Public Administration (PUB ADM)
Public Administration Courses
3 cr. Undergraduate.
The means used to implement political values with emphasis on problems of administration in modern government.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Pol Sci 243 & Pub Adm 243 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
How public administrators make ethically-sound decisions; moral and value systems that shape public administration; temptations that can cause officials to stray from ethical standards.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Pol Sci 387 w/ Administrative Ethics & Responsibility subtitle.
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Spring 2013.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
How public administrators make ethically-sound decisions; moral and value systems that shape public administration; temptations that can cause officials to stray from ethical standards.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Pol Sci 387 w/ Administrative Ethics & Responsibility subtitle.
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Spring 2013.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
An examination of due process, privacy, and other constitutional and legal issues as they arise in the regulatory investigatory, and enforcement activities of administrative agencies.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: American politics course. Pol Sci 452 & Pub Adm 452 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
An examination of due process, privacy, and other constitutional and legal issues as they arise in the regulatory investigatory, and enforcement activities of administrative agencies.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: American politics course. Pol Sci 452 & Pub Adm 452 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Analysis of the role of organizations in contemporary society, with particular emphasis on governmental organizations that have formal regulation of individual group behavior as their basic functions.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Last Taught: Fall 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Analysis of the role of organizations in contemporary society, with particular emphasis on governmental organizations that have formal regulation of individual group behavior as their basic functions.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Last Taught: Fall 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examination of the budgeting process in the public sector; development of skills in budgeting and financial management. Topics include capital budgeting, debt management, revenue forecasting, and auditing.
Prerequisites: sr st or cons instr.
Course Rules: Jointly-offered w/& counts as repeat of UrbPlan 630.
Last Taught: Fall 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examination of the budgeting process in the public sector; development of skills in budgeting and financial management. Topics include capital budgeting, debt management, revenue forecasting, and auditing.
Prerequisites: sr st or cons instr.
Course Rules: Jointly-offered w/& counts as repeat of UrbPlan 630.
Last Taught: Fall 2025.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Budgeting skills for effective local and state government management; financial reporting, revenue collection and administration, pension funds, debt issuance, analytical techniques used in public budgeting.
Prerequisites: grad st
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Efficiency analysis; return-on-investment analysis; shared services vs. privatization; total employee compensation as a management tool; risk mitigation; the government purchasing process.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
The field of public administration, including organization theory, public management, the politics of administration, and the role of government in policy-making.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Examination of methods, including cost-benefit analysis and decision analysis, that aid policy makers and administrators in understanding and assessing public and nonprofit sector policies and programs.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Research methods including research design, measurement, and analysis. Qualitative and quantitative decision-making methods. Understanding and using basic statistical concepts and techniques in decision making.
Prerequisites: grad st
Course Rules: Nonprof 792 & Pub Adm 792(Pol Sci 792) are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
0 cr. Graduate.
Available for graduate students who must meet minimum credit load requirement.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: Fee for 1 cr assessed; unit does not count towards credit load for Fin Aid. Repeatable to 12 cr max. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
Last Taught: Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2014.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Policy issues in intergovernmental relations and the complex governmental context in which Americans live and work.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2016.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
This course combines a supervised field placement in a governmental agency or non-profit organization with class sessions and assignments designed to augment the work experience.
Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Last Taught: Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2016.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Selected topics covering different aspects of public administration.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar in public administration focusing on administrative ethics and applied research. Requires written and oral presentation of research project.
Prerequisites: grad st; completion of MPA core curriculum.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
The political, social, and economic contexts in which the urban manager functions, with an emphasis on managing municipal service delivery and resources.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Pub Adm 965(Pol Sci 965) & Urb Std 965 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-3 cr. Graduate.
Independent study in a subject area of special need or interest after consultation with a faculty member.
Prerequisites: grad st
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/