CSUEB Catalog 2007-2008: Public Administration (Undergraduate)

Public Administration

	Department Information
	Program Description
	Undergraduate Courses

Department Information

Department of Public Affairs and Administration
College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
Office: Meiklejohn Hall 4124
Phone: (510) 885-3282


Professors Carl J. Bellone, Ph.D. University of Southern California O. Jombo ("Jay") Umeh (Chair), Ph.D. Texas Tech University Dvora Yanow, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Associate Professors Jennifer L. Eagan, Ph.D. Duquesne University George F. Goerl, Ph.D. University of California, Davis Assistant Professors Lisa A. Faulkner, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley Toni E. Fogarty, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley Michael Y. Moon, Ph.D. Teachers College, Columbia University Frank E. Scott, D.P.A. University of La Verne Lecturer Carol J. Edlund, Ph.D. Virginia Tech University

Please consult the 2008-2009 online catalog for any changes that may occur.

Program Description

The Department of Public Affairs and Administration offers primarily graduate courses. See the Health Care Administration and Public Administration chapters in the graduate section of this catalog. (Note: An undergraduate option in Public Affairs and Administration is offered by the Department of Political Science.) The Department of Public Affairs and Administration also offers the management courses for the B.A. degree major in Arts Administration (see the Arts Administration chapter in this catalog), and one undergraduate course in Health Care Administration (see the Health Care Administration chapter in the "Undergraduate Programs" section of this catalog).

Undergraduate Courses


The course prefix for the following courses is PUAD.
3999	Issues in Public Administration (4) Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in public administration. May be repeated for credit when content varies.
4445	Bureaucratic Politics and Administrative Law (4) (See POSC 4445 for course description.)
4800	Public Administration and Society (4) The historical and political context of public administration; politics and economics of public bureaucracy; managing governmental organizations; public finance and national economy; values, ethics, and public interest; interface between professional administrators and citizens. Prerequisite for "Classified Graduate" standing in the M.P.A. program. (A)
4830	Organization Theory and Human Behavior (4) Classical and emerging theoretical perspectives on human organizations; organizational design and tomorrow's organizations; self and organization; environment and planned change; participative goalsetting and organizational effectiveness. Prerequisite for "Classified Graduate" standing in the MPA program. (A)
4900	Independent Study (1-2)