PPUA 6500 — Principles of Public Administration
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springArlington, VABostonOakland, CAOnlineOnlineTraditional
Introduces students to concepts and approaches to analyzing significant factors and relationships in government agencies and public-oriented nongovernmental organizations as they function in their environments. Examines the legal and constitutional foundations of public administration, bureaucratic structure and administrative power, managerial accountability and ethics, human resource management, economics of organization, decision making, budgeting, implementation and “street-level” bureaucrats, and more recent developments in public administration such as performance management and public management networks.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 41 | 53 | 77% | 6.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 76% | 6.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 4 | 47 | 100 | 47% | 13.3 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 27 | 50 | 54% | 11.5 |
| Fall 2025 | 3 | 52 | 75 | 69% | 7.7 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 96% | 1.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 32% · T 3% · W 2% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (63% of sections), M (32% of sections), T (3% of sections), W (2% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Cristina Stanica (75% of students) · reviews
- Akua Tetteh (15% of students) · reviews
- Etai Mizrav (7% of students) · reviews
- Martha Johnson (3% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Akua Tetteh (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (PPUA course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PPUA courses · Plan it at numap.app