Field Descriptions

Budgeting and Nonmarket Organization Finance
(12 credit hours for major field, or 9 credit hours for minor field)

Prior work required: masters' level courses in government budgeting, revenue systems, and financial management that illustrate knowledge of basic processes and subjects. The student can provide syllabi from classes taken and a grade of B or higher received to show a favorable comparison with the work students at SPAA have taken for their MPAs.

Four course requirements for the concentration:

1. GOVERNMENT BUDGETING AND RESOURCE ACQUISITION (26:834:605)

2. A PUBLIC ECONOMICS Course, such as one of the following, preferably a doctoral level one (other possible courses might come from the Rutgers New Brunswick or Princeton economics departments):

  • Economics of the Public Sector (26:220:515)
  • Financial Economics (26:220:535)
  • Urban Economics (26:220:553)
  • Special Topics (Development Economics) (26:220:685)
  • Global Political Economy (26:553:607)

3. AN ACCOUNTING Course, such as one of the following, preferably a doctoral level one, but because there are few, just as preferably the first in the list below:

  • Governmental Accounting and Auditing (22:010:551)
  • Financial Accounting (26:010:651)
  • Management Accounting (26:010:652)
  • Public Sector Auditing (22:010:654)
  • Advanced Topics in Information Systems Technology (22:010:609)
  • Management Control in Nonprofit Organizations (22:010:607)
  • Design and Development of Information Systems (22:010:604)

4a. A GOVERNANCE, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, AND PROCESSES course:

  • TOPICS - Global Political Economy of Money & Finance (26:790:542)
  • POLITICS & PUBLIC POLICY (26:790:571)
  • GLOBAL GOVERNANCE (26:790:537)
  • PLANNING, PUBLIC POLICY AND SOCIAL THEORY (16:970:624)

4b. As an alternative to the governance course requirement, substitutes can come from survey courses on NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, particularly U. S. nonprofits, for example:

  • Resource Development for Nonprofit Organizations (26:834:576)
  • Nonprofit Budgeting (26:834:571)

 

Comparative Public Administration
(12 credit hours for major field, or 9 credit hours for minor field)

RU-Newark

School of Public Affairs & Administration

  • Ethical Issues in Public Policy and Administration (26:834:512)
  • Comparative Public Administration
  • Urban Systems
  • Urban Systems III: Globalization, International Migration, and Contemporary Cities

Management

  • Seminar in Organizational Theory (26:620:556)
  • Culture and Organizations (26:620:677)

Economics

  • INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS I (26:220:518)
  • INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS II (26:220:519)

Psychology

  • Conflict and Resolution (26:830:613)

Global Affairs

  • Theories of Global Politics (26:790: 521)
  • Global Political Economy (26:553:607)
  • Evolution of the Global System (26:478:572)

Sociology
(note: most at the graduate level are taught on the New Brunswick campus)

  • Comparative and Historical Methods (16:920:520)
  • Culture, Symbols, and Social Interaction (16:920:602)
  • Sociology of Religion (16:920:603)
  • Seminar in Social Stratification (16:920: 616)
  • Sociology of Socialization (16:920:627)
  • Development and Underdevelopment (16:920:629)

 

Human Resource Management
(12 credit hours for major field, or 9 credit hours for minor field)

Students are required to take at least two courses within the SPAA, with Administrative Law being one of those courses. With approval of primary advisor, students can the remaining two courses outside the SPAA. Independent study courses can also be taken with the approval of a primary advisor or PhD Director.

If students elect to take Human Resources Management as a minor, which requires a minimum of 9 credit hours, Administrative Law is mandatory.

RU-Newark

School of Public Affairs & Administration

  • Administrative Law (26:834:606)
  • Third Sector Governance
  • Transparency, Secrecy, and Ethics

Law School

  • Constitutional Law
  • Torts

Management

  • Seminar in Organizational Theory (26:620:556)
  • Culture and Organizations (26:620:677)

Psychology

  • Conflict and Resolution (26:830:613)

RU-New Brunswick

School of Management and Labor Relations

  • Managing the Global Workforce
  • Creating and Managing Organizational Change
  • Developing Human Capital
  • Managing Workforce Flow
  • Introduction to Public Sector Labor Law
  • Discipline and Grievance Handling in the Public Sector
  • PERC Procedures and Rules (Introductory Class)
  • Public Sector Grievance Arbitration (Advance Class)
  • Scope of Negotiations (Advanced Class)
  • Contract Interpretation (Advanced Class)
  • Conflict Resolution (Advanced Class)

 

Performance Measurement and Improvement
(12 credit hours for major field, or 9 credit hours for minor field)

Students are required to take at least two courses within the SPAA. With approval of primary advisor, students can take the remaining two courses outside the SPAA.

RU-Newark

School of Public Affairs and Administration

  • Performance Improvement (834:604)
  • Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (834:612)
  • Citizen Participation and Productive Management (834:665)
  • Citizen-Driven Performance Measurement (834:665)
  • E-Governance (834:665)

Rutgers Business School

  • Electronic Commerce (26:198:721)
  • Expert Systems (26:198:722)
  • Applications of Database Systems (26:198:731)
  • Seminar in Strategic Management (26:620:558)
  • Management of Innovation and Technology (26:620:671)
  • Culture and Organizations (26:620:677)
  • Advanced Topics in Strategic Management (26:620:675)

RU-New Brunswick

School of Communication, Information and Library Studies

  • Organizational Communication Research (16:194:621)
  • Scholarly and Scientific Communication (16:194:632)
  • Information Indicators (16:194:643)

Graduate School-New Brunswick

  • Productivity and Efficiency in Education (16:300:641)

 

Public Management
(12 credit hours for major field or 9 credit hours for minor field)

Students are required to take at least two courses within the SPAA, with Administrative Law being one of those courses. With approval of a student's primary advisor or the PhD Director, students can take the remaining two courses outside the SPAA. Independent study courses can also be taken with the approval of a primary advisory or Director of the PhD program.

If students elect to take Public Management as a minor field, which requires a minimum of 9 credit hours, Administrative Law is mandatory.

RU-Newark

School of Public Affairs and Administration

  • Administrative Law (26:834:606) required
  • Citizen-Driven Government Performance
  • Citizen Participation
  • Comparative Public Administration
  • E-Governance
  • Decision Making and Policy Analysis (26:834:602)
  • Third Sector Governance
  • Transparency, Secrecy, and Ethics

Global Affairs

  • Global Governance (26:790:537)

Business School

  • Seminar in Organizational Theory (26:620:556)
  • Management of Innovation and Technology (26:620:671)
  • Culture and Organizations (26:620:677)

Criminal Justice

  • Criminal Procedure and the Constitution (27:202:624)

 

Urban Systems
(12 credit hours for major field or 9 credit hours for minor field)

Students are required to take at least three courses within the Urban Systems Program. Students should either take three of the core courses or three courses in one of the areas of concentration in Urban Systems. With approval of a student's primary advisor or the PhD Director, students can take the remaining two courses outside the Urban Systems. Independent study courses can also be taken with the approval of a primary advisory or the PhD Director.

Urban Systems

Core Courses:

  • Urban Systems I: History and Future of the Metropolis (26:977.610)
  • Urban Systems II: Urban Populations (URB 6001)
  • Urban Systems III: Cities in World Perspective (26:977:617)
  • Urban Educational Systems (26:977:608)
  • City: Environmental Design and the Quality of Life (URB 6003)
  • The Determinants and Consequences of Health (URB 6004)

Urban Educational Policy Concentration

  • Urban Educational Systems (26:977:608)
  • History of Urban Education (26:977:611)
  • Sociology of Urban Education (26:977:612)
  • Urban Educational Policy and School Improvement (26:977:613)

Urban Health Concentration

  • The Determinants and Consequences of Health (URB 6004)
  • Social and Cultural Construction of Health (URB 6201)
  • Health Disparities in Urban Populations (URB)
  • Urban Health Policy and Program Evaluation (URB)

Urban Environment Concentration

  • Development of the American City (URB)
  • Architecture and Health: The Pathology of Urban Systems (URB)
  • Architecture Perspectives in Urban Research (URB)

Public Administration

  • Public Administration in a Democratic Society (26:834:603)
  • Performance Improvement in Public Administration (26:834:604)
  • Government Budgeting and Resource Acquisition (26:834:605)
  • Citizen Participation and Public Administration (26:834:613)

Global Affairs

  • Theories of Global Politics (26:790:521)
  • Global Governance (26:790:537)
  • Environmental Policy and Politics (26:790:530)
  • Global Environmental Issues (26:790:538)

Criminal Justice

  • Juvenile Justice (27:202:535)
  • Communities and Crime (27:202:614)