Current Courses

 

MPA 8011

Public Administration Theory

Tension between bureaucracy-democracy; theories about the nature and development of public administration in the United States.

 

 

MPA 8051

Applied Data Analysis

Introduction to applied research methods for the public and nonprofit sectors.

 

 

MPA 8199

Health Services Planning & Equity

Introduction to the social factors influencing the effectiveness of public health policy administration in the United States. 

 

 

MPA 8299

Intergroup Relations in PA

Dialogue-based, seminar-style course designed for public administration students interested in focused study of social justice concepts and cross cultural communication within the public sector.

 

 

HRD 8305

Cultural Competency, Equity, and Social Justice

This course examines social and cultural identities of individuals and groups, raise awareness of how these identities intersect, biases that exist around each, and societal inequities that may affect employee performance and satisfaction in the organization. 

 

 

LAW 7178

Intergroup Dialogue

Offers students the opportunity to gain cross-cultural competency in issues affecting legal professionals; and expands students' understanding of how the legal system is impacted by systems of oppression and explore oppression and privilege through dialogue

 

 

COM 5300

Advanced Race & Gender

Using self-reflection, identity exploration, and dialogue, students learn how social structures and institutions, e.g., schools, neighborhoods, media, and health organizations, function to allocate privilege and sustain societal inequities.