Online Public Administration Minor
A student needs 18 semester credit hours from among the below listed courses.
Course Descriptions (18 hrs)
PAFF 4300 — Introduction to Public Administration
A survey of Public administration in the United States, highlighting a wide variety of topics in the discipline, but with emphasis on the general machinery of the national bureaucracy and on the powers, problems and control of its agencies.
PAFF 4305 — American State and Local Government
A study of the basic functions, structure, procedures and problems of American state and local government, with an emphasis upon intergovernmental relations.
PAFF 4309 — Public Fiscal Administration
Survey and analysis of governmental budgeting and public finance, emphasizing theories, procedures and implementation.
PAFF 4310 — Comparative Public Administration
This course examines basic principles of financial management with a focus on governmental operations.
PAFF 4311 — American Public Policy
An analysis of rationales underlying selected governmental programs and assessments of the effectiveness of these programs.
PAFF 4324 — Bureaucracy and Organizational Theory
An analysis of the various theories of public administration and government organization. The contribution of such theorists as Weber, Taylor, Mayo, McGregor, Maslow, Simon and others will be studied. The development of public administration will be surveyed.
PAFF 4325 — Public Personnel Administration
Fundamental concepts of public personnel management with analysis and evaluation of employee-employer relations at the national, state and local levels are examined. The course addresses topics such as environmental influences on the personnel function, career systems, human resources planning and management, performance evaluation, ethics and collective bargaining in the public sector.
PAFF 4362 — Independent Study
Requires the approval of the supervising faculty member. Allows student to work independently on a specialized area. The student will submit a written plan, with outcomes and time lines which must be approved by the supervising faculty.
PAFF 4363 — Special Topics
Intensive study of a specialized area of public administration or a selected topic in contemporary public management.
PAFF 4365 — American Administrative Process
This course analyzes the political, administrative and fiscal relationships among governments in the American political system.
PAFF 4378 — Management of Non-Profit Organizations
This course is a survey of the field of management practices in nonprofit organizations (sometimes called Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs or the third sector)). This class will introduce students to the ethos of service, volunteerism, philanthropy and the basic concepts and foundational theories relating to the practice of the administrative sciences and management. The course content addresses two major dimensions: professionalism and effective management.
This course covers:
- the foundations of administration and management
- nonprofit organizations, theories, concepts, and people
- a macro views of third sector
- ethics of service organizations
This course also addresses two core competencies, critical thinking and understanding the concepts of citizen participation.
If you are uncertain of which set of requirements you are expected to follow, please contact Dr. Aziza Zemrani at Aziza.Zemrani@utrgv.edu or (956) 665-7845.