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PSC 604B

Public Personnel Administration

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Methods of recruiting, examining, training and other techniques utilized in the management of employees in government service.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Must be a degree-seeking student in the Public Administration and Policy MPA program
  • obtain instructor permission
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Must be a degree-seeking student in the Public Administration and Policy MPA program OR obtain instructor permission.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Every Spring

Terms

spring

Restrictions

Must be a degree-seeking student in the Public Administration and Policy MPA program OR obtain instructor permission.

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • outline fundamentals of the principles and practices of Public Human Resource Management.
  • identify the main stages of administrative reforms related to public personnel administration.
  • compare and contrast for the roles of managers and practitioners in the field of public personnel administration.
  • develop critical thinking skills in application to real life problems in area of public personnel administration.
  • write job descriptions and specifications using traditional and contemporary approach to job design in the public sector.
  • integrate learned PHRM concepts in their future management careers in public and nonprofit organizations.