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• POL 425: PUBLIC POLICY MAKING

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  The study of public policy within an analytical framework. Emphasis will be given to: conceptual frameworks and approaches to the study of public policy; the role of the environment in the policy process; the effect of political structures and institutions on public policy; and the citizen in the policy process.
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• POL 441: MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP & ETHICS

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course gives graduate public administration students a fundamental and practical understanding of effective administrative leadership. Various leadership approaches are examined, paying particular attention to the public sector. With leadership comes ethical responsibility. How does one attain organizational objectives while accommodating for politics, ethics, and multiple agendas? How does a public administrator balance conflicting interest and the public good? In what way is integrity the means to effective leadership?
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• POL 465: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  An analytic study of the law dealing with the power, procedures, and judicial review of the administrative agencies of government; emphasis will be placed on federal agencies and procedures. Graduate course open to juniors and seniors with 2.90 Q.P.A. and Departmental permission.
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• POL 50: STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  A general consideration of federal, state, and interstate relations followed by a more detailed treatment of the state-local government relation in the United States. Particular emphasis is placed on the citizen's role and representation in grassroots government. Possibilities for improvement of state and local government are explored.
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• POL 503: THESIS

  1.00 - 6.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  Students register through the department chairperson for three (3) semester hours in two (2) different semesters or six (6) semester hours in one (1) semester.
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• POL 509: APPRO & METH IN POL SCI

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course explores the nature and scope of political science, introduces the terminology of the discipline and describes the various approaches used in the sub-fields of the discipline, with special emphasis on quantitative analysis. It describes and analyzes the conflict between the normative and behavioral schools.
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• POL 515: PRIN & PROB OF PUB ADMIN

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  The modern techniques of public administration with special emphasis on qualifications of administrators, administrative organization, personnel administration, and training for government service are examined.
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• POL 516: ADMIN & ORG THEORY

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  Administrative and organizational theory within a framework emphasizing conceptual approaches are analyzed. Both public and private organizations are studied.
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• POL 517: PUB PERSONNEL/HUM RES MGM

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  The changing nature of public personnel administration as seen in procedural changes in recruitment, classification, evaluation, promotion, and training public employees is studied. Historical development from the spoils system through the merit system to recent trends which emphasize the positive and political nature of personnel processes and behavior, and the impact of public workers' unions, affirmative action programs, and increasing political activity of public employees are discussed.
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• POL 518: BUDGETING&DECISION MAKING

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course examines the comparison and evaluation of budgetary decision making in private and public budgeting, the concept of responsibility in budgeting, and rationality in decision making. Emphasis is placed on processes that link political and economic values basic to decision making and budgeting systems.
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