Master of Public Policy Courses
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PAF 501 Public Service Research I. (3)
Philosophy, scope, and methods; public service research design, values, and ethics. Prerequisite: an approved course in statistics.
PAF 502 Public Service Research II. (3)
Quantitative techniques including multivariate analysis, data analysis, decision making, and computer applications in public affairs. Prerequisite: PAF 501.
PAF 503 Public Affairs. (3)
The development and context of American public administration and policy; the role of administration in governance; and values and ethics in administration.
PAF 505 Public Policy Analysis. (3)
Institutional and formal analysis of policy processes, decision making, and problem solving; values, ethics, and the uses of policy analysis. Prerequisites: satisfaction of the statistics requirement and economics competencies.
PAF 523 City & County Manager. (3)
The manger's role and resources in the differing forms of administrative, legislative, and community sectors.
PAF 530 Management of Urban Government. (3)
Administrative practices and behavior within the urban political administrative environment. Functional areas such as citizen participation, urban planning, urban transportation, and the conflicts between urban politics and administrative efficiency.
PAF 532 Urban Planning Administration. (3)
Historical and present day uses of urban planning and procedures for its implementation. Basic principles and practices.
PAF 533 Urban Growth Management. (3)
Examines the process of urban growth and change. Partnership roles played by public and private sectors in management are emphasized.
PAF 535 Urban Housing Policy. (3)
Comprehensive consideration of the revitalization of American cities with major emphasis upon the housing process and related institutions and services.
PAF 536 Urban Policy Making. (3)
Analysis of the opportunities and costs of influencing public policy and the roles of officials and bureaucracies in decision making.
PAF 540 Advanced Policy Analysis. (3)
Course emphasizes the structure of policy problems, forecasting policy alternatives, optimizing resources, and reducing uncertainty in policy making. Prerequisites: PAF 505.
PAF 541 Program Evaluation. (3)
Various methodologies available for the evaluation of public policies and programs. Prerequisite: PAF 501 or instructor approval.
PAF 546 Environmental Policy & Management. (3)
Analysis of environmental policy and planning issues and principles related to the analysis and management of natural and urban/regional resources.
PAF 548 Women, Politics & Public Policy. (3)
Explores how political philosophy, politics, and public policy affect and are affected by women.
PAF 570 Urban Economics and Public Finance. (3)
Examines microeconomics at the intermediate level, along with topics in urban microeconomics focusing on issues of urban finance and taxation. Prerequisite: PAF 504 or equivalent.
PAF 571 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Analysis. (3)
Provides foundational information related to application of GIS technology to meet various needs within governmental operations, administration, and public policy.
PAF 572 Urban Demography. (3)
Focuses on basics of demographic analysis including natality, migration, and mortality. Emphasizes use of demographic analysis for urban problem solving.
PAF 573 Advanced Regression. (3)
Examines more advanced regression topics such as limited dependent variable analysis, time-series analysis and forecasting techniques, and simultaneity. This course also meets the doctoral requirement in quantitative methods. Prerequisite: PAF 502 or equivalent.
PAF 574 Diversity, Ethics, and Leading Public Change. (3)
Focuses on leadership, ethics, and benefits and tensions of the multicultural city to develop leadership and multicultural competence.
PAF 579 Public Policy Capstone. (3)
An integrative, client-based project course. Students must complete all required core classes before registering for the capstone course.
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