5620 Literature Of Public Affairs And Administration (3-6)
This course grounds the student in the central ideas of the public affairs and
administration literature and in the prominent themes of the discipline. The
course is offered in two versions: A, in which the political science approach
to public affairs and administration is emphasized; and B, in which the
organizational theory and behavior approaches to public affairs and
administration are emphasized. Ph.D. students whose coordinating discipline is
public affairs and administration are ordinarily expected to complete both
versions. Prerequisites for 620 A are completion of PA 525, 526 and 544 (or
similar graduate level courses) and consent of the instructor. Prerequisites
for 620 B are PA 548 and PA 530 ( or similar graduate level courses) and
consent of the instructor.