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Course Descriptions

Municipal/County Administration

GPA 8230

0-20 Credits

This course is a survey of contemporary issues facing municipalities and counties specifically in Minnesota and generally in the upper Midwest. The semester will explore the practicalities and politics of managing a municipal and county organization using a variety of current practitioners in the field. Areas of concentration will include: community roles and power structures; city council, county board, and staff relations; public safety and public works issues; land use and community development; employee relations; finance; legal authority and emerging issues of governance and the role of citizen participation. Students currently will find this class a good way to acquire a broad-based understanding of municipal and county operations and the complexities of this occupational field.

Elective course for this programs:
Master in Public Administration (Concentration in Administering Local Government-Traditional Model)
Master in Management (Traditional Model)
Master in Nonprofit Management (Traditional Model)

Past Course Syllabi and Instructors for this Course:

Term	Location	Instructor	Course Syllabi
Spring 2007	St. Paul Campus	William Joynes	PDF File