Department of Public Administration

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Rodney Stanley, Ph.D., Department Chair
Office: Suite F-400
Avon Williams Building
Phone: (615) 963-7249
FAX: (615) 963-7245
rstanley1@tnstate.edu

Major: Public Administration
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Major: Public Administration
Degree: Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)

Major: Professional Studies
Degree: Master of Professional Studies (MPS)
Concentrations:
Strategic Leadership
Human Resources Leadership
Training and Development

Certificate: Healthcare Administration and Planning

Major: Non-Profit Management
Certificate: Non-Profit Management

Major: Public Administration Executive Leadership
Certificate: Public Administration Executive Leadership

Programs

• Professional Studies, Human Resources Leadership Concentration, M.P.S.
• Professional Studies, Strategic Leadership Concentration, M.P.S.
• Professional Studies, Training and Development Concentration, M.P.S.
• Public Administration, M.P.A.

• Public Policy and Administration, Ph.D.

• Healthcare Administration and Planning Certificate
• Local Government Management Certificate
• Non-Profit Management Certificate
• Public Administration Executive Leadership Certificate
• Public Policy Certificate

Courses

• PADM 6110 - Statistics For Public Administrators I (3)
• PADM 6120 - Statistics For Public Administrators II (3)
• PADM 6130 - Research Methods in Public Administration (3)
• PADM 6190 - Financial Management for Health and Non-Profit Organizations (3)
• PADM 6210 - Seminar in Public Administration (3)
• PADM 6220 - Seminar in Administrative Law (3)
• PADM 6230 - Seminar in Fiscal Management: Public Budgeting (3)
• PADM 6240 - Seminar in Staff Functions: Personnel (3)
• PADM 6250 - Seminar in Staff Functions: Program Evaluation (3)
• PADM 6260 - Seminar in Staff Functions: Budgeting as a Management Tool (3)
• PADM 6270 - Seminar in Administrative Leadership: The Public Executive (3)
• PADM 6290 - Seminar in Intergovernmental Administration (3)
• PADM 6310 - Seminar in Organization Theory (3)
• PADM 6320 - Seminar in Organizational Analysis (3)
• PADM 6330 - Seminar in Public Management (3)
• PADM 6360 - Seminar in Organizational Behavior (3)
• PADM 6390 - Ethics and Values in the Public Service (3)
• PADM 6400 - Project Development and Implementation (3)
• PADM 6410 - Seminar in Public Policy Analysis (3)
• PADM 6420 - Conflict Management and Resolution (3)
• PADM 6430 - Seminar in Contemporary Public Policies (3)
• PADM 6440 - Seminar in Urban Administration (3)
• PADM 6450 - Decision Tools and Project Planning 3
• PADM 6470 - Seminar in Tennessee Government (3)
• PADM 6480 - Seminar in Business and Government (3)
• PADM 6490 - Seminar in Politics of Administration (3)
• PADM 6500 - Internship in the Public Service (6)
• PADM 6510 - Management of Health Agencies (3)
• PADM 6515 - Health Organizations and Delivery Systems (3)
• PADM 6520 - Health Policy in the U.S. (3)
• PADM 6530 - Topics in Administration of Health and Human Services Programs (3)
• PADM 6540 - Planning and Problem Solving in Health Services (3)
• PADM 6550 - Epidemiology (3)
• PADM 6560 - Government Purchasing (3)
• PADM 6600 - Independent Reading in Public Administration (3)
• PADM 6610 - State and Local Financial Management (3)
• PADM 6630 - Applied Budgeting and Financial Management (3)
• PADM 6700 - Capstone (3)
• PADM 6900 - Special Topics in Public Administration (1-6)
• PADM 6910 - Special Topics in Public Administration (1)
• PADM 6920 - Special Topics in Public Administration (2)
• PADM 6930 - Special Topics in Public Administration (3)
• PADM 6940 - Special Topics in Public Administration (3)
• PADM 6950 - Introduction to Non-profit Organizations (3)
• PADM 6960 - Resource Development for Non-Profit Organizations (3)
• PADM 6970 - Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations (3)
• PADM 6980 - Strategic Planning and Management Issues for Non-Profit Organizations. (3)
• PADM 7000 - Seminar in Theory and Practice of Public Administration (3)
• PADM 7130 - Research Methodology in Public Administration (3)
• PADM 7140 - Applied Quantitative Techniques in Public Administration (3)
• PADM 7220 - Seminar in Administrative Management (3)
• PADM 7230 - Public Budgeting II (3)
• PADM 7310 - Seminar in Public Organization Theory (3)
• PADM 7410 - Seminar in Public Policy Implementation (3)
• PADM 8110 - Dissertation Research (3-12)

• PRST 5100 - Professional Environment: Issues and Ethics (3)
• PRST 5200 - Globalization and the Professions (3)
• PRST 5300 - Research Methods (3)

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