PADM 6150		Seminar in American Government with emphasis on Political Institutions (3-0-3)
This course is structured as a means of addressing a central goal of the MPA degree program: to have the student understand how public policy is formulated in the context of its organizational environment. The focus is on those political institutions - Congress, the Presidency, the Courts, and state legislatures - where policy is debated.
PADM 6200		Public Human Resource Management (3-0-3)
Introduces the student to personnel processes used in the public sector and the legal, political, social, and ethical issues affecting the management of human resources.
PADM 6250		Planning Resources and Administration (3-0-3)
This course is designed to identify the resources used in urban and regional planning and to understand the political and legal nature of land use decisions. Students undertake one or more planning projects in the local community during the course of the term. Previous projects have included updating a neighborhood zoning map, conducting citizens' advisory surveys and updating a neighborhood plan as a result of the findings, a comparative demographic study using U.S. Census materials, and a housing stock condition survey.
PADM 6300		Public Budgeting (3-0-3)
This course examines the institutions and techniques of modern financial administration in federal, state, and local government. The course introduces terminology and process of budgeting as well as to gain competence in analyzing budgetary problems and proposing solutions. The role of the budget as a tool in expressing priorities in policy choices is emphasized.
PADM 6400		Ethics and Current Issues in Public Administration (3-0-3)
This course focuses on the professional responsibility of the public administrator. Included in this discussion are such topics as whistle-blowing, revolving door appointments and conflict of interest, kick-backs, campaign financing, illegal patronage, Hatch Act requirements, acceptance of gifts, and cover-ups.
PADM 6450		Public Health Administration (3-0-3)
This course is designed to provide the MPA student with a broad overview of the health delivery system. Emphasis will be placed on public health issues and the organization/administration of public health systems at the federal, state, and local level.
PADM 6500		Research Methods in Public Administration (3-0-3)
Introduces the student to the principles of designing research, defining and measuring variables and sampling. Special emphasis is placed on survey research. This course centers on a group project completed in PADM 6600; therefore, students must plan on enrolling in these two courses in consecutive semesters. Prerequisites: Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet programs.
PADM 6550		Social Agencies and Services (3-0-3)
This course is an in-depth consideration of human service agencies and organizations: staff, clients, structure, service delivery, and administration. A

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