Local Government Administration3
PADM 6140 Managing Community Growth and Development3
PADM 6150 State and Local Government Finance3
PADM 6170 Intergovernmental and Interorganizational Relations3
PADM 6880 Program Planning and Proposal Writing3
PSCI 6430 Relations Between Subnational, National, and International Systems3
Area V - Capstone Project Course:
PADM 6800 Project Paper Seminar3
 

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