PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
Chair: Warren Eller1
Faculty: William G. Albrecht, Daniel G.
Barbee, Nicholas A. Giannatasio, Michael R. Hawthorne, Michael Pennington,
Robert O. Schneider
1MPA Program Director
The Department of Public Administration offers the Master of
Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree with concentrations in Public Management,
Criminal Justice, Emergency Management, and Health Administration. For complete information about programs and courses,
see the School of Graduate Studies section of the catalog.
The
department also offers an undergraduate option in public administration within
the undergraduate degree in Political Science.
Students selecting this option will receive an undergraduate degree in
Political Science with notification about completion of the Public
Administration option. The requirements
for this degree are:
BACHELOR
OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
|
Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Political Science—Public Administration Option |
Sem. Hrs. |
|
Freshman Seminar |
1 |
|
General Education Requirements* |
44 |
|
Major Requirements Introductory Requirement: PAD
1000, PLS 1010 Core Courses: PAD 2010,
2100, 2190, 2330, 3440, 3600, 4530 Select one from PAD 4500 or PAD
4770 Select one from ECN 2020 or ECN
2030 Select one 3000- or 4000-level
course in Public Administration, Political Science, or Economics |
37 |
|
Electives |
39 |
|
|
Total: 121 |
*Students
who plan a major in Political Science should consult with the Department Chair
prior to registering for General Election courses.
Public Administration with Applied
Gerontology Minor: (55 hours)
1. Complete Public Administration
Option Major Requirements above. (37 hours)
2. Complete Applied Gerontology
Minor (18 hours)
BIO 1030; SOC 2700; PSY 3050; REC
4250; SOC 3750; SWK 3840
Suggested Electives: SOC 2800, SWK
3480, SWK 3500
Students
may also choose Public Administration as a minor in conjunction with any other
undergraduate degree program at UNCP.
The requirements for the minor in Public Administration are:
MINOR
Public
Administration Minor: (19 Hours)
Many students would
benefit from a structured set of courses outlining the operations and problems
of the administrator of a public agency. Even if the student never seeks
employment as a public administrator, the department believes that exposure to
these courses within the public administration minor will help the student to
perform their private sector administration roles more capably, especially
since the growth of government has created numerous points of contact between
public sector and private sector administrators.
|
Requirements for a Minor in Public
Administration |
Sem. Hrs. |
|
PAD 1000, 2010, 2100, 2190, 2330 |
16 |
|
One other PAD course at the 3000
or 4000 level |
3 |
|
|
Total: 19 |
COURSES
PUBLIC
POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION (PAD)
PAD
1000. Current Policy Issues
The
course provides students with an understanding of selected major public policy
debates, focusing on developing both a broad understanding of the issues and
how to think critically about issues arising in policy debates. Students will consider two to four current
public policy issues per semester, with the specific issues changing to reflect
current public debates. Class will focus
on discussing insights from readings about these issues, supplemented with
additional lecture material to complete understanding of these issues and their
administrative and policy implications.
Students will learn how concerns and decisions about administrative and
regulatory processes will affect them in the future. Credit, 3 semester hours.
PAD
2010. State and Local Administration and
Policy
An
examination of administrative issues and policy concerns in American state and
local government. Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: PAD 1000.
PAD
2100. Introduction to Public
Administration
An
introductory study of general principles and problems of administrative
organization in government: federal, state, and local. The role, relationships,
processes, and control of governmental institutions, in the political context,
with special emphasis on the American experience, will be surveyed. Credit, 3
semester hours. PREREQ: PAD 1000.
PAD
2190. Public Policy and Analysis
This
course seeks to explore both the causes and consequences of public policy,
i.e., both policy determination and policy impacts. The former is concerned
with political, economic, social, environmental or other factors which are
hypothesized to be political determinants. The latter is concerned with social,
economic, political, or other conditions which are hypothesized to be policy
impacts. Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: PAD 1000.
PAD
2330. Introduction to Public
Administration Methodology
This
course concerns basic concepts in public administration methodology and teaches
the student how to do research, use the library, evaluate the research of
others, draw a graph, construct a table, and use a few simple statistical
techniques. Student must also enroll in
the lab section for this course. Credit, 4 semester hours. PREREQ: PAD 1000.
PAD
3440. Introduction to Budgeting and
Financial Management
This
course introduces students to budgeting and other aspects of financial
management as applied in government and non-profit organizations. Topics
covered include financial planning, implementation, and analysis. The purpose
and process of public budgeting are also emphasized. Credit, 3 semester hours.
PREREQ: PAD 1000, 2100.
PAD
3600. Introductory Internship in Public
Administration
The
acquisition of public management experience through an arranged internship in a
government or community agency or enterprise, under the instruction and
supervision of the major professor and a designated official of the agency or
enterprise involved. Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: PAD 1000.
PAD
3610. Advanced Internship in Public
Administration
This
is a continuation of the internship of PAD 3600. It continues the acquisition
of public management experience through an arranged internship in a government
or community agency or enterprise, under the instruction and supervision of the
major professor and a designated official of the agency or enterprise involved.
Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: PAD 3600.
PAD
3640. Practicum in Public Administration
Restriction:
Open to majors in Political Science only. This course
provides students with management experience of at least 80 working days with
regular wages provided by a government or community agency. Working under the
supervision of a professor and a designated official of the agency, students
produce an extended report exploring a concern of the agency. Credit, 6 semester hours. PREREQ: PSPA 1000
or 1010, and consent of instructor and departmental chair.
PAD
3980. Directed Research in Public
Administration I
Written
acceptance by a supervising faculty member is required, based on the student’s
written proposal. A copy of the
proposal together with the faculty member’s acceptance must be submitted for
approval to the Department Chair prior to registration. Credit, 1-3
semester hours. PREREQ: PAD 1000 and permission of instructor.
PAD
3990. Directed Research in Public
Administration II
Written
acceptance by a supervising faculty member is required, based on the student’s written
proposal. A copy of the proposal
together with the faculty member’s acceptance must be submitted for approval to
the Department Chair prior to registration. Credit, 1-3
semester hours. PREREQ: PAD 1000 and permission of instructor.
PAD
4500/5500. Policy Studies
This
course will examine the theories and concepts used in the study of public
policy. Approaches to analyzing both
process and outcomes will be discussed.
Students will engage in the study of policy problems and the practical
or applied implementation of policy analysis.
Credit, 3 semester hours. PREREQ: PAD 1000.
PAD
4530/5510. Advanced Public Administration
Focus
on managerial, political, and legal theories and processes of public
administration; examination of how these are used to fulfill legislative,
executive, and judicial mandates for the provision of regulatory and service
functions for American society as a whole, and for some segments of it. Credit,
3 semester hours. PREREQ: PAD 2100, 2330.
PAD
4770/5770. Topics in Public Policy
This
course will focus on a substantive policy issue area, focusing on policy and
administrative issues surrounding the issue area. The specific policy will vary by
semester. Credit, 3
semester hours. PREREQ: PAD 1000.