Introduction to the scope and methods of applied research for the public sector.
Explores the history, theories and dynamics of not-for-profit organizations in the United States, with focus on organizations with local or regional services areas.
Introduction to statistical methods for use in managerial decision-making, policy analysis and social science research.
The general concepts, principles, and techniques of personnel administration and employee relations as applied in governmental units and agencies.
The general concepts, principles and techniques of financial management as they are applied in governmental units and agencies.
Dynamics of governmental administration including administrative principles, decision-making, communication, leadership, organizational models, and the social, economic, legal and political milieu of administration.
Educational Psychology
A branch of psychology that studies children in an educational setting and is concerned with teaching and learning methods, cognitive development, and aptitude assessment.
Developmental Psychology
Developmental psychology is a scientific approach which aims to explain growth, change and consistency through the lifespan.
Psychology of Self
The psychology of self is the study of either the cognitive, conative, or affective representation of one's identity or the subject of experience.
Personality
Personality refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. The study of personality focuses on two broad areas: One is understanding individual differences in particular personality characteristics, such as sociability or irritability. The other is understanding how the various parts of a person come together as a whole.
Evolutionary Psychology
Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach in the social and natural sciences that examines psychological structure from a modern evolutionary perspective.