Courses

MPA COURSES FOR FALL 2009

AUGUST 17: CLASSES START MONDAY

AUGUST 14: Registration Deadline

PA 605 Epistemology and Research Methodology. To be taught by Dr. Cave. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the concepts and principles of research methods in public administration.  The epistemological foundations of research, as well as both quantitative and qualitative methods are examined.  Upon completion of this course students will be able to understand research and methodologies in public administration and their relationship to U.S. political processes and policies. Internet.

PA 620 Bureaucracy and Public Management. To be taught by Dr. Hail. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the concepts and principles of bureaucracy and public management, with special focus on bureaucratic policy, executive institutions and administrative agencies responsible for the formation and execution of public policy. Upon completion of this course students will be able to understand bureaucracy and its relationship to public administration, politics, and the policy process more fully. Wednesday 7:00-9:40 Morehead, Somerset, Hazard, Lexington.

PA 625 Public Budgeting and Finance. To be taught by Mrs. Sloan. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the concepts and principles of public economics and government finance, with special focus on public budgeting and administrative fiscal processes that are responsible for the formation and execution of public policy. Upon completion of this course students will be able to understand public budgeting and it relationship to public administration and the bureaucratic policy process more fully. Tuesday 7:00-9:40 Morehead, Somerset, Hazard, Lexington.

PA 640 Theoretical Foundations of Public Administration. To be taught by Dr. Lange. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the core theoretical concepts and principles of public administration, with special focus on American government and the policy making processes of the intergovernmental system. Upon completion of this course students will be able to understand political theory and its relationship to public administration and the American political process and intergovernmental policy more fully. Monday 7:00-9:40 Lexington and Morehead.

PA 650 Federalism Theory and Constitutional Law. To be taught by Dr. Hail. This course focuses upon theories of federalism and constitutional law as they impact public administration in national and sub-national organizations and units. Tuesday 4:00-6:40 Morehead.

PA 655 Community Development. To be taught by Mrs. Sloan. This course will allow students to gain a more comprehensive understanding of community development and the interdisciplinary literature related to public administration, with special focus on American government and the social, economic, and political processes of community building and the non-profit and public sector organizations that perform community development functions. Upon completion of this course students will be able to understand community development and its relationship to public administration and the American political process and intergovernmental policy more fully. Thursday 7:00-9:40 Morehead, Somerset, Hazard, Lexington, Ashland, Mt. Sterling, Maysville.

PA 680 Homeland Security. To be taught by Dr. Bessette. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of U.S. Homeland Security Policy.  This course examines the core theoretical concepts and principles of Western security that form U.S. national interest and foreign relations.  Upon completion of this course students will be able to understand the theoretical approaches and management techniques for U.S. security policy and the relationship to public administration.  Prerequisite: Completion of 9 Hours of MPA core courses or permission of the instructor. Wednesday 7:00-9:40 Morehead.

PA 690 Public Administration Internship. To be arranged with Dr. Hail. This course provides practical experience in an agency, organization, or field setting related to the student’s career & research interests. Student will work in settings over the full semester or summer & complete a research paper, organizational analysis, or policy paper that integrates the intellectual world with the real world.

PA 695 Research Query. To be arranged with Dr. Hail. Student’s will develop, execute, and defend an approved research project under the supervision of a faculty committee. TBA.

PA 699 Thesis. To be arranged with Dr. Hail. Student’s will develop, execute, and defend an approved thesis project under the supervision of a faculty committee. TBA.

RAPP 610 Ideology and Policy Development in Appalachia. To be taught by Dr. Alexander. An examination of the Appalachian region with special emphasis on the interplay of historical, cultural, social, and political systems in “producing” Appalachia and Appalachian images. Specific attention is devoted to the following: the Appalachian Regional Commission, structural characteristics of Appalachia, industrial transformation of Appalachia, images of Appalachia, Appalachian histories and futures. Monday 7:00-9:40 Morehead, Somerset, Hazard, Lexington.

RAPP 670 Directed Research. Time to be arranged by Dr. Hail. Focused research under the direction of a graduate faculty member.

For additional program information, contact: Dr. Michael Hail, MPA Program Director Dr. David Rudy, Dean of IRAPP 606-783-5407 or 859-351-9997 (cell) 606-783-5419 m.hail@moreheadstate.edu d.rudy@moreheadstate.edu

AUGUST 10: Last day for payment or deferment of tuition & fees without penalty

For more information: http://www.irapp.moreheadstate.edu/mpa