NGO Education Survey

POLS 4030 - State and Local Government

Nature of state politics, analysis of legislative, judicial, and administrative organization and process; local government in metropolitan areas; all with reference to California.

POLS 4060 - Los Angeles City Politics

Los Angeles within federal system; structures and functions; charter examination; policy issues; dominant individuals; social classes; minority influence; political coalitions; public vs. private sector relations and conflict

POLS 4600 - Foundations of Public Administration

Politics of administrative power; methods of controlling bureaucracy; changing agency environments; dynamics and processes of public management; government as a career.

POLS 4610 - Dynamics of Urban Administration

Examines the politics of governing urban areas characterized by diverse and dynamic populations, needs and interests with a focus on the role of civic engagement in addressing complex urban problems.

POLS 4620 - Public Policy

Introduction to public policy making and implementation, stressing the politics of the policy making process

POLS 4670 - The Third Sector and Nonprofit Organizations

Nature and scope of the third sector; starting and managing nonprofit organizations. Issues in nonprofit management including board development, managing programs, and fundraising.

POLS 4720 - Organization and Management

Organization structure, human factors in organization, dynamics of organizational change, internal adaptability to external environment; problems, limitations, and trends in governmental organization and management.

POLS 5700 - Public Administration as a Field of Practice: Ethics, Integrity, Service

Introduction to the study of public administration as a field of practice, and as a foundation for the MPA program.

POLS 5720 - Public Sector Organization and Management

Organization structures and theories of management in the public sector. Decision-making, human relations, goal setting, leadership in public organizations.

POLS 5730 - Public Sector Human Resource Management

Managing human resources in the public sector; case studies of personnel problems ; examination of varying roles of boards, commissions, and official legislative bodies; trends in personnel research and personnel legislation. Online option added.

POLS 5740 - Public Budgeting and Financial Administration

Issues and problems in budget authorization, exectution, and control, including public policy implications; special emphasis on budgeting as a management tool.

POLS 5750 - The Third Sector and Nonprofit Organizations

Study of the increasingly integrated relationship between government and third sector service providers; professional management of nonprofit organizations in a complex environment; grant writing project.

POLS 5760 - Managing Intergovernmental and Intersectoral Relations

Dynamics and patterns of vertical and horizontal intergovernmental and intersectoral relations; challenges to the contemporary urban administrator in dealing with other governments and nongovernmental organizations.

POLS 5770 - E-Government and Management

E and M government, issues and applications. Management iIssues of particular concern include information policy and public access, transparency, privacy, security, computer crime.

POLS 5800 - Data Analysis for Public and Nonprofit Managers

Quantitative approaches to public and nonprofit administration, and policymaking; research designs, measurement, and descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analysis.

POLS 5810 - Policy Analysis for Public and Nonprofit Managers

This is an introduction to policy analysis, providing a current assessment of how analysis is used in public decision-making; practical experience with doing applied analysis.

POLS 5820 - Policy and Program Implementation and Evaluation

This course covers conceptual issues and basic methods for policy and program implementation and evaluation for public and non-profit administrators.

POLS 5830 - Managing Social Policy

Social policy programs at the national level and in California. Role of politics, media, interest groups, and industry in policy administration. Tradeoffs, design, implementation issues in health, welfare, housing policies.

POLS 5835 - Arts and Cultural Administration

This course examines the basic components of arts and cultural administration in the public sector. Students will learn the impact of arts on society and the economy.

POLS 5840 - Seminar: Issues in the Metropolitan Area

This seminar surveys the special problems of managing cities focusing on the discovery of characteristics of the “ideal community” and their use in administration.

POLS 5845 - Seminar: Community Development Administration

Theory and process of planned development; role of administration in formulating and implementing development goals at all political community levels; planning strategy, obstacles, assistance, development of competent personnel, institution-building.

POLS 5850 - Seminar: Regulation, the Environment and California Public Policy

The interrelationships among regulatory policies, environmental problems and public policy in California

POLS 5861 - Personal Leadership and Development in Administration

This elective course addresses elements of leadership; change, your “style”, communication, teambuilding, planning, meeting management, working with internal and external constituencies, ethics.

POLS 5862 - Effective Communication for Public and Non-Profit Administrators

This elective course addresses elements of effective organizational communication, including theories of managerial effectiveness; active listening; verbal and nonverbal cues; audience awareness; presentation skills; barriers; email and social media; ethics.

POLS 5863 - Effective Human Resource Management Practices

This elective course addresses elements of effective organizational communication, including theories of managerial effectiveness; active listening; verbal and nonverbal queues; audience awareness; presentation skills; barriers; email and social media; ethics.

POLS 5864 - Collaborative Governance

This elective course addresses the changing nature of governance skills, which increasingly require intergovernmental and intersectoral cooperation to address complex public problems.

POLS 5865 - Negotiation and Conflict Management for Administrators

This elective course addresses the question, “what is the best way for people to deal with their differences?” Introduction to conflict in organizations, methods of negotiating differences for positive outcomes.

POLS 5866 - Public Sector Contracting Basics

The elective course introduces contracting in the public and nonprofit sectors; types of contracts; negotiating, writing, monitoring, revising contracts; accountability and responsibilities; ethics and integrity in procurement.

POLS 5869 - Seminar: Managing Stress in the Public Sector

Examines theories of stress and stress management for effective public and nonprofit leadership.

POLS 5870 - Nonprofit Governance

This course will review the methods used to govern non profit organizations and good governance policies for non profit organizations. It will focus on the responsibilities and roles of non-profit organization executive board members.

POLS 5871 - Fundamentals of Strategic Planning for Public Sector Leaders

This course examines the role of strategic planning in the public and nonprofit sectors for effective leadership.

POLS 5872 - Program Evaluation Best Practices for Public Sector Leaders

This course will examine contemporary best practices of program evaluation that are used by public sector leaders.

POLS 5873 - Development and Fundraising for Public Sector Leaders

This course will review the various fundraising tactics used by public leaders. The course will examine a variety of approaches such as partnership development, grant writing, events, crowdsourcing, individual campaigns, and program sponsorship.

POLS 5874 - Managing Organizational Change in the Public Sector

The course explores the practices for effectively managing change in the public and nonprofit sectors. The public and nonprofit sectors are often impacted by large scale change such as leadership transitions, organizational restructuring, community collaborations, and internal systems changes. The course examines principles and practices of effectively leading an organization through change that include communications, culture, leadership and behavior.

POLS 5875 - Fundamentals of Public Sector Project Management

The course addresses public and non profit project management. The course focuses on both the process of project management and the final product.

POLS 5900 - MPA Capstone

Involves synthesis and practical application of public administration knowledge and skills acquired in the program. Emphasis on critical analysis of case studies and strategic assessment of a real-world organizational issue.

POLS 5955 - Seminar: Selected Issues in Public Administration

Presentation and discussion of selected issues and trends in administrative processes at all levels of government. Topics change.

POLS 5960 - Comprehensive Exam

See the Comprehensive Examination under the University Requirements for Master’s Degree in this eCatalog.

POLS 5980 - Graduate Directed Study

Independent study of advanced topics in field; regular conferences with sponsor. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.

POLS 5990 - Thesis

Independent research resulting in a thesis.