2001-2002 Undergraduate Calendar
	2001-2002 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR: COURSES
	Carleton University

Public Administration Courses
Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for 2001-2002, please consult the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet published in the summer.

Public Administration 50.301*
Policy Analysis for Public Administration
A multi-disciplinary seminar that involves the participation of several faculty members. It explores various theoretical approaches for analyzing the origins and effects of problems in public policy, and evaluating alternative responses to those problems.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing in Public Administration.
Seminar three hours a week.

Public Administration 50.315*
Management in the Public Sector
Consideration of constraints and opportunities of public-sector management, including government at all levels and para-statal organizations. Topic may include the accountability regimes, features of the human resource management context, administration of information and material resources, responsibilities and relationships of managers towards citizens.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing in the B.P.A.P.M. program.
Seminar three hours a week.

Public Administration 50.340*
Introduction to Public Administration and Public Policy
An introduction to the theoretical and empirical foundations of the fields of public administration and public policy at federal, provincial and municipal levels.
Precludes additional credit for Political Science 47.240.
Prerequisites: Political Science 47.200 and Third-year standing in Public Administration or an appropriate level in the CPSS
Program.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.

Public Administration 50.401*
Selected Topics in Public Administration
A seminar that provides an opportunity for interaction between students and faculty directed toward examining current issues in Public Administration.
Prerequisite: Public Administration 50.301*.
Seminar three hours a week.

Public Administration 50.408*
Environmental Policy
An examination of Canadian environmental policies and programs set in a comparative political-economic and institutional context. Also offered as the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Public Administration 50.508, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in the Public Policy and Administration Specialization of the B.P.A.P.M. program. Enrolment is limited.

Public Administration 50.409*
Health Policy
An examination of Canadian health policies and programs set in a comparative political-economic and institutional context. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Public Administration 50.509, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in the Public Policy and Administration Specialization of the B.P.A.P.M. program. Enrolment is limited.

Public Administration 50.431*
Co-operative Work Term
Not for academic credit.
Prerequisites: Registration in the Co-operative Education Option of the Bachelor of Public Administration program and permission of the School.

Public Administration 50.432*
Co-operative Work Term
Not for academic credit.
Prerequisites: Registration in the Co-operative Education Option of the Bachelor of Public Administration program and permission of the School.

Public Administration 50.433*
Co-operative Work Term
Not for academic credit.
Prerequisites: Registration in the Co-operative Education Option of the Bachelor of Public Administration program and permission of the School.

Public Administration 50.459*
Tax Policy
An examination of Canadian tax policies set in a comparative political-economic and institutional context. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Public Administration 50.559, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in the Public Policy and Administration Specialization of the B.P.A.P.M. program. Enrolment is limited.

Public Administration 50.460*
Sustainable Development and Industrial and Innovation Policy
An examination of sustainable development ideas and ethics and their links to Canadian and comparative industrial and innovation policies including policies that affect: Research and Development incentives, intellectual property, trade and competition, and the knowledge-based services delivered by government to business and consumers. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Public Administration 50.560, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in the Public Policy and Administration Specialization of the B.P.A.P.M. program. Enrolment is limited.

Public Administration 50.464*
Social Policy
A seminar which will study the nature and historical development of social programs and the welfare state in capitalist countries, with particular focus on Canada. The course will concentrate on developing a critical understanding of the social forces shaping these programs and evaluating the implications of current debate on the future of social policy in Canada. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Public Administration 50.564, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in the Public Policy and Administration Specialization of the B.P.A.P.M. program. Enrolment is limited.

Public Administration 50.471*
Gender and Public Policy
An examination of policy and policy-making as they pertain to gender relations within the state as well as in society at large. The course looks at the negative and positive effects of public policy on gender relations in the family and the labour market. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Public Administration 50.571, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in the Public Policy and Administration Specialization of the B.P.A.P.M. program. Enrolment is limited.

Public Administration 50.473*
Ethics in Public Service
A course that introduces students to the ethical assumptions and ambiguities associated with the organizational relationships and situational loyalties of the public service. Various perspectives on the role of the state and para-statal organizations in Canadian society will be reviewed, providing an opportunity to consider whether institutions themselves can advance.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in the B.P.A.P.M. program.
Seminar three hours a week.

Public Administration 50.474*
Regional Policy
Examination of theory and practice of regional policy, using the Canadian experience as a case study. Analysis of regionalism and regional economic concerns;alternative policy approaches ,critical review of Canadian efforts. Particular emphasis on how federalism shapes perceptions , influences the approach to solutions. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Public Administration 50.574, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in the Public Policy and Administration Specialization of the B.P.A.P.M. program. Enrolment is limited.

Public Administration 50.486*
Aboriginal Policy
An examination of Canadian policies and programs on aboriginal peoples and aboriginal peoples' own policies as nations set in a comparative political-economic and institutional context. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Public Administration 50.586, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in the Public Policy and Administration Specialization of the B.P.A.P.M. program. Enrolment is limited.

Public Administration 50.487*
Trade Policy
An examination of Canadian multilateral and regional trade policies and programs set in a comparative political-economic and institutional context. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Public Administration 50.587, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in the Public Policy and Administration Specialization of the B.P.A.P.M. program. Enrolment is limited.

Public Administration 50.489*
Education Policy
An examination of Canadian policies and programs in education set in a comparative political-economic and institutional context. Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as Public Administration 50.589, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in the Public Policy and Administration Specialization of the B.P.A.P.M. program. Enrolment is limited.

Public Administration 50.498
Honours Essay
Tutorial hours arranged.

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2001-2002 Undergraduate Calendar
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