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Mar 16, 2026
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PLSC 2303 - Introduction to Public Administration & Policy
Description
This course introduces students to the public policy making process, the American public policy environment, the theory and practice of public administrators, and the role of public administrators in the public policy process.
Pre-Requisite
NONE
3 Credit Hour(s)
Contact Hours
45 lecture hours
3 Faculty Load Hour(s)
Semesters Offered
Fall
ACTS Equivalent
N/A
Grade Mode
A-F
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- Define public administration.
- Explain how public administration differs from politics.
- Identify ways that public and private organizations are similar and different.
- Evaluate the positive and negative of different tools that modern public administrators use to pursue public goals.
- Explain the major values of public administrators.
- Illustrate how those values impact the work of government.
- Define the policy process.
- Recognize the different frameworks for evaluating policy.
General Education Outcomes Supported
Students develop higher order thinking skills
Standard Practices
Topics list
- Administration/Politics Divide
- American Bureaucracy
- Budgeting
- Bureaucratic Decision-making
- Evaluating Public Policy
- History of Public Administration
- Organizational Theory
- Policy Actors
- Policy Efficiency and Efficacy
- Policy Process
- Public Perception of Public Administrators
- Public/Private Divide and Partnerships
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