PUA 503: Research Methods and Policy Analysis. An introduction to skills and concepts useful for research involving analysis and evaluation of public policy and programs. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 504: Organization Theory. Surveys the theories of complex organizations. Special emphasis will be placed on theories dealing with public bureaucracies. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 505: Information Management for the Public Sector. Develops understanding of computer systems and networks. Instills awareness of public sector information management issues such as privacy, security, and accessibility. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 506: Human Resource Management in the Public Sector. Provides students with an overview of personnel management concepts and focuses on various functions and laws which comprise the public personnel management. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 605: Public Sector Economics. This course provides an introduction to microeconomics and macroeconomics. Emphasis is on the leading indicators and the institutions which shape public policy. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 606: Fundraising and Grantsmanship. Explores the techniques associated with fundraising for government and nonprofit organizations. The course includes an analysis of grant writing, special event, and direct donations. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 607: Budgeting in Government Agencies. Applies budgetary principles and theories to the actual preparation of sample budget documents in the local, state, and federal agencies. Critical analysis of budget documents carried out in a series of classroom exercises. Use of computer program in budget preparation will be introduced. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 612: Human Resource Law. Introduces students to varying regulations and concepts with which they must deal in administering the personnel functions of an organization. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 614: Applied Human Relations. Applies human relations theory and practice to the public sector to develop a people-in-systems focus that will meet the needs of government workers. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 616: Current Topics in Public Sector Human Resource Management. Examines changes taking place in Human Resource Management in the public sector. May be repeated twice. Credit: 3 semester hours. provide assistance to developing countries. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 633: Seminar on Development Administration. Critically examines ways in which governmental, nongovernmental, and international aid organizations PUA 634: Political and Administrative Development. Develops theoretical understanding by examining processes through which political and administrative development occur. Utilizes this perspective to analyze contemporary challenges confronting developing nations. Credit: 3 semester hours.

provide assistance to developing countries. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 634: Political and Administrative Development. Develops theoretical understanding by examining processes through which political and administrative development occur. Utilizes this perspective to analyze contemporary challenges confronting developing nations. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 635: Globalization and Development. Examines controversies concerning globalization from the perspectives of both wealthy and development nations. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 636: Current Topics in International Development. Examines issues taking place in development nations, or involving interactions between wealth and developing societies. May be repeated twice. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 645: Seminar in Nonprofit Management and Community Development. An introduction to management issues in nonprofit organizations and the community development process. The course looks at economic, cultural, and social issues in underdeveloped communities. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 648: Current Topics in Non-Profit Administration. Examines changes taking place in the management of nonprofit organizations. May be repeated twice. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 685: Ethics for Public Sector Management. Enables students to recognize ethical dilemmas in public sector management, develop their skills of ethical analysis, and to be aware of their own personal moral judgments. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 687: Advanced Topics in Public Administration. Focus on issues of current interest in the public sector. Topics include the determination, review, and analysis of timely public affairs topics. May be repeated twice. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 689: Directed Study. Completion of approved project designed to provide the student with an opportunity to develop an area of expertise not covered by the regular curriculum. May be repeated once. Prerequisites:

Presentation in writing of a detailed study plan, permission of the instructor who will direct the work, and approval by the academic unit head. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PUA 691: Human Resource Management Seminar. Applied public sector personnel management as viewed from the theoretical, legal, and practical perspective. Special emphasis on the development of personnel policies and plans. Prerequisites: PUA 506. Credit: 3 semester hours.