PUBA 511 Urban Policy (3)
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
This course will introduce students to the field of urban policy and will train students to critically analyze policy debates that directly impact city life. The course traces the major ideological shifts in urban policy over the past century, analyzes their historical and philosophical foundations and explores the relationship between urban change and policy formulation. |
PUBA 519 Community Planning (3)
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
This course is a survey of the field of community planning in urban and rural contexts. Topics may include urbanism, ruralism, sustainability and environmental planning, historic preservation, design, public art, economic (re)development, among others. Various approaches to community planning will be explored including top-down/bureaucratic community planning and grassroots/bottom-up community planning. |
PUBA 521 The Practice of Public Administration (3)
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
The world of the practicing manager is complex. Making decisions with often severe limits on resources and time means that managers must consider various aspects of management - personnel, legal accountability, resource management and ethics - in rapidly changing contexts. This seminar addresses these complexities by exploring particular cases in depth. |
PUBA 540 Leadership and Decision Making (3)
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
This course examines leadership and decision making by identifying the environment of decision making, the techniques and characteristics of leadership styles and decision making approaches. |
PUBA 550 Nonprofit Leadership and Governance (3)
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
This course orients students to the history, values, and issues of the third sector in American society; and to the leadership, governance, and management challenges specific to the administration of non-profit organizations. In particular, the course focuses on developing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for effective nonprofit leadership that explicitly recognizes the importance of collaboration and shared leadership to sustained success and appreciable change. Today’s leaders must leverage the wisdom, resources, and capital of multiple constituencies and communities. Students in this course will expand their abilities to address and negotiate leadership challenges that arise when stakeholders come together to plan, make decisions, and take action in organizational and community settings. |
PUBA 554 Human Resource Management for Non-Profit Organizations (3)
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
This course examines the human resource development issues for non-profit organizations. Personnel play a vital role in the non-profit sector. Distinctively, this sector is dependent not only upon a core group of salaried employees, but upon a voluminous network of volunteers. There are specific issues including training, development, and leadership, which take on unique characteristics in the non-profit sector. The course will center on the executive director’s role in the success of shaping, managing and leading the organization. |
PUBA 555 Nonprofit Capacity Building (3)
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
The course will examine the current research on capacity building for nonprofits and its applicability. Students will investigate the components that contribute to an organization’s effectiveness and sustainability over time and tools and approaches utilized by nonprofits to adapt and thrive in the midst of a rapidly changing environment. |
PUBA 556 Fundraising and Marketing for Nonprofits (3)
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
This course examines the development cycle and how nonprofits structure their giving and marketing programs. In addition to annual, major, and planned giving, the class will look at capital campaigns, the roles of boards and volunteers, grant writing, corporate and foundation giving, using technology and ethics and accountability. |
PUBA 557 Managing Public/Private Partnerships (3)
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
A shift in the social sector demands a reliance on private partnerships to provide public and nonprofit services. This course will provide an overview of these partnerships, study organizational models, and examine both public and nonprofit success stories leaving the student with a fresher perspective on public and nonprofit management. |
PUBA 600 Foundations of Public Sector Management and Leadership (3)
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
This course explores the evolution and current status of the public sector in the United States. Students will study the ethical, legal, political, and professional dimensions of public service. |
PUBA 601 Research and Quantitative Methods for Public Administration (3)
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
This course examines the various aspects of collecting and processing primary and secondary data utilized by public organizations for decision-making and program evaluation. Students will learn basic qualitative and quantitative methods for developing a valid research design, how to create and implement surveys, and basic statistical analysis techniques. |
PUBA 603 Managing Public Organizations (3)
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
This course provides students with an understanding of the challenges of managing public organizations. Topics of study include leadership, motivation, group behavior, culture, decision making, accountability and organizational change and development. |
PUBA 701 Public Administration Capstone (3)
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
The capstone seminar is designed to be a culminating experience that helps the student integrate knowledge, skills, and attitudes acquired throughout the program. |
