Course Syllabi

Spring 2021

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• First Year PNAPP Cohort Olympia: Policy, Finance and Budgeting for Public Administration
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort Olympia: PNAPP Capstone (PDF) 2/8/2021
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort Tacoma: PNAPP Capstone (PDF)  2/12/2021

Public Policy Concentration Classes

• Feminist Approaches to Methods and Evaluation

Tribal Governance Cohort Core Classes

• First Year Tribal Governance Cohort: Policy, Finance and Budgeting for Public Administration

Tribal Governance Concentration Classes

• Tribal Organizations

Electives

• Collecting Field Data with Survey123 (PDF) 2/20/2021
• Creature of Capitalism: A History of U.S. Philanthropy
• Emotional Intelligence Tacoma (PDF) 2/25/2021
• GIS in the Public Domain (PDF) 2/12/2021
• Local Governance in Washington (PDF) 2/25/2021
• Managing Moral Dilemmas in the Public Sector Tacoma (PDF) 2/12/2021
• Mental Karate for Leaders (PDF) 2/25/2021

Winter 2021

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes​

• First Year PNAPP Cohort Olympia: Doing Democratic Public Administration PDF (12/10/20)
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort Olympia: Analytical Techniques for Public Service II PDF (11/27/20)
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort Tacoma: Analytical Techniques for Public Service II PDF (11/18/20)

PNAPP Concentration Classes

• Foundations of Public Policy PDF (11/27/20)

Tribal Governance Cohort Core Classes

• First Year Cohort: Doing Democratic Public Administration PDF (12/7/20)

Tribal Concentration Classes

• Intergovernmental Relations PDF (12/1/20)

Electives

• Advanced Research Methods (Tacoma) PDF (11/30/20)
• Health Policy in Social Context PDF (12/3/20)
• Managing Organizations PDF (11/17/20)
• Positive Organizations: Creating Flourishing Workplaces PDF (11/23/20)
• Poverty: Who, Why and How PDF (12/3/20)
• Speechwriting PDF (1/14/21)

Fall 2020

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• First Year PNAPP Cohort Olympia: The Context of Public Administration (PDF) 9/21/20
• New Student Letter PNAPP (PDF) 9/21/20
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort Olympia: Analytical Techniques for
  Public Service I (PDF) 7/20/20
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort Tacoma: Analytical Techniques for
  Public Service I (PDF) 7/1/20

PNAPP Concentration Classes

• Foundations of Public Policy Tacoma (PDF) 5/19/20

Tribal Governance Cohort Core Classes

• First Year Tribal Governance Cohort: The Context of Public Administration TG (PDF) 9/26/20

Tribal Concentration Classes

• Path to Sovereignty (PDF) 10/13/20

Electives

• Beyond Recruitment: Leading and Managing Volunteers Tacoma (PDF) 9/21/20
• High Impact Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations (PDF) 7/15/20
• Introduction to GIS (PDF) 9/24/20
• Nonprofit Theory and Practice (PDF) 6/1/20
• Social Equity in Public Administration (PDF) 5/28/20
• Urban Management Tacoma (PDF) 9/10/20
• Washington State Budget Process (PDF) 9/29/20

Summer 2020

• City Planning and Public Policy Analysis - Applied Community and Economic Development (PDF) 5/28/20
• Coaching Skills for Public and Nonprofit Managers​ (PDF) 5/27/20
• Grant Writing (PDF) 5/27/20
• Mastering Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations Tacoma ​(PDF) 5/27/20
• Negotiation in the Nonprofit and Public Sectors Tacoma (PDF) 6/1/20
• Negotiation Through a Feminist Lens (PDF) 5/4/20
• Organizational Theory (PDF) 6/1/20
• Public Administration and Film (PDF) 5/14/20
• Public Law (PDF) 5/29/20
• Public Speaking (PDF) 4/30/20

Spring 2020

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• First Year PNAPP Cohort Olympia: Policy, Finance and Budgeting for Public Administration (PDF) 3/2/20
• First Year PNAPP Cohort Tacoma: Policy, Finance and Budgeting for Public Administration Tacoma (PDF) 3/9/20
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort Olympia: PNAPP Capstone (PDF) 2/20/20

PNAPP Concentration Classes

• Advanced Research Methods (PDF) 3/5/20

Tribal Governance Cohort Core Classes

• Second Year TG Cohort: Tribal Governance Capstone (PDF) 4/13/20

Electives

• Community Planning and Development 2 and 4 Credit (PDF) 4/1/20
• Immigration Policy (PDF) 4/13/20
• Ins and Outs of Indian Law (PDF) 2/10/20
• Managing Organizations Tacoma (PDF) 2/27/20
• Storytelling for Nonprofits (PDF) 2/6/20
• Tribal Crime and Justice (PDF) 2/20/20
• Web GIS (PDF) 2/6/20​

Winter 2020

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• First Year PNAPP Cohort Olympia: Doing Democratic Public Administration (PDF), 11/25/19
• First Year PNAPP Cohort Tacoma: Doing Democratic Public Administration (PDF), 12/2/19
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort Olympia: Analytical Techniques for Public Service II (PDF) 12/12/19

PNAPP Concentration Classes

• Foundations of Public Policy (PDF), 11/25/19

Tribal Governance Cohort Core Classes

• Second Year TG Cohort: Analytical Techniques for Public Service II (PDF) 01/09/20

Tribal Concentration Classes

• Tribal Policy (PDF), 11/25/19

Electives

• Culture, Conflict and International Local Government (PDF) 12/6/2019
• Emotional Intelligence (PDF), 11/25/19
• Internal Auditing and Ethics (PDF), 12/3/2019
• Nonprofit Theory and Practice (Tacoma) (PDF) 12/5/2019
• Project Management (PDF), 11/25/19
• Public Administration and the Constitution (PDF), 12/3/2019
• Resilient Organizations (PDF), 11/25/19
• Strategic Planning (Tacoma) (PDF), 11/25/19 

Fall 2019

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• First Year PNAPP Cohort Olympia: The Context of Public Administration (PDF) 8/19/19
• First Year PNAPP Cohort Tacoma: The Context of Public Administration (PDF) 7/31/19
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort: Analytical Techniques for Public Service I (PDF) 6/5/19

PNAPP Concentration Classes

• Feminist Approaches to Measurement & Evaluation (PDF) 8/21/2019 

Tribal Governance Cohort Core Classes

• Second Year Tribal Governance Cohort: Analytical Techniques for Public Service I TG

Tribal Concentration Classes

• Tribal Economics (PDF) 6/4/19

Electives

• Check your Bias at the Door A (PDF) 8/5/2019
• Check you Bias at the Door B (PDF) 10/15/2019
• Education Policy (PDF) 9/16/2019
• Human Resource Management (PDF) 8/15/2019
• Organizational Behavior Tacoma (PDF) 8/5/2019
• Politics & the Nature of Leadership (PDF) 7/22/2019
• Social Welfare Policy (PDF) 8/19/2019

Summer 2019

• Applied Innovation in the Public Sector (PDF) 5/30/19
• Designing Indigenous Research for Equitable & Sustainable Futures (PDF) 5/16/19
• Government & Innovation: Advancing Our Communities (PDF) 5/30/19
• Grant Writing Essentials (PDF) 7/31/2019
• Negotiation Through a Feminist Lens (PDF) 5/21/19
• Practical Program Evaluation
• Public Administration & Film (PDF) 5/16/19
• Public Speaking (PDF) 5/7/19

Spring 2019

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• First Year PNAPP Cohort: Policy, Finance & Budgeting for Public Administration PNAPP (PDF) 3/6/19
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort: Capstone PNAPP

PNAPP Concentration Classes

• Feminist Approaches to Measurement and Evaluation (PDF) 3/12/19

Tribal Governance Cohort Core Classes

• First Year Tribal Governance Cohort: Policy, Finance & Budgeting for Public Administration TG  (PDF) 3/26/19

Tribal Concentration Classes

• Tribal Organizations (PDF) 4/30/19

Electives

• Equity and Public Administration (PDF) 3/7/19
• International Administration (PDF) 3/12/19
• Mental Karate for Leaders (PDF) 2/26/19
• Developing Mediation Skills (PDF) 2/28/19
• Public Health Policy (PDF) 3/7/19
• Public Law (PDF) 3/7/19
• Tribal Organizations (PDF) 4/30/19
• To Run a Non Profit (PDF) 3/6/19

Winter 2019

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• First Year PNAPP Cohort: Doing Democratic Public Administration PNAPP (PDF) 11/19/18
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort: Analytical Techniques for Public Service II (PDF)

PNAPP Concentration Classes

• Foundation of Public Policy (PDF)

Tribal Governance Cohort Core Classes

• First Year Tribal Governance Cohort: Doing Democratic Public Administration TG (PDF) 11/14/18

Tribal Concentration Classes

• Intergovernmental Relations (PDF) 12/17/18

Electives

• Demographics in Web GIS (PDF) 11/5/18
• Dismantling Racism in the Public Sector (PDF) 1/04/19
• Gender Violence & Public Policy (PDF) 12/03/18
• Marketing for Public Service (PDF) 12/1/18
• Nonprofit funding and Development (PDF) 11/19/18
• Project Management (PDF) 11/13/18
• Public Finance (Tacoma) (PDF) 11/19/18

Fall 2018

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• First Year PNAPP Cohort: The Context of Public Administration PNAPP (PDF) 6/28/18
• New Student Letter PNAPP (PDF) 6/28/18
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort: Analytical Techniques for Public Service I (PDF) 8/3/2018

PNAPP Concentration Classes

• Advanced Research Methods (PDF) 8/6/2018

Tribal Governance Cohort Core Classes

• First Year Tribal Governance Cohort: The Context of Public Administration TG (PDF) 9/11/18
• New Student Letter TG (PDF) 6/12/18

Tribal Concentration Classes

•  Path to Sovereignty (PDF) 8/14/2018

Electives

• All The Bricks in the Wall (PDF) 8/21/2018
• Ethics in Public Service (PDF) 8/2/2018
• Managing Organizations (PDF) 6/7/18
• Nonprofit Theory and Practice (PDF) 8/29/2018
• Organizational Behavior  (PDF) 8/6/2018
• Public Law (PDF) 9/13/18
• Skills for Agents of Change (PDF) 7/10/18
• Veterans' Policy (PDF) 10/1/18

Summer 2018

• Be A Leader Others Want to Follow (PDF) 7/20/18
• Organizational & Community Assessments: The Theory & Practice of Greenhouse Gas Inventories (PDF) 5/8/18
• Organizational Theory: A Primer (PDF) 5/8/18
• Public Speaking (PDF) 5/1/18
• Social Welfare Policy: Global Realities, Local Consequences (PDF) 5/23/18
• Volunteer Engagement for Nonprofits (PDF) 5/1/18

Spring 2018

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• First Year PNAPP Cohort:  Policy, Finance & Budgeting for Public Administration PNAPP 3/6/18
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort: Capstone PNAPP

Tribal Governance Cohort Classes

• Second Year Tribal Governance Cohort:  Capstone TG (PDF) 3/8/18

Electives

• Food Justice (PDF) 3/7/18
• Managing Human Systems:  HR for the 21st Century (PDF) 3/6/18
• Negotiation Through a Feminist Lens (PDF) 3/7/18
• Nonprofit Theory and Practice (PDF) 2/28/18
• Political Economy of Sustainability (PDF) 3/14/18
• Project Management (PDF) 3/1/18
• The Ins & Outs of American Indian Law (PDF) 3/6/18
• US Immigration Policy: The Tip of an Iceberg (PDF) 3/6/18

Winter 2018

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• First Year PNAPP Cohort:  Doing Democratic Public Administration PNAPP (PDF) 11/21/17
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort: Analytical Techniques for Public Service I & II (PDF) 

PNAPP Concentration Classes

• Foundations of Public Policy (PDF) 11/15/17

Tribal Governance Core Classes

• Analytical Techniques for Public Service II TG (PDF)

Tribal Governance Concentration Classes

• Tribal Policy (PDF) 12/12/2017

Electives

• International Drug Policy (PDF) 12/20/2017
• Labor Relations (PDF) 11/15/17
• Legislative Policy (PDF) 1/9/18/17
• Local Governance (PDF) 11/2/17
• Public Budgeting for the 21st Century (PDF) 11/15/17
• Strategic Planning for a Disorderly World (PDF) 11/1/17
• The Nuts and Bolts of Nonprofit Operation (PDF) 11/15/17

Fall 2017

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• First Year PNAPP Cohort: Welcome Letter (PDF) 8/1/17
• First Year PNAPP Cohort: The Context of Public Administration PNAPP (PDF) 8/1/17
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort: Analytical Techniques for Public Service I & II PNAPP (PDF) 8/29/17

PNAPP Concentration Classes

• Advanced Research Methods (PDF) 8/8/17

Tribal Governance Core Classes

• 2nd Year Tribal Governance Cohort: Analytical Techniques for Public Service I & II TG (PDF) 5/23/17

Tribal Governance Concentration Classes

• Tribal Economics PDF 8/2/17

Electives

• Doing the Public's Business (PDF) 8/2/17
• Homeland Security is Local (PDF) 8/10/17
• International NGOs (PDF) 8/22/17
• Lean in the Public Sector (PDF) 7/27/17
• Managing Organizations (PDF) 5/23/17
• Science Policy to Action (PDF) 8/1/17
• Skills for Agents of Change (PDF) 8/9/17
• Sustainable Infrastructure (PDF) 8/3/17

Summer 2017

• Designing Indigenous Research:
  Designing Equitable and Sustainable Futures (PDF) 5/24/17

• Diversity in the Public Sector (PDF) 5/10/17

• Promises, Pitfalls and Ethics in Multisector Contracting (PDF) 5/16/17

• Public Law (PDF) 5/16/17

• Public Speaking (PDF) 5/16/17

• Statistics for Public Service and Managers (PDF) 5/16/17 (an undergraduate credit class good for incoming MPA students needing statistics)

Spring 2017

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• First Year PNAPP Cohort: Policy, Finance & Budgeting for Public Administration PNAPP
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort:  Capstone (PDF) 4/3/17

Tribal Governance Cohort Core Classes

• First Year Tribal Cohort: Policy, Finance & Budgeting for Public Administration TG (PDF) 4/5/17
• Water and Oil Agenda (PDF)

Tribal Governance Concentration Course

• Tribal Organizations (PDF) 2/27/17

Electives

• Entrepreneurship & Social Enterprise (PDF) 2/28/17
• Ethics and Leadership in Public Service (PDF) 2/27/17
• Managing Human Systems (PDF) 3/1/17
• NonProfit Theory & Practice (PDF) 2/1/17
• Creating Culturally Competent Organizations (PDF) 1/24/17
• Marketing for Public Service (PDF) 4/19/17
• Public Health Policy (PDF) 2/27/17
• Transportation Policy (PDF) 3/1/17

Winter 2017

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• First Year PNAPP Cohort: Doing Democratic Public Administration (PDF) 1/3/16
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort: Analytical Techniques for Public Service II (PDF) 1/17/2016

PNAPP Cohort Concentration Course

• Foundations of Public Policy (PDF) 11/14/16

Tribal Governance Cohort Core Classes

• First Year Tribal Governance : Doing Democratic Public Administration TG (PDF) 1/10/17

Tribal Governance Concentration Course

• Intergovernmental Relations 1/9/17

Electives

• Education Policy
• Emotional Intelligence
• Comparative and International Administration (PDF) 10/31/16
• Housing Policy
• Internal Audit and Public Stewardship
• Nonprofit Development
• Project Management (PDF) 11/14/16
• Public Service Delivery Networks

Fall 2016

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• First Year PNAPP Cohort Orientation Letter (PDF) 7/13/16
• First Year PNAPP Cohort: The Context of Public Administration (PDF) 7/13/16
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort: Booklist for Analytical Techniques for Public Service (PDF) 6/15/16
• Second Year PNAPP Cohort: Analytical Techniques for Public Service Syllabus (PDF) 10/4/16

PNAPP Cohort Concentration Course

• Advanced Research Methods (PDF) 8/10/16

Tribal Governance Cohort Core Classes

• First Year Tribal Governance Cohort Orientation Letter (PDF) 7/20/16
• First Year Tribal Governance Cohort:  The Context of Public Administration (PDF) 7/20/16

Tribal Governance Concentration Course

• Path to Sovereignty (Draft) (PDF) 10/3/16

Electives

• Comparative & International Administration (PDF) 8/1/16
• Design Thinking for Public Service (PDF)  10/4/16
• Economic and Community Development (PDF) 9/12/16
• Organizational Resiliency (PDF) 8/15/16
• Participatory Leadership (PDF) 9/28/16
• Public Finance Policy (PDF) 9/12/16
• Science Policy to Action (PDF) 9/6/16

Summer 2016

• Cultural Sovereignty (PDF) 7/21/16
• E-Government (PDF) 6/8/16
• Energy Policy Analysis (PDF) 5/11/16
• Global Realities, Local Consequences (PDF) 5/11/16
• Leadership: Become a Leader Others Want to Follow (PDF) 6/1/16
• Public Speaking (PDF) 5/17/16
• The Value of Natural Capital: Theory, Practice, & Policy (PDF) 5/9/16

Spring 2016

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• 1st Year Core General Cohort: Policy Finance & Budgeting for Public Administration (PDF) 3/29/16
• Capstone (PNAPP) (PDF) 1/27/16

Tribal Cohort Core Course

• Capstone (TG) (PDF) 3/8/16

Spring Electives

• Advocacy and Social Change (PDF) 2/25/16
• Brave New Workplace (PDF) 2/16/16
• Food Policy (PDF) 3/14/16
• Local Government Finance (PDF) 2/17/16
• Nonprofit Funding and Development (PDF) 2/16/16
• Sustainable Decision Making (PDF) 3/11/16
• Using GIS (Spatial Analysis and Mapping) in Public Service II (PDF) 2/24/16
• Working Through Conflict and Change (PDF) 2/17/16

Winter 2016

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• 1st Year Core General Cohort:  Doing Democratic Public Administration (PDF) and Schedule (PDF) 12/3/15
• 2nd Year Core General Cohort:  Analytical Techniques for Public Service II (PDF) 12/9/15

Winter General/PNAPP Cohort Concentration Course

• Foundations of Public Policy (PDF) 11/30/15

Tribal Cohort Core Class

• Analytical Techniques for Public Service II TG (PDF) 12/8/15

Winter Tribal Cohort Concentration Course

• Tribal Policy (PDF) 11/30/15

Electives

• Design Thinking for Public Service (PDF) 11/20/15
• Emotional Intelligence:  The Art of Leadership (PDF) 12/30/15
• Local Governance (PDF) 11/30/15
• Managing Cultural Organizations (PDF) 12/7/15
• Non-Profit Theory and Practice (PDF) 12/1/15
• Public Law (PDF) 11/30/15
• Using GIS (Spatial Analysis and Mapping) in Public Service I (PDF) 11/20/15

Fall 2015

PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• 1st Year Core General Cohort Orientation Letter (PDF) 7/15/15
• 1st Year Core General Cohort:  The Context of Public Administration (PDF) 10/11/15
• 2nd Year Core General Cohort:  Analytical Techniques for Public Service I (PDF) updated 6/1/15

PNAPP Cohort Concentration Course

• Advanced Research Methods (PDF) 11/3/15

Tribal Cohort Core Course

• Analytical Techniques for Public Service TG (PDF) 6/10/15

Tribal Cohort Concentration Course

• Tribal Economics (PDF) 8/19/15

Electives

• Doing the Public's Business (PDF) 5/13/15
• Finance and Fiscal Policy (PDF) 9/23/15
• Legislative Policy Making (PDF) 5/11/15
• Participatory Leadership (PDF) 9/21/15
• Strategy and National Security (PDF) 7/15/15

2014–15 School Year

Summer 2015

• Community Capacity Building and Planning (PDF) 7/29/15
• Constitutional Law Can Be Fun (PDF) 7/29/15
• Emotional Intelligence:  The Art of Communication (PDF) 4/27/15
• Grantwriting Essentials (PDF) 4/22/15
• Public Speaking (PDF) 6/25/15
• Skills for Change Agents (PDF) 5/18/15

Spring 2015

General/PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• 1st Year Core General Cohort: Policy Finance & Budgeting for Public Administration (PDF) 4/15/15
• Capstone (PNAPP) (PDF) 5/6/15

Spring Tribal Cohort Core Course

• 1st Year Core Tribal Governance:  Policy, Finance & Budgeting for Public Administration (PDF) 3/3/15

Tribal Cohort Concentration Course

• Tribal Organizations (PDF) 3/5/15

Electives

• Advocacy and Social Change (PDF) 3/10/15
• E-Government (PDF) 3/4/15
• Emerging Issues in Non-Profit (PDF) 3/6/15 (taught on Tacoma campus)
• Project Management (PDF) 3/3/15
• Nonpartisan Interpretation of Data (PDF) 3/31/15
• Successful Nonprofits and Foundations in Indian Country (PDF) 3/5/15
• The Value of Natural Capital:  Theory, Practice, & Policy (PDF) 2/19/15
• Transportation Policy (PDF) 3/23/15
• Education Policy (PDF) 3/23/15

Winter 2015

General/PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• 1st Year Core General Cohort:  Doing Democratic Public Administration PDF updated 1/5/15
• 2nd Year Core General Cohort:  Analytical Techniques for Public Service II PDF updated 12/10/14

Winter General/PNAPP Cohort Concentration Course

• Foundation of Public Policy PDF Updated 12/15/14

Tribal Cohort Core Course

• First Year Core Tribal Governance:  Doing Democratic Public Administration PDF 1/7/15

Tribal Cohort Concentration Course

• Intergovernmental Relations PDF 2/19/15

Electives

• Food Policy syllabus PDF 12/03/14
• Managing When Difference Matters PDF 12/03/14
• Introduction to Non-profit Management PDF 12/29/14
• Housing Policy PDF 12/03/14
• Public Law PDF 12/03/14
• Becoming a Leader Others Want to Follow PDF 1/7/15
• Sustainable Decision Making PDF 1/5/15

Fall 2014

General/PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• MPA Orientation Letter for 2014 1st year core (PDF) updated 7/21/14
• Booklist for 2014 1st year core (PDF) updated 7/21/14
• 1st year Core General Cohort:  Context of Public Administration (PDF) updated 10/1/14
• 2nd year Core General Cohort:  Analytical Techniques for Public Service (PDF) updated 6/4/14

Fall General/PNAPP Cohort Concentration Course

• Advanced Research Methods (PDF) 9/23/14

 Tribal Cohort Core Course

• MPA Orientation Letter for 2014 1st year Tribal Core (PDF) updated 7/22/14
• Booklist for 2014 1st year Tribal Core (PDF) updated 7/22/14
• First Year Core Tribal Governance:  The Context of Public Administration updated 10/7/14

Tribal Cohort Concentration Course

• Path to Sovereignty PDF updated 11/10/14

Electives

• Managing Organizations (PDF) updated 6/4/14
• Doing the Public's Business (PDF) updated 8/18/14
• Environmental Policy (PDF) updated 10/22/14
• Organizational Resiliency (PDF) updated 9/24/14
• Emotional Intelligence:  The Art of Communication (PDF) updated 9/30/14
• Human Resources (PDF) updated 10/1/14
• Using GIS in Public Service (PDF) updated 10/4/14

2013–14 School Year

Summer 2014

• Energy Policy (PDF) 5/6/14

Spring 2014

Spring General/PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• 1st year Core General PNAPP Cohort—Policy, Finance & Budgeting for Public Administration (PDF) 3/10/14
• Capstone (PNAPP) (PDF) 6/2/14

Spring Tribal Cohort Core Course

• Capstone (Tribal Governance) (PDF) 3/24/14

Spring Electives

• Food Policy (PDF) 3/3/14
• Local Government Finance (PDF) 3/24/14
• Managing When Difference Matters (PDF) 2/26/14
• Practical Strategic Planning (PDF) 3/18/14
• Project Management (PDF) 2/24/14
• Public Administrative Law (PDF) 3/11/14

Winter 2014

Winter General/PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• 1st year Core General PNAPP Cohort -- "Doing Democratic Public Administration" (PDF) 11/20/13
• 2nd year Core General PNAPP Cohort--Analytical Techniques for Public Service II (PDF) 12/12/13

Winter General/PNAPP Cohort Concentration Course

• Advanced Research Methods (PDF) 11/6/13

Winter Tribal Cohort Core Course

• 2nd yr Core Tribal Cohort:  Analytical Techniques for Public Service (PDF) 1/13/14

Winter Tribal Cohort Concentration Course

• Tribal Policy (PDF) 1/22/14

Winter Electives

• Health Policy (PDF) 1/6/14
• Leadership and Management in Cultural Organizations (PDF) 12/1/13
• Lean in the Public Sector (PDF) 1/29/14
• Local Governance (PDF) 1/6/14
• Managing Organizations (PDF) 11/20/13
• Nonprofit Governance (PDF) 12/11/13

Fall 2013

Fall General/PNAPP Cohort Orientation Handouts

• Orientation Schedule
• Faculty Panel
• Student/Alumni Panel
• Seminar Groups
• Evaluation
• Photograph Permission
• Some Helpful Links for New MPA Students

Fall General/PNAPP Cohort Core Classes

• 1st yr Core General Cohort The Context of Public Administration (PDF) revised 9/18/13
• MPA Orientation Letter for 2013 1st yr core (PDF) 7/31/13
• 2nd yr Core General Cohort:  Analytical Techniques-(PDF) 9/27/13
• 2nd yr Core General Cohort:  Analytical Techniques Schedule (PDF) 9/27/113

Fall General/PNAPP Cohort Concentration Course

• Foundations of Public Policy (PDF) 8/26/13

Fall Tribal Cohort Core Course

• 2nd yr Core Tribal Cohort:  Analytical Techniques for Public Service (PDF) 8/26/13
• Letter to 2nd yr Core Tribal Cohort (PDF) 8/26/13

Fall Tribal Concentration Course

• Tribal Economics (PDF) 10/2/13

Fall Electives

• Doing the Public's Business (PDF) 9/4/13
• Government Finance Policy (PDF) 10/2/13
• Human Resources (PDF) 10/7/13
• Legislative Policy revised (PDF) 10/9/13
• Nonprofit Theory and Practice (PDF) 8/5/13
• Sustainable Leadership & Decision Making (PDF) 10/14/13
• Transportation Policy (PDF) 10/7/13

2012–13 School Year

Summer 2013

Politics, Leadership, and the Policies They Create (2nd session) (PDF) 5/13/13

Public Administration at the Edge: Emerging Critical Theories (1st session) (PDF) 5/13/13

Washington State Tax and Fiscal Policy (2nd Session) (PDF) 7/22/13

Spring 2013

Spring General Cohort Core Classes

First Year Core Policy, Finance & Budgeting for Public Administration (PDF) 3/11/13

Second Year Capstone (PDF) 3/27/13

Spring Tribal Cohort Core Course

First Year Core Policy, Finance & Budgeting for Public Administration (PDF) 3/18/13

Spring Tribal Cohort Concentration Course

Tribal Organization (PDF) 4/23/13

Spring Electives

Advocacy, Social Change and the Nonprofit Sector (PDF) 3/4/13

Brave New Workplace (PDF) 2/25/13

Conflict Negotiations (PDF) 3/6/13

Design for Communities and Administration (PDF) 2/25/13

Housing Policy (PDF) 2/4/13

Project Management (PDF) 2/26/13

Strategies for Cultural and Heritage Resource Funding (PDF) 2/19/13

Winter 2013

Winter General Cohort Core Classes

First Year Core Doing Democratic Public Administration (PDF) 12/3/12

Second Year Core Analytical Techniques for Public Service II (PDF) 1/15/13

Winter General Cohort Concentration Course

Advanced Research Methods (PDF) 11/15/12

Winter Tribal Cohort Core Course

First Year Core Doing Democratic Public Administration (PDF) 12/31/12

Winter Tribal Cohort Concentration Course

Intergovernmental Relations (PDF) 1/15/13

Winter Electives

Context of Indigenous and Local Governance (PDF) 11/20/12

Diversity & Nondiscrimination Policy (PDF) 1/14/13

Ethics & Leadership (PDF) 11/28/12

International Policy and Public Administration (PDF) 11/20/12

Labor Relations and the Public Sector (PDF) 11/1/12

Natural Resources (PDF) 11/20/12

Organizational Resiliency (PDF) 11/5/12

Fall 2012

Fall General Cohort Core Classes

1st yr Core General Cohort The Context of Public Administration (PDF) 8/13/12

2nd yr Core General Cohort:  Analytical Techniques (PDF) 9/18/12

Fall General Cohort Concentration Course

Foundation of Public Policy  (PDF) 9/18/12

Fall Tribal Cohort Core Course

Context of Public Administration Tribal Governance (PDF) 10/8/12

Fall Tribal Cohort Concentration Course

Path to Sovereignty (PDF) 10/10/12

Fall Electives

Case Studies for Policy Analysis, Decision-Making & Education in Public Processes (PDF) 8/28/12

Education Policy (PDF) 9/12/12

Iintergovernmental Environmental Policy Issues (PDF) 9/25/12

Land Management & Policy Processes (PDF) 8/28/12

Marketing for Public Service (PDF) 9/12/12

Managing Organizations (PDF) 7/24/12

Non-Profit Theory & Practice: An Introduction (PDF) 8/28/12

Publish to Flourish (PDF) 9/12/12

Sustainable Leadership & Decision Making (PDF) 10/1/12

2011–12 School Year

Summer 2012

Energy Policy (PDF) 5/22/12

Politics, Leadership, and the Policies They Create (PDF) 5/21/12

Public Speaking (PDF) 5/16/12

Publish to Flourish (PDF) 6/5/12

Strategies for Graduate Writers (PDF) 5/16/12

Spring 2012

Spring General Cohort Core Classes

Policy, Finance & Budgeting for Public Administration (PDF) 4/4/12

Capstone (PDF) 4/9/12

Spring Tribal Cohort Core Class

Capstone (PDF) 3/2/12

Spring Electives

Comparative Administration (PDF) 2/21/12

Design Thinking for Public Administration (PDF) 2/13/12

Governing for Human Rights, Social Justice & Advocacy (PDF) 2/22/12

Health Policy (PDF) 2/13/12

Local Government Finance (PDF) 2/15/12

Organizational Change (PDF) 2/29/12

Winter 2012

Winter General Cohort Core Classes

Doing Democratic Public Administration (PDF) 12/12/11

Analytical Techniques for Public Service II (PDF) 1/11/12

Winter Tribal Cohort Core Class

Analytical Techniques for Public Service II (PDF) 1/11/12

Winter General Cohort Concentration Course

Advanced Research Methods (PDF) 1/9/12

Winter Tribal Cohort Concentration Course

Tribal Policy (PDF) 1/25/12