An analysis of primary health care as delivered in the United States and other countries. Various models of delivery are examined, e.g. via physician's office, Neighborhood Health Center, Health Maintenance Organization, etc.

An analysis of the basic principles and practices of Public Administration in the United States. Problems of structure, organization, administrative power, status and leadership are examined. Major actors in the struggle to control bureaucracy are identified. Value systems, ethics and application of administrative power are explored.

Students are familiarized with the application of relevant research techniques to the problems of public sector management and policy formulations. Required for entering students without research or computer skills.

Students are familiarized with the application of relevant research techniques to the problems of public sector management and policy formulations. Required for entering students without research or computer skills.

Evolution of the American federal system; consideration of inter-unit cooperation and conflict; review of administrative issues like revenue-sharing, federal grants and regulations.

Administrative operations in county government are discussed; emphasis is placed on understanding purchasing and contracting, personnel and financial administration, reporting and public relations.

Political environment of public administration; relation of bureaucracies to public opinion and political pressure; relations among legislators, elected executives, and civil servants are discussed.

Special features of Mississippi governmental structure and political process are reviewed.

Student examination of the organization, function, political dynamics and policy outputs of state governmental systems.

Administrative operations in state government are reviewed with emphasis on planning research, purchasing and contracting, personnel and financial administration, reporting and public relations.

This course is designed to introduce the students to civil rights laws passed in America since the 1960s. As such this course examines the national government's response to the claims of racial/ethnic and language minorities. Every effort is made to relate changes in civil rights laws to the general nature of incremental policy making in the U.S.

Public Policy problems, perceptions and experiences of Blacks are examined along with the policy process. Broader questions concerning systemic change, structural transformation and historical built-in dilemmas are examined. The relationship between bureaucracy and the Black client is explored.

Community power and decision-making; political leadership; the relationship of citizens of their government; the urban bureaucracy, citizen participation; and delivery of services are discussed.

A general overview of health care systems, especially the free enterprise system utilized in America, is discussed, including a review of empirical studies of demand for health services; behavior of providers, and relationship of health services to population health and how public input into health care organizations helps form public policy for health care issues.

Students analyze the political consequences of the underlying socio-economic forces operating in urban areas.

Procedures and problems of governmental personnel administration are reviewed. Emphasis on staffing, remuneration, career system, motivation, evaluation, collective bargaining, and employee relations.

Procedures for the control of public funds; assessment and collection of taxes; public borrowing and debt administration; preparation, enactment, and audit of the budget are reviewed.

Students study the fiscal problems of urban areas and the scope of government fiscal activities, including revenue trends, taxing policies, cash flow management, debt management and pension fund management.

Politics of the policy process; nature, determinants, and effects of public goods and services; formulation, implementation, and evaluation of public policies.

The process of law enforcement from commission of a crime through sentencing, trial, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Principles of the formal behavior-control devices are examined with an emphasis on legal systems and the philosophical background of criminal justice.

This course provides a general and conceptual overview of the study of public policy as a major sub-field of public administration. Emphasizes the policy process and include methods and techniques of policy analysis.

The contemporary aspects of environmental problems as reflected in society, politics and business that are faced by administrators are discussed.

The legal and political problems faced by government when trying to regulate use of natural resources are examined.

Students analyze administrative processes and systems in various types of governments including operation of national plans, public enterprises, and rural development.

The course analyzes the development of labor unions at the national, state, and local government levels in the United States. (F)

The development, operation, and evaluation of public programs; examination of various problem solving techniques; and problems associated with new programs are discussed.

The course develops understanding of human problems in public agencies; focusing on collective bargaining, contract administration, personnel efficiency and morale, equal employment and affirmative action procedures.

Organizational change, effectiveness, and allocation processes in public agencies, are discussed. The theoretical models of open system, rationalist conflict, coalition-building and decision-making are examined, with the aim of presenting a unified set of propositions about organizations.

The course examines administrative behavior and government management with appropriate comparison to private industry; analysis of principal elements of the public administrator's job, such as planning procedures and work methods; evaluating and control programs and operations.

Introduce students to series of important issues in Administrative Law. Issues and problems central to the field are explored by an analysis of relevant literature.

An overview of the strategies, tactics and techniques of municipal administration. Innovative models for approaching political issues unique to municipalities and the impact of urbanization are discussed.

The Capstone course marks the culmination of the MPPA Program and is designed to reinforce student learning from core courses and concentration areas utilizing three major strategies: (1) lectures; (2) capstone paper; and (3) project presentation. Students will be required to complete a capstone paper under the supervision of the course instructor and their assigned/selected faculty mentor. The goal of the capstone paper is to allow students to demonstrate their mastery of important public policy and public administration principles gained from the various core and elective courses in the MPPA program as well as coursework in their selected concentration area. Demonstration of mastery includes presentation of the paper to departmental faculty and students.

Empirical analysis for practical administrative problems and the development of new management techniques, including controlled social experimentation; simulation of policy issues; evaluation of future, alternatives. Diagnostic examination must be passed.

(Prior approval in the preceding semester)

Complete coursework and comprehensive.

The student selects a research area which may be of benefit to his/her program. Topics must be approved by the faculty advisor and by the instructor selected by the student to supervise the research.

This class emphasizes the historical and ecological factors influencing the development of the discipline factors influencing the development of the discipline of Public Administration, as well as contemporary trends. Students will discuss issues such as privatizations, the third sector ethnics, and executive leadership. Some effort is directed toward providing a comparative analysis in the context of public administration.

This course familiarizes students with quantitative approaches which can be used to solve problems in public sector management.

Administration operations in county government are discussed; emphasis is placed on understanding purchasing and contracting, personnel and financial administration, reporting and public relations.

Political environment of public administration, relation of bureaucracies to public opinion and political pressure; relations among legislators, elected executives, and civil servants are discussed.

The examination of the organization, function, political dynamies and policy outputs of state governmental systems.

A general overview of health care systems, especially the free enterprise system utilized in America, is discussed, including a review of empirical studies of demand for health services; behavior of providers, and relationship of health services to population health and the method in which public input into health care organization helps form public policy.

Procedures and problems of governmental personnel administration are reviewed. Emphasis on staffing, remuneration, career system, motivation, evaluation, collective bargaining, and employee relations.

This course provides a general and conceptual overview of the study of public policy as a major sub-field of public administration. Emphasizes the policy process and include methods and techniques of policy analysis.

This course focuses on problems of policy formulaion, implementation, and evaluation. The participants will be exposed to such issues as seeing the need for policy issues, thinking through goals and objectives, policy adoption, and problems of implementation, including perceptive and real gaps between intent and bureaucratic interpretations.

Provides students with a basic understanding of the broad field of community and economic development as carried out by the federal, state and local levels of government, as well as the impact of neighborhood development organizations. The course exposes students to a variety of readings, and to regular visits by by practitioners.

An analysis of major urban problems, strategies and approaches proposed for their resolution, historical and political implications. Reformist efforts of government and private efforts will be examined with special emphasis on Post-New Deal Developments and the impact on the Black community.

An overview of the stategies, tactics and techniques of municipal administration. Innovative models for approaching political issues unique to municipalities and the impact of urbanization are discussed.

This course is for students who are admitted to candidacy so that they may engage in writing of the dissertations. (Prior approval).