MPA Course Offerings

GOVT 502 Research Methods in Government (3 crs)- Contemporary methods of political research and analysis, including mathematical and statistical techniques.
GOVT 510 Internship (3 crs)- Assignment with a public agency, research report, and prior approval of graduate intern advisor required. Up to 3 credits may be taken per semester for a total of 6 credits.
GOVT 519 Proseminar in Public Administration (3 crs) -Review of classic and contemporary theory and practice in public administration. Synthesis and integration of course work and application (internship) knowledge, skills and abilities. Application of written and oral skills to the presentation and defense of essays on various aspects of public administration.
Prerequisite: student must have completed 30 semester hours of MPA program course work which includes at least five of the core MPA courses.
GOVT 522 Public Sector Economics I (3 crs)- Introduction to the economic rationale for government intervention in the economy and the effects of that intervention on economic agents and the economy in general. The expenditure side of government policy will be emphasized. Same as AEEC 522.
GOVT 523 Public Sector Economics II (3 crs)- A continuation of GOVT 522. Concentrates on the economic effects of taxation. Same as AEEC 523.
GOVT 527 Issues in Public Management (3 crs)- Special topics in Public Management. May be repeated with different subtitles.
GOVT 530 Seminar in Public Policy (3 crs)- Survey course on the political, administrative and technical aspects of policy-making in government.
GOVT 531 Public Program Evaluation (3 crs) -Politics, processes and techniques for evaluating both program operations and the outcome of program endeavors.
GOVT 537 Issues in Public Policy (3 crs) -Special topics in Public Policy. May be repeated under different subtitles.
GOVT 540 Seminar in Public Administration (3 crs) -Survey course on the theory and practice of program, personnel and financial management in the government and the private, nonprofit sector.
GOVT 541 Public Budgeting (3 crs) -Budgetary process; budget classifications, analysis, and evaluation.
GOVT 542 Public Sector Human Resource Management (3 crs)- Exploration of public personnel systems and practices, including job analysis, compensation, performance evaluation, recruitment, labor-management relations.
GOVT 543 Skills Workshop (1-6 crs)- Focus on management of task skills in selected areas of public administration. Specific topics will appear in current Schedule of Classes; may be repeated with different sub-titles for a total of 6 credits. (For list of subtitles offered to-date, see page 15 of this packet).
GOVT 544 Public Policy Analysis (3 crs)- Environment of policy analysis; various descriptive and quantitative designs for analyzing and evaluating public policy. Problems of policy analysis. Prerequisite: GOVT 502 or consent of instructor.
GOVT 547 Government Organizations (3 crs) -Historical overview and present applications of organization theory in public management.
GOVT 548 Public Sector Leadership (3 crs) -Exploration of the various theories and styles of leadership found in the public sector.
GOVT 549 Ethics in Government (3 crs) -Examination of standards, perspectives, and issues for ethical decision-making in public agencies.
GOVT 550 Seminar in American Politics (3 crs)- Selected topics in American political institutions, behavior and processes.
GOVT 552 Seminar in Government in New Mexico (3 crs)- Research seminar focusing on intergovernmental relations, current issues, and political structures in New Mexico.
GOVT 555 Intergovernmental Relations (3 crs) -Legal, financial, and administrative relationships among national, state, and local governmental units: preparation and administration of federal and state grants. Council of Governments.
GOVT 591 Law For Administrators (3 crs) -Case-law definitions of the legal roles and powers of public administrators.

Other Graduate Offerings in the Department of Government

GOVT 560 International Relations Theory (3 crs)- Major variables and theories in the modern analysis of international relations; balance of power theories, nuclear weapons strategy, diplomacy, developing and industrial nations.
GOVT 564 International Organizations (3 crs) -Evolution and significance of major functional, political, and economic global and regional international organizations.
GOVT 570 Seminar in Comparative Politics (3 crs)- Examination of methods used for comparing various types of political entities. Investigation of criteria needed to examine a concept across cultures or national boundaries.
GOVT 574 Contemporary Comparative Studies (3 crs)- Major topical, theoretical, and regional issues in international politics. May be repeated once.
GOVT 578 Seminar in the U.S-Mexican Border (3 crs)- An analysis of the political environment along the Unites States-Mexico border and a survey of the literature available for a number of contemporary issues.
GOVT 579 Seminar in Mexican Politics (3 crs)- Advanced research on politics and government of Mexico.
GOVT 581 Seminar in Political Theory (3 crs)- Examination of major issues in political theory, including democracy, sovereignty, classical and modern traditions of thought. May be repeated with different subject matter.
GOVT 582 Study of Political Theory (3 crs)- Examination of methods of interpretation and analysis of political theory, including Straussian, structuralist, historical, and other approaches to the study of political theory.
GOVT 596 International Law (3 crs)- Nature, growth and scope of law of nations; right and obligations of states in peace and war; current issues.
GOVT 598 Special Research Programs (1-3 crs)- Individual investigations either analytical or experimental. Three credits may be taken per semester for a total of six credits. (Prerequisite: Consent of instructor). GOVT 599 Master's Thesis (varied credit)

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