Covers planning topics associated with satisfying area-wide service needs in urban and regional environments. Topics may include land-use regulations, capital facilities siting, and transportation planning. Public Administrations at the level of service delivery with emphasis upon the management and policy problems facing local agencies. The special issue of states and communities situated on international borders is also discussed. The study of the politics of the policy making process.
Emphasis is on the actors involved in public policy-making, and the outputs of the policy process.
The use of quantitative decision tools and formal modeling in legislative, executive, and judicial policy making and evaluation processes. The experience consists of at least twenty hours of work per week with the selected agency. The internship will be under close supervision by the agency and the MPA program advisor. The course is designed to prepare the student for the final comprehensive examination in public administration. Key management concepts, issues, and value concerns in the subject areas of public administration are reviewed and integrated.