Public Administration Courses (ADMN)

Undergraduate Courses

300-level courses

• 310     Public Sector Economics
• 311     Introduction to Public Administration
• 312     Managing in Public and Non-Profit Organizations
• 314     Public Sector Research and Analysis
• 316     Written Communications in the Public and Non-Profit Sectors

400-level courses

• 407     Managing Service Delivery
• 409     Leading and Managing in the Non-Profit Sector
• 411     Public Sector Project Management
• 420     The Public Policy Process
• 421     Financial Management
• 422     Ethical Public Management
• 423     Local Government in British Columbia
• 431A   Public Sector Human Resource Management
• 431B   Compensation and Labour Relations
• 437     Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement
• 445     Urban and Regional Economics
• 446     Local Government Land Use Planning
• 448     Local Government Financial Management
• 452     Local Government Law
• 465     Local Government Policy
• 470     Contemporary Topics in Administration
• 477     Strategic Planning and Implementation
• 490     Directed Studies

Graduate Courses

500-level courses

• 502A   Research Design: Critical Appraisal of Information
• 502B   Statistical Analysis
• 504     Public Sector Governance
• 507     Public Sector Leadership: Teams, Self and Organization
• 507A   Public Sector Leadership: Teams, Self and Organization
• 507B   Public Sector Leadership: Teams, Self and Organization
• 509     Public Sector Economics
• 512     Financial Management, Accountability and Performance Measurement
• 516     Writing in the Public Sector
• 517A   Graduate Professional Certificate Orientation
• 517B   Graduate Professional Certificate Orientation
• 518     Economic Policy Analysis
• 520     Managing Complex Policy Issues
• 523     Special Topics in Public Sector Management
• 530     Increasing Organizational Effectiveness: Working with Consultants
• 530A   Increasing Organizational Effectiveness
• 530B   Increasing Organizational Effectiveness
• 531     Strategic Human Resource Management
• 531A   Strategic Human Resource Management
• 531B   Strategic Human Resource Management
• 537     Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement
• 544     Economic Evaluation Methods and Applications
• 547     Intergovernmental Relations in Canada
• 548     Special Topics in Public Policy
• 551     Introduction to Administrative Justice
• 553     Understanding Cities
• 554     Responsible Public Management
• 556     The Public Policy Process
• 577     Strategic Planning and Implementation
• 577A   Strategic Planning and Implementation
• 577B   Strategic Planning and Implementation
• 580     Qualitative Evaluation Methods and Applications
• 581     Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
• 582     Topics in Program Evaluation, Performance Measurement, Performance Management and Knowledge Management
• 589     Co-op Seminar: Introduction to Professional Practice
• 590     Directed Studies
• 596     Evaluation Project
• 598     Master's Project
• 599     Master's Thesis

600-level courses

• 600     Doctoral Seminar
• 602     Research Methods in Public Administration
• 604     Theories of Public Management
• 605     Comparative Policy and Governance
• 607     Organizational Behaviour and Analysis
• 620     Policy and Institutional Design and Analysis
• 621     Policy and Program Evaluation and Performance
• 645     Organizational Change and Development
• 681     Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
• 693     PhD Candidacy Examination
• 699     Dissertation