Rize’s Public Administration program heavily focuses on local government, providing students with the skills they need to materially assist their communities. The hands-on projects and activities will require students to explore how the topics covered in their courses apply to their local community.
Add this highly rigorous program developed by academic and industry experts to your course catalog and attract students looking for ways to make meaningful change at the city, county, state, regional and national levels through effective management, policy influence, collaboration between stakeholders, public communication, and more.
You can launch this Public Administration program by adding 4 Rize courses to your existing catalog, enabling you to market a Public Administration degree to prospective students in as little as one semester. Expand below to read the course descriptions.
If you’ve ever wondered how the vast apparatus of government keeps society on its rails, this course will answer your questions by introducing you to the field of public administration. By the end of this course, you’ll understand how governmental administration works, become familiar with public sector management issues and understand how government administrators turn policy into process. This online class features optional live sessions.
This course provides students with an understanding of the structure and function of state and local governments in the United States. Students will explore local and state-level policy issues and administrative processes. They will also explore urban issues in the U.S. and discuss solutions to all of these challenges. This online course has optional live sessions.
This course covers fiscal and budgetary policies and practices in the public sector and governmental organizations. Students will improve their understanding of revenue, expenditure, deficit spending, and debt, specifically as they relate to government. They will also examine the functions of accounting in the public sector and learn to create financial reports. This online course has optional live sessions.
This capstone is the culmination course for Public Administration majors and should be taken as the final course in a student’s studies for the major. It is intended to synthesize all of a student’s learnings in the field into one public-sector focused project. Students will work in groups with a public sector organization, such as a non-profit, or their local government. This online course has optional live sessions.
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