PAD

Subject

PAD

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

coursecatalog.strayer.edu

Public administration is primarily involved with public service and policy, which may involve managing and securing funds through grants. This course will provide strategies for approaching foundational and governmental grants and guide the student through every phase of creating a successful grant, from preparation through post-submittal follow up. Credits 4.5 Prerequisites HSA 501 or PAD 500

Subject

PAD

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

coursecatalog.strayer.edu

PAD 520 or PAD 530 4.5

Subject

PAD

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

coursecatalog.strayer.edu

This course is the foundation of public policy analysis. Explores the interrelationships among politics, policy formulation and implementation, and ethics and values, with emphasis on the public sector in the United States. Examines how political parties, key stakeholders, interest groups and public opinion influences public policy; its role and issues in federal, state, local and nonprofit agencies; and how public bureaucracies implement policy through decision-making, planning, organizing and other administrative processes. Credits 4.5 Prerequisites PAD 500

Subject

PAD

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

coursecatalog.strayer.edu

Examines models of and societal and personal assumptions about leadership. Elements, factors and processes that give rise to effective executive and managerial leadership are discussed and applied to large, complex organizations. Addresses the theory, concepts, research and practice in conflict analysis and resolution. The roles of private and public-sector leaders in conceptualizing, planning and managing innovation and change, and in mediating conflicts are explored, as are the theoretical bases of various decision-making and problem-solving strategies. Credits 4.5

Subject

PAD

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

coursecatalog.strayer.edu

Reviews the political, social and economic factors influencing policy analysis and planning for analyzing, solving and resolving practical problems designed for policy issues facing federal, state, local and nonprofit sectors. Examines quantitative and qualitative methods, processes and concepts of public policy analysis and develops skills in applying critical-thinking, analytical techniques and various forms of structured analytical writing and communications. The role and ethical dimensions of policy analysis in the policy-making process are discussed. Credits 4.5

Subject

PAD

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

coursecatalog.strayer.edu

This course will provide the skills to planning, organizing the complex roles and functions of planning in the development of urban settlements including transportation, business districts, neighborhoods, green space and more. Credits 4.5 Strayer University 2026-2027 Catalog 355

Subject

PAD

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

coursecatalog.strayer.edu

This course examines U.S. public administration within the U.S. Constitution and U.S. legal system as the foundation for all laws in the public, nonprofit and private sectors in a constitutional, regulatory and administrative legal framework. It uses the federal government as the context for analyzing administrative agencies and the public sector administrator's legal responsibility and accountability of public goods while applying legal principles, concepts and processes needed to address legal subjects most relevant to public administration. Accordingly, the course explores how the legal system addresses critical issues faced by public officials and how the law is designed to work. The course also explores the relationship between public administration and law, and specifically how the law is upheld in the decision-making process. Credits 4.5

Subject

PAD

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

coursecatalog.strayer.edu

Total Credits 45-54

Subject

PAD

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

coursecatalog.strayer.edu

This course examines the global context of public administration policies, procedures and stakeholders and the impact on geo-economic and geopolitical systems. Students examine public administration controversies from the local and global perspective and learn how to evaluate policy alternatives. Case studies are used to analyze efficacy of solutions and the nature of shifting global policy. Credits 4.5

Subject

PAD

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

coursecatalog.strayer.edu

Total Credits 45

Subject

PAD

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

coursecatalog.strayer.edu