The field of Public Administration has developed over the past millennia.  PA as a profession and as a field of study, is deeply rooted to theories and practices. This course introduces not only the current theories and practices in governing to serve the public but also the paradigm shifts which include politics and administration dichotomy, new PA, new public management, and good governance.  The study of the branches or fields of studies are also essential in this course.

Comm 141A is a major course for BA Communication students. The course introduces the rudiments of thesis writing, particularly the development of a thesis proposal. It orients students on the importance of research in creating effective communication processes. It equips them with the competencies to plan and conduct original communication research that generates new information and affirms current understandings about the society.

• The thesis is a synthesis of MA student’s whole graduate undertaking.  At this stage, the student prepares a topic proposal outline to be defended among panel of examiners.  The outline briefly states the following:  Rationale/Background, Statement of the Problem and Hypothesis/Hypotheses, Conceptual and Analytical Frameworks, Research Method, Samples and Sampling Procedure, Instruments, Data Gathering Procedure, and Treatment of Data.