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Explore external environments in which health care systems operate, political determinants of health care policy, politics of bureaucracy, social and economic demands placed upon the system.
Credits
3(3-0)
A non-credit course intended for students who have completed all program credits but still need to use university resources to complete their degree requirements.
Credits
1(1-0)
Examination of the specific approaches and methods of studying comparative politics. Focus is on democratization, political culture, and political conflict.
Credits
3(3-0)
Impact of modernization and industrialization upon emergent countries and nation-building processes.
Credits
3(3-0)
An introduction to comparative political and economic systems. How politics and economics interact in theory, as well as in concrete political-economic interactions of nations. Prerequisite:
PSC 351.
Credits
3(3-0)
The history of political ideas in the Western world, with a focus on justice, freedom, and equality. Authors include Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Locke, and Marx. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format.
Credits
3(3-0)
Analysis of organizational theory as applied to public sector emergency and crisis management. Emphasis on structure, behavior, networks, and leadership. Prerequisites: Admission to the MPA program.
Credits
3(3-0)
Analysis of public sector capacity in the four operational phases of emergency and crisis management; prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: Admission to the MPA program.
Credits
3(3-0)
Analysis of the emergency and crisis management considerations necessary to restoration of public services following a disaster. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: Admission to the MPA program.
Credits
3(3-0)
This course focuses on the advanced study of the logic and methods of scientific research in political science. Recommended: PSC 280; or
SOC 200 and
SOC 350.
Credits
3(3-0)
Overview of theoretical approaches to qualitative research in political science and public administration. Prerequisite:
PSC 680.
Credits
3(3-0)
This course focuses on regression analysis in political science and how to apply such methods to scholarly research. Prerequisites:
PSC 680.
Credits
3(3-0)