College of Business and Public Administration

DEGREE PROGRAMS

B.A. in Public Administration

Overview

Department Chairperson: Dr. Morgan Laury

B.A. Coordinator: Dr. Craig Donovan

The demand for highly-trained workers in the not-for-profit and public service sectors has never been greater. The Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration offered by Kean University’s Department of Public Administration provides students with the information, skills and insight needed to excel in careers in the not-for-profit and public service sectors.

Kean is one of only four higher education institutes in New Jersey accredited in the field of public administration by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). Our undergraduate program combines a firm theoretical foundation with an understanding of practical applications. Teaching methods in both elective and required courses stress the use of case studies, hands-on experience, and simulations that demonstrate how theory and concepts evolve into practical applications.

Degree Programs

B.A. in Public Administration (Coordinator Dr. Craig Donovan)
OPTIONAL MAJORS IN THIS DEPT.:

Five-Year Combined-Accelerated B.A./M.P.A. Honors Degree (Coordinator: Dr. Craig Donovan)

 

Degree Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION
Please refer to your curriculum guidesheet for up-to-date core requirements.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
COURSES WITHIN PROGRAM(S) REQUIRED FOR ACADEMIC MAJOR(S)


PA 2000 Introduction to Public Administration 3
PA 2010 Management Challenges in Public Organizations 3
PA 3001 Management Information I: Technology and Info Systems 3
PA 3100 Policy Analysis in the Governmental System 3
PA 3110 Intergovernmental Relations 3
PA 3200 Managing Resources I: Budgeting and Financial Management in Government 3
PA 3300 Managing Resources II: Human Resources in Government 3

 PA 4000 Junior/Senior Transitional Seminar in Public Administration 3

MINOR REQUIREMENTS

PA 2000 Introduction to Public Administration 3
PA 3110 Intergovernmental Relations 3

ELECTIVES

PA 2700 Health Care Systems in the United States 3
PA 3070 Administration of Public Policy 3
PA 3350 Collective Bargaining 3
PA 3380 Grantsmanship 3
PA 3400 Critical Issues in Public Administration I and II 3
PA 3500 Administrative Law and Regulatory Policy 3
PA 3700 The Manager as a Negotiator 3
PA 4600 Honors Seminar in Public Administration 3
PA 4800, PA 4801 Internship 3, 3
PA 4810, 4811 Cooperative Education 12
PA 4990 Independent Study 3

 

Masters in Public Administration

Dr. Patricia Moore, MPA Director

Overviews

PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT (GENERAL): Coordinator: Dr. Moore. The Master of Public Administration is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs Administration (NASPAA) and is designed to prepare graduates for middle or senior level positions as public administrators. The primary focus of the program is on in-service students seeking to undertake graduate study on a part-time basis in order to upgrade and improve their practical skills and theoretical backgrounds. These students come from municipal, county, state, and non-profit agencies in the region served by Kean University. Each year a small number of students are admitted without extensive government experience.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: Coordinator: Dr. Jon Erickson. A specialization in Environmental Management is available as an option within the Master of Public Administration program. This option prepares graduates for management positions concerned with environmental issues in the public and private sectors. The program provides students with opportunities in the
classroom and in the field to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to become an effective environmental program administrator. This
option is designed to assist those individuals who are either currently working in environmentally sensitive positions and those seeking to enter the environmental management area.

 

HEALTH SERVICES: Coordinator: Dr. Susan Ault. This option prepares graduates for administrative positions in health service organizations. Within the option there is also a concentration available in Long Term Care Management. This concentration prepares students for the New Jersey Licensure examination in Long Term Care Administration. The skills and knowledge required to perform effectively as health services administrators are acquired both in the classroom and in the field. This program is suitable for those currently working in health organizations and for those seeking to enter the health services administration field.

 

NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT: Coordinator: Dr. Patricia Moore. This concentration prepares graduates for administrative management positions in nonprofit organizations and other organizations that regulate or fund nonprofit organizations. The program provides students with opportunities in the classroom and in the field to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to become an effective program administrator. Students explore the diverse challenges of the non-profit field with practitioners, gaining the hands-on experience and the critical insights needed to move an organization’s mission forward.

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Coordinator: Dr. Venessa Garcia.  For details click here.

 

 

Degree Programs

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS (All Options)

           In addition to the University’s admission requirements:


PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

 

General Option Courses:

REQUIRED FOUNDATION COURSES - 21 CREDITS

PA 5000 Fiscal Policy Processes in Metropolitan Areas 3
PA 5010 Public Bureaucracy: People, Process and Performance 3
PA 5020 Policy, Politics and Public Management 3
PA 5030 Analytical Methods for Public Management 3
PA 5031 Quantitative Methods for Public Management 3
PA 5040 Public Budgeting and Financial Management 3
PA 5050 Public Law and Governmental Institutions 3

ELECTIVES - 18 CREDITS
(Selected courses from below with advisement)

PA 5110 Public Personnel Systems 3
PA 5125 Collective Negotiations and Public Employment 3
PA 5144 Conflict Resolution in the Public Sector 3
PA 5215 The Grants Process in Intergovernmental Systems 3
PA 5225 Strategic Planning in Public Organizations 3
PA 5230 Improving Public Organization 3
PA 5235 Public Program Evaluation 3
PA 5245 Management Information Systems in the Public Sector 3
PA 5315 Issues in Criminal Justice 3
PA 5325 Criminal Justice Planning 3
PA 5470 Governing New Jersey: Issues in Management and Administration 3
PA 5500 Advanced Topics in Public Management 3
PA 5605 Fundamentals of Environmental Management 3
PA 5610 Environmental Policy Implementation 3
PA 5615 Environmental Law 3
PA 5700 Urban Politics and Administration 3
PA 5805 Health Care: Organization and Structure 3
PA 5860 Issues in Modern Health Care 3
PA 5900 Health Care Facilities and Services for the Aged 3
PA 5910 Current Issues in Public Administration I 3
PA 5911 Current Issues in Public Administration II 3
PA 5985 Independent Study in Public Administration 3
ECO 5913 Health Economics 3
COMM 5650 Communicating in Organizations 3
ID 5270 Ethics and Public Policy 3

INTERNSHIP - 6 CREDITS

PA 5960 Graduate Internship in Public Administration 6
(Required for all students without relevant job experience in public administration)

RESEARCH - 3 CREDITS

PA 5990 Research Seminar in Intergovernmental Relations 3

Total 42-48 Credits

 

Environmental Management Courses:

REQUIRED FOUNDATION COURSES 27 CREDITS

PA 5000 Fiscal Policy Processes in Metropolitan Areas 3
PA 5010 Public Bureaucracy: People Process and Performance 3
PA 5020 Policy, Politics and Public Management 3
PA 5030 Analytical Methods for Public Management 3
PA 5031 Quantitative Methods for Public Management 3
PA 5040 Public Budgeting and Financial Management 3
PA 5605 Fundamentals of Environmental Management 3
PA 5610 Environmental Policy Implementation 3
PA 5615 Environmental Law 3

ELECTIVES 12 CREDITS
(Selected courses from below with advisement)

PA 5110 Public Personnel Systems 3
PA 5125 Collective Negotiations and Public Employment 3
PA 5144 Conflict Resolution in the Public Sector 3
PA 5215 The Grants Process in Intergovernmental Systems 3
PA 5225 Strategic Planning in Public Organizations 3
PA 5230 Improving Public Organization 3
PA 5235 Public Program Evaluation 3
PA 5245 Management Information Systems in the Public Sector 3
PA 5315 Issues in Criminal Justice 3
PA 5325 Criminal Justice Planning 3
PA 5470 Governing New Jersey: Issues in Management and
Administration 3
PA 5500 Advanced Topics in Public Management 3
PA 5605 Fundamentals of Environmental Management 3
PA 5610 Environmental Policy Implementation 3
PA 5615 Environmental Law 3
PA 5700 Urban Politics and Administration 3
PA 5805 Health Care: Organization and Structure 3
PA 5860 Issues in Modern Health Care 3
PA 5900 Health Care Facilities and Services for the Aged 3
PA 5910 Current Issues in Public Administration I 3
PA 5911 Current Issues in Public Administration II 3
PA 5985 Independent Study in Public Administration 3
ECO 5913 Health Economics 3
COMM 5650 Communicating in Organizations 3
ID 5270 Ethics and Public Policy 3

INTERNSHIP 6 CREDITS

PA 5960 Graduate Internship in Public Administration 6
(Required of all students without relevant job experience in public administration)

RESEARCH 3 CREDITS

PA 5990 Research Seminar in Intergovernmental Relations 3

Total 42-48 Credits

 

Health Services Administration Courses:

REQUIRED FOUNDATION COURSES 27 CREDITS


PA 5000 Fiscal Policy Processes in Metropolitan Areas 3
PA 5020 Policy, Politics and Public Management 3
PA 5030 Analytical Methods for Public Management 3

PA 5031 Quantitative Methods for Public Management 3
PA 5810 Health Care Administration 3
PA 5820 Health Planning Methods 3
PA 5825 Health Services Administration and the Law 3
PA 5830 Health Services Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations 3
PA 5850 Financial Management of Health Organizations 3

 

ELECTIVES 12 CREDITS

(Selected courses from below with advisement)


PA 5215 The Grants Process in Intergovernmental Systems 3
PA 5225 Strategic Planning in Public Organizations 3
PA 5245 Management Information Systems in the Public Sector 3
PA 5605 Fundamentals of Environmental Management 3
PA 5805 Health Care: Organization and Structure 3
PA 5860 Issues in Modern Health Care 3
PA 5900 Health Care Facilities and Services for the Aged 3
PA 5910 Current Issues in Public Administration I 3
PA 5911 Current Issues in Public Administration II 3
PA 5985 Independent Study in Public Administration 3


LONG TERM CARE MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION – REQUIRED COURSES


PA 5870 Management of Clinical Programming in Long-Term
Care, Assisted Living, and Adult Day Care Settings 3
PA 5885 Regulation of Long-Term Care, Assisted Living, and Adult Day
Care 3
PA 5875 Organizational Structure of Long Term Care, Assisted
Living, and Adult Day Care Settings 3
PA 5880 Financial Management of Long Term Care, Assisted Living,
and Adult Day Care Facilities 3

 

INTERNSHIP 6 CREDITS


PA 5960 Graduate Internship in Public Administration 6
(Required for all students without relevant job experience in public administration)


RESEARCH 3 CREDITS


PA 5990 Research Seminar in Intergovernmental Relations 3


Total 42-48 Credits

 

 

Non-Profit Management Courses:

 

REQUIRED FOUNDATION COURSES 30 CREDITS


PA 5000 Fiscal Policy Processes in Metropolitan Areas 3
PA 5010 Public Bureaucracy: People, Process and Performance 3
PA 5020 Policy, Politics and Public Management 3
PA 5030 Analytical Methods for Public Management 3

PA 5031 Quantitative Methods for Public Management 3
PA 5040 Public Budgeting and Financial Management 3
PA 5710 Introduction to Nonprofit Management 3
PA 5730 Nonprofit Organization Law and Governance 3
PA 5215 Grants Process 3
MGS 5030 Human Resources in Management 3

 

ELECTIVES 9 CREDITS
(Selected courses from below with advisement)


PA 5110 Public Personnel Systems 3
PA 5125 Collective Negotiations and Public Employment 3
PA 5144 Conflict Resolution in the Public Sector 3
PA 5215 The Grants Process in Intergovernmental Systems 3
PA 5225 Strategic Planning in Public Organizations 3
PA 5230 Improving Public Organization 3
PA 5235 Public Program Evaluation 3
PA 5245 Management Information
Systems in the Public Sector 3
PA 5315 Issues in Criminal Justice 3
PA 5325 Criminal Justice Planning 3
PA 5470 Governing New Jersey: Issues in Management and
Administration 3
PA 5500 Advanced Topics in Public Management 3
PA 5605 Fundamentals of Environmental Management 3
PA 5610 Environmental Policy Implementation 3
PA 5615 Environmental Law 3
PA 5700 Urban Politics and Administration 3
PA 5805 Health Care: Organization and Structure 3
PA 5860 Issues in Modern Health Care 3
PA 5900 Health Care Facilities and Services for the Aged 3
PA 5910 Current Issues in Public Administration I 3
PA 5911 Current Issues in Public Administration II 3

PA 5985 Independent Study in Public
Administration 3
ECO 5913 Health Economics 3
COMM 5650 Communicating in Organizations 3
ID 5270 Ethics and Public Policy 3


INTERNSHIP 6 CREDITS


PA 5960 Graduate Internship in Public Administration 6
(Required for all students without relevant job experience in the administration of public or nonprofit organizations)


RESEARCH 3 CREDITS


PA 5990 Research Seminar in Intergovernmental Relations 3


Total 42-48 Credits

 

Criminal Justice Courses: See Criminal Justice section.