PUAD - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

PUAD 5101. Seminar in Public Administration - Capstone assessment course for the program which requires the student to apply knowledge gained from the required core courses
through case studies and papers; analysis of concepts, principles, and how the administration of government impacts business, the American public, and society in general; must be taken as the final core course and the student must achieve a grade of "B" or better to complete this course successfully.

PUAD 5300. Criminal Law/Civil Law: A Comparative Analysis - An in-depth investigation
and comparative study of criminal and civil law including their respective history and
development, substantive and procedural differences, remedies, and distinctive characteristics.

PUAD 5302. International Legal systems: A Comparative Study - Comparative analysis of
international justice systems; the role of these justice agencies as part of societal response to
crime; the knowledge base of justice systems; issues, problems, and trends.

PUAD 5303. Survey of Public Administration - Critical analysis of federal administrative
organizations as an integral part of the political system; roles of Congress, the President, the
courts, interest groups, political parties, and the administrative process; special attention to centripetal and centrifugal forces. Must be taken as one the first three graduate courses.

PUAD 5304. Public Policy Analysis - An in-depth investigation and study of the policy-making
procedures; development of a conceptual framework for differentiating types of public policies;
evaluation of the economic, quantitative, and research techniques to the formulation,
development, application, administration, and evaluation of public policy.

PUAD 5305. Contract Negotiation - Strategies to minimize conflict in contracting with government and private sector firms; basic principles of contract law and negotiating techniques that reduce significant problems in contract administration.

PUAD 5306. Administrative Law - An overview of administrative law topics such as legislative,
executive, and judicial control of administrative actions, public and private access to information, the administrative hearing process, and other due process concerns.

 

PUAD 5310. Survey of Homeland Security and the Nature of Terrorism  - The relationship between terroism and homeland security; origins and criminology of modern-day domestic and international terrosim; civil liberties, the media, and the bureaucracy of the Department of Homeland Security.

 

PUAD 5311. Understanding Terroism and Its History - A study of the history and nature of domestic and international terroism; special emphasis will be given to on understanding the motivation of international terrorist organizations and their missions and goals.

 

PUAD 5312. Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism - A study of the history and severity of the threat posed by Weapons of Mass Destruction; how new forms of terrorism and wmd's affect the post -9/11 security environment.

PUAD 5313. Applied Alternative Dispute Resolution - Advance level workshops directed
toward applying the various ADR methods, including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration,
in the resolution of different types of conflicts and disagreements. Prerequisite: JUAD 4313
recommended or instructor's consent.

PUAD 5314. Law Enforcement Administration - Focus on the law enforcement agency from
the standpoint of top and middle management, including but not limited to labor relations, personnel management, fiscal administration, and the integration of internal and external operations.

 

PUAD 5315. Special Topics in Homeland Security - In -depth exploration, analysis, and asssessment of contemporary topics of special concern to homeland security.

PUAD 5316. Special Topics in Justice Administration - In-depth exploration, analysis, and
assessment of contemporary topics of special concern to the administration of criminal/juvenile justice systems.

PUAD 5317. Special topics in Government Administration - Seminar on important topics
not ordinarily covered in other courses; offered in response to special departmental interests of faculty and students; may be taken twice if topics are different.

PUAD 5318. Current Issues in the Public Sector - Advance level workshops directed toward
identifying and analyzing current public policy issues. Prerequisite: PUAD 5304 recommended
or instructor's consent.

PUAD 5320. Cultural Diversity - A comparative analysis and critical thinking about the
changing sociological, economical and political status of the diverse cultural groups in the
United States and globally.