POLS 121 - Introduction to Public Administration and Policy

Credit Hours: 3

Introduces students to the broad environment in which public policies are made in Europe and the United States. The relationship between the social ends desired and the administration employed and the difficulties of transferring the Western model of administration to other cultures are developed as themes. The intimate link between government administration and civilization is explored, and students are exposed to major elements of public administration, including administrative processes, organizational theory, human relations, and implementation.