courses
UNDERGRADUATE:
REQUIRED COURSES:
PA 2000 Introduction to Public Administration (3)
Emphasis on a systematic perspective in understanding the impact of
social, economic and political forces (both national and international)
in shaping the role and impact of public administration. Focus on the
policymaking and policy-implementation process; importance of federalism
and intergovernmental relations. Emphasis on the roles, functions and
activities of public managers.
PA 2010 Management Challenges in Public Organizations (3)
Emphasis on an understanding of public organizations as interactive
systems; individual and group dynamics; organizational, cultural and
design; major theories of organization and management. Understanding of
skills and competencies managers need to develop.
Prerequisite: PA 2000
PA 3001 Managing Informational Technology and Information Systems
in the Public Sector (3)
Introduction to the use of computers and information technology in
government; familiarity with major activities and software packages;
fundamentals of collecting and analyzing data.
Prerequisite: PA 2000 or permission of instructor.
PA 3100 Policy Analysis in the Governmental System (3)
Emphasis on the development of quantitative and qualitative skills in
analyzing policy issues and in the evaluation of governmental programs;
focus on the intergovernmental context as it affects the policy-making
and policy-implementation process.
Prerequisites: PA 2000 or permission of instructor.
Writing Emphasis Course
PA 3110 Intergovernmental Relations (3)
Review and analysis of intergovernmental relations (IGR) in the United
States.
Emphasis on interaction among officials and governmental units;
examination of fiscal relationships, particularly the grants-in-aid
process, and discussion of public policy implications of IGR.
Prerequisites: PA 2000 or permission of instructor.
Writing Emphasis Course
PA 3200 Managing Resources I: Budgeting and Financial Management
in Government (3)
Emphasis on understanding fundamental principles and processes involved
in the acquisition and use of financial resources.
Prerequisite: PA 2000 or permission of instructor.
PA 3300 Managing Resources II: Human Resources in Government.
(3)
Basic principles and processes involved in the management of human
resources in the public sector.
Prerequisite: PA 2000.
PA 4000 Junior/Senior Transitional Seminar in Public
Administration (3)
Introduction to the “real world” of public administration via intensive
examination of problems and issues facing public managers; extensive
interaction with practitioners; focus on understanding skills and
practical
administration.
Prerequisites: PA 2000 plus 15 credits in Public Administration;
completion of at least 60 credits.
ELECTIVES:
PA 2700 Health Care Systems in the United States (3)
Survey of the arena in which health care administration occurs, focusing
on the relationship among the different provider institutions within the
context of government and financial restrictions.
PA 3400 Critical Issues in Public Administration I and II (3)
Examination of important contemporary issues affecting the field and
practice of public administration; identification of policy
implementation and/or management trends of particular significance for
the future. Choice of topics each semester will vary but will usually
focus on domestic or social policy and management issues.
Prerequisite: PA 2000 or permission of instructor.
PA 3070 Administration of Public Policy (3)
Examination of the administrative policy making process, involving both
policy formulation and policy implementation. The demands on
administrators from various sectors of the political system for policy
change
as well as bureaucratic influence on legislative policy making are also
considered.
Prerequisite: PA 2000.
PA 3350 Collective Bargaining (3)
Analysis of collective bargaining as a social and political process
within an economic framework, with special emphasis on employee
association in the public sector.
Prerequisite: PA 2000 or permission of instructor.
PA 3380 Grantsmanship (3)
Introduction to the intergovernmental grants process; examination of
American intergovernmental relations and assistance structures;
techniques for researching, planning, writing, packaging and lobbying
grant and contract proposals.
Prerequisite: PA 3110 or permission of instructor.
Writing Emphasis Course.
PA 3500 Administrative Law and Regulatory Policy (3)
Delegation of powers, separation of powers, rule making by
administrative agencies. The study of cases, which affect the
administrative process and relate to the scope of judicial review.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
PA 3700 The Manager as a Negotiator (3)
This course will focus on the negotiation process that managers are
required to engage in on a day-to-day basis, and will emphasize the
communication skills that the manager must display if she/he is to be
effective.
PA 4600 Honors Seminar in Public Administration (3)
Intensive examination of a significant policy or management issue in
public administration; using a laboratory format, students will work
directly with a public official to research a problem or issue, develop
alternative
solutions, and present a report with their recommendations. Requires
minimum 3.0 overall G.P.A. in the major and permission
of instructor.
Prerequisites: PA 2000 plus 15 credits in Public Administration.
PA 4800, PA 4801 Internship (3,3)
Supervised placement one or two days per week in a public agency,
offering direct participation in public administration. Concomitant
one-and one-half hour weekly seminar to integrate course knowledge with
field experience.
Prerequisites: Six hours of Public Administration and permission of
instructor.
PA 4810, 4811 Cooperative Education (12)
Opportunity for students to obtain longterm experience in supervised
public agency work linked to related academic seminars. Student works
full-time (40 hours a week) during the full fall or spring semester and
attends weekly seminar series on topics related to agency work.
PA 4990 Independent Study (3)
Tutorial course for public administration majors, with required project
reports. Periodic meetings, substantial research and reading required.
Prerequisites: Twelve hours of public administration.
Open only to public administration majors who have made prior
arrangements with a faculty member.
GRADUATE:
PA 5000 Fiscal Policy Processes in Metropolitan Areas (3)
Major theoretical approaches to the study of policy processes in
metropolitan areas; the politics of resource and distribution policy
decisions in relation to several substantive policy areas. Policy
constraints in the ordered public economy of the federal system provide
an emphasis for analysis.
PA 5010 Public Bureaucracy: People, Process and Performance
(3)
Major theoretical approaches to the study of administrative processes in
public organizations; emphasis on structural and behavioral aspects,
formal and informal operation; consideration of environmental influences
and constraints.
PA 5020 Policy, Politics and Public Management (3)
Introduction to the study of public policy. Emphasis on the political
framework of public management; the role of political institutions,
levels of government and interest groups in the shaping and
implementation of public decisions.
PA 5030 Analytical Methods for Public Management (3)
Introduction to statistical techniques, analytical methods, data
analysis and research strategies appropriate for decision making in the
public sector.
PA 5031 Quantitative Methods for Public Management (3)
The application of statistical procedures to the examination of issues
in public policy and government management; includes computer simulation
of public policy and management issues as well as utilization of
computer programs
developed for social science data analysis, e.g., SPSS. Prerequisite: PA
5030.
PA 5040 Public Budgeting and Financial Management (3)
Introduction to the budgetary cycle and budgetary systems used in the
public sector. Emphasis on the development and implementation of
operating budgets; consideration of related aspects of financial
management; e.g. purchasing, risk management, treasury management.
Prerequisite: PA 5000 or permission of instructor.
PA 5050 Public Law Governmental Institutions (3)
Constitutionalism and the rule of law with specific applications to
administrative institutions; regulations and the regulatory process.
Legal
and ethical dimensions of administrative responsibility.
Prerequisite: PA 5020.
PA 5110 Public Personnel Systems (3)
The personnel process in the public sector; legal requirements and
policy issues involving selection, termination, classification, training
and development, collective bargaining, affirmative action and career
advancement; issues in reform of civil service system at state and
federal levels.
Prerequisites: PA 5010 and 5020.
PA 5125 Collective Negotiations in the Public Sector (3)
This course is designed to help the participants learn and acquire
negotiating skills that will assist in improved managerial
effectiveness. It also helps the participants develop labor-management
strategies that should lead to building competencies needed for modern
managers.
PA 5144 Conflict Resolution in the Public Sector (3)
Techniques used by labor, management, government agencies and neutrals
to resolve disputes in the public sector. Focus on adjudication,
arbitration,
administrative procedures, mediation, bargaining, conciliation,
fact-finding and good offices. Prerequisite: PA 5020 or permission of
instructor.
PA 5215 The Grants Process in Public Administration (3)
The role of grants in the public and not-for-profit sector; grant
proposals; administration of grants, including legal compliance;
evaluation of grant activities. Prerequisite: PA 5020 or permission of
instructor.
PA 5225 Strategic Planning in Public Organizations (3)
An applied approach to developing organizational and individual
strategies in public and not-for-profit organizations. Emphasis on
utilizing techniques that develop and clarify organizational and
individual purposes.
Prerequisites: Completion of foundation courses or permission of
instructor.
PA 5230 Improving Public Organizations (3)
Utilization of concepts and techniques with which public managers make
organizational improvements and changes. Use of ideas and technologies
that can improve organizational outcomes and productivity. Focus on
specific
problem-solving projects.
Prerequisites: Completion of foundation courses or permission of
instructor.
PA 5235 Public Program Evaluation (3)
Qualitative and quantitative methods, techniques and skills necessary
for effective planning and evaluation of programs in the public sector.
Focus on the legislative and executive agencies which perform program
evaluation.
Prerequisite: PA 5030, 5031 or permission of instructor.
PA 5245 Management Information Systems in the Public Sector
(3)
Introduction to management information systems concepts, design and
implementation in government and non-profit agencies; MIS module
development, software evaluation and integration and database decision
systems; emphasis on public sector applications.
Prerequisite: PA 5031 or permission of instructor.
PA 5315 Issues in Criminal Justice (3)
Variable topics relevant to contemporary problems; theoretical
frameworks developed for systematic analysis, utilization models of
justice, social utility and due process. Prerequisites: PA 5010, 5020 or
permission of instructor.
PA 5325 Criminal Justice Planning (3)
The planning process as it relates to the role of federal, state and
local criminal justice agencies and the effectiveness of such agencies.
Prerequisites: PA 5020, 5050 or permission of instructor.
PA 5470 Governing New Jersey: Issues in Management and
Administration (3)
Analysis of governmental institutions and decision- making processes in
New Jersey state government, with particular emphasis on the role of the
bureaucracy. Legislative-executive interaction, policy-making in
departments and agencies, current issues and controversies.
Prerequisites: PA 5020 or permission of instructor.
PA 5500 Advanced Topics in Public Management (3)
Emphasis on new or emerging strategic management concepts as applied to
the structure, operating system and processes of govern-mental
and non-profit agencies; practical applications of management system
concepts, application methodologies, technology transfer, decision
support, evaluation and control system. Contents will vary depending on
students needs and advances in the subject matter area. The
course may be repeated for up to six credits.
Prerequisites: PA 5020 and 5030 or permission of instructor.
PA 5605 Fundamentals of Environmental Management (3)
This course surveys the field of environmental management. The emphasis
is on the political, administrative, and social dimensions of
environmental
and resource policies, laws and programs. A number of individual
programs and policies are examined. Prerequisite: PA 5010 or permission
of instructor.
PA 5610 Environmental Policy Implementation (3)
This course examines the definition of environmental problems, the
context of environmental policy implementation, regulatory approaches to
pollution control, and resource allocation issues. Particular attention
would be given to
federal-state-local government relationships in the administration of
material resources and environmental policy and the management of
environmental conflict. Prerequisite: PA 5605 or permission of
instructor.
PA 5615 Environmental Law (3)
An examination of the legal and administrative problems of controlling
the environment for the protection of public health, the enhancement of
the quality of life and the preservation of essential resources.
Legislative and legal efforts, including litigation and regulatory
processes, related to environmental issues such as water and air
quality, land use, solid waste. Particular attention on
intergovernmental relationships in the administration of natural
resources and the management of environmental conflict.
Prerequisite: PA 5605 or permission of instructor.
PA 5650 Environmental Management (3)
PA 5700 Urban Policies and Administration (3)
Administrative and political challenges for government in the American
metropolis. Selected theoretical approaches to analyzing the effects
of political and administration fragmentation; impacts of federalism on
local policy choice; the structure and process of interlocal and other
intergovernmental relationships. Emphasis on developing administrative
and political skills necessary in the complex environment of the
contemporary city. Prerequisites: PA 5000 and PA 5020 or permission of
instructor.
PA 5710 Introduction to Nonprofit Management (3)
Introduces basic concepts, skills and of analytical tools needed for
leadership in nonprofit organizations.
PA 5730 Nonprofit Organization Law and Governance (3)
Major legal issues raised by nonprofit agencies. Focus on wide range of
topics-federal taxation, governance and organization, political action
and regulation. In addition this course examines the fiduciary, ethical
and legal responsibilities of nonprofit boards.
PA 5805 Health Care: Organization and Structure (3)
Various components of the U.S. health care system, including history and
background, regulatory and legal environment, analysis of the structure
and relationships among components.
Prerequisites: PA 5010 and PA 5020 or permission of instructor.
PA 5810 Health Care Administration (3)
Theory and practice of management and administration in the various
health care settings. Emphasis on the adoption of standardized
management
tools that are modified to apply to the unique environment in which
health care facilities operate.
PA 5820 Health Planning Methods (3)
The health planning process including planning techniques, data
collection and analysis, setting priorities and implementation
strategies. Exposure to the existing health planning environment
including its socio-political and
economic relationships.
PA 5825 Health Services Administration and the Law (3)
Major issues in the law relating to health services organizations,
including contracts, affiliations, mergers, by-laws, accreditation,
grievances,
licensure, malpractice and negligence.
Prerequisites: PA 5810 or permission of instructor.
PA 5830 Health Services Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations
(3)
An applied approach to the health services marketing process and
techniques in non-profit organizations. Emphasis on conceptual and
operational public sector marketing tools used in the administration of
health services organizations.
Topics include: The marketing process in health services organizations,
major strategies and trends in health services marketing, health
services market research and environmental assessment. Prerequisites: PA
5810 or permission of instructor.
PA 5850 Financial Management of Health Organizations (3)
Basic skills required to plan, organize, interpret budgeting and to
develop controls in regard to financial information as the basis for
decision making.
Hands on knowledge and applications of financial concepts/problems of
health organizations such as rate setting, cost finding and cost
reimbursement, accounting practices and financial statements, budgeting,
prospective reimbursement mechanisms, capital financing
and financial control. Prerequisites: PA 5810, 5031, or permission of
instructor.
PA 5860 Issues in Modern Health Care (3)
Critical analysis of current problems that will expose students to
varying viewpoints and opinions on contemporary health issues.
Prerequisite: PA 5805 or permission of instructor.
PA 5870 Management of Clinical Programming in Long-Term
Care, Assisted Living, and Adult Day Care Settings (3)
Reconcile conflicting administrative-clinical issues in the management
of clients in long-term care, assisted living, and adult day care
settings. Discussions of quality, policies, and ethics of longterm care
resident care including environment, essential services, client’s
rights, role of the ombudsman, and staff-client relationships.
Prerequisites: PA 5810 or permission of instructor.
PA 5875 Organizational Structure of Long-Term Care, Assisted
Living, and Adult Day Care Settings (3)
Focus is on decision-making skills in the development of organizational
policies, practices and culture in the long-term care setting and the
impact it has on resident autonomy. Analysis of the complexities of the
human resource management of non-licensed employees who provide direct
care to the vulnerable elderly population. marketing the services of all
three
settings to an aged population. Best Practices and benchmarking in all
three settings.
Prerequisites: PA 5805 or PA 5810 or permission of instructor.
PA 5880 Financial Management of Long-Term Care, Assisted
Living, and Adult Day Care Facilities (3)
In-depth coverage of all aspects of long-term care cost reporting and
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Prospective Payment System.
Coverage of accounting procedures specifically geared to the
administration of all
three settings within the regulatory environment of Medicare and
Medicaid. Prerequisites: PA 5850 or permission of instructor.
PA 5885 Regulation of Long-Term Care, Assisted Living, and Adult
Day Care (3)
In-depth coverage of the regulatory environment of the physical
facilities, safety codes, and insurances within all three settings, and
the impact these regulations have on residents and staff. Prerequisite:
PA 5825 and permission of instructor.
PA 5900 Health Care Facilities and Services for the Aged (3)
Focus on the issues of health care provision and administration to the
aged in society. Emphasis of the administrator’s perspective to the
provision of health care to the aged. Prerequisite: PA 5805 or
permission of instructor.
PA 5910 Current Issues in Public Administration I (3)
Examination of new and emerging issues in the field of public
administration; identification of trends and topics of particular
significance for management practice. Choice of topics each semester
will vary; topics will differ from those
examined in 5911. Prerequisites: PA 5010, 5020 and approval of
instructor.
PA 5911 Current Issues in Public Administration II (3)
Examination of new and emerging issues in the field of public
administration; identification of trends and topics of particular
significance for management practice. Choice of topics each semester
will vary; topics will differ from those
examined in 5910. Prerequisites: PA 5010, 5020 and approval of
instructor.
PA 5913 Health Economics (3)
PA 5960 Graduate Internship in Public Administration (6)
Supervised placement in a public or non-profit agency and concomitant
weekly seminar to integrate field experience and conceptual knowledge of
public administration. Emphasis on acquisition of career-relevant
administrative experience. Prerequisite: Completion of foundation
courses or permission of instructor.
PA 5985 Independent Study in Public Administration (3)
Advanced study and research on topics of individual interest or career/professional relevance. Faculty approval of written proposal
detailing
rationale for independent project and faculty sponsorship required. May
be repeated once for credit. Prerequisites: Completion or waiver of
foundation courses and permission of instructor.
PA 5990 Research Seminar in Intergovernmental Relations (3)
Selected topics relating to analysis of the multiple relationships among
federal, state and local jurisdictions. Students are expected to
complete
either a major paper or research project in partial fulfillment of the
course and overall program requirements. Prerequisite: 30 credits of
completed
graduate courses in MPA program.