Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
Staff
Executive Director: M. Atkinson, Ph.D. (Saskatoon)
Associate Director: K.A. Rasmussen, Ph.D.
Professors: R. Hawkins, LL.M; G.P. Marchildon, Ph.D.; ; K.A. Rasmussen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor: K. McNutt, Ph.D., A. Zarzeczny, LL.M
Assistant Professors: B. Dupeyron, Ph.D.; J. Wallner, Ph.D.; L. Zhang, Ph.D.
Associated Faculty: Roy Romanow, LLB
Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) Program
Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the entrance requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, with the following additions (where applicable):
- The M.P.A. programs are open to persons with a four-year undergraduate degree in any area. Students will be required to complete a qualifying course in introductory Statistics if one was not taken as part of their undergraduate program.
- Those students without a background in economics may be required to complete introductory courses in micro and macro economics.
Qualifying Courses
Students who lack any of the following courses must successfully complete those courses (or substitutes) before taking more than one graduate level course. All qualifying courses must be passed with a grade no less than 70%. Qualifying students may be discontinued from their program if they receive one grade less than 70%.
| M.P.A. (Public Administration) |
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Program Requirements
Effective Fall 2011
M.P.A. (Public Administration) Course-based Option Program Requirements (30 credit hours)
| Required (15 credit hours) | JSGS 801 (3) JSGS 802 (3) JSGS 804 (3) JSGS 805 (3) JSGS 806 (3) |
| *Choose 1 of: (3 credit hours) | JSGS 808, JSGS 815, JSGS 838, JSGS 836 AA-ZZ |
| *Choose 1 of: (3 credit hours) | JSGS 816, JSGS 817, JSGS 818, JSGS 819, JSGS 822, JSGS 840, JSGS 849, JSGS 854, JSGS 859, JSGS 863, JSGS 864, JSGS 868, JSGS 872, JSGS 875 |
| *Choose any 3 of: (9 credit hours) | JSGS electives, one of which may be an open elective in a related discipline OR 6 credit hrs of JSGS 900 in lieu of two electives, with permission |
| Required (0 credit hours) | JSGS 990AB Students must register in JSGS 990AB each semester and attend at least 25 seminars during their program |
*Restricted electives are subject to change.
NOTE: All students in the MPA programs prior to Fall 2011 will be permitted to continue with their current program.
M.P.A. (Management) Course-based Option Program Requirements (30 credit hours)
- JSGS 801, JSGS 802, JSGS 804, JSGS 805, and JSGS 806 (15 credit hours)
- Four JSGS Electives (800 level courses) (12 credit hours)
- One open elective (800 level course) (3 credit hours)
M.P.A. (Public Policy) Course-based Option Program Requirements (30 credit hours)
- JSGS 801, JSGS 802, JSGS 804, JSGS 805, and JSGS 806 (15 credit hours)
- Four JSGS Electives (800 level courses) (12 credit hours)
- One open elective (800 level course) (3 credit hours)
Please Note: Students may take either JSGS 851 (Qualitative Research Methods) or SW 881 (Qualitative and Applied Research Methods) for credit as a JSGS elective.
*** Students following the project option must prepare and present a paper on a suitable topic. The project will be supervised by an accredited member of the Graduate School of Public Policy. The paper will be presented and defended at a seminar chaired by a member of the academic unit who will be the designated representative of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. The supervisor and an examining committee approved by the Graduate School of Public Policy will attend. A bound copy of the report will be filed with the Graduate School of Public Policy.
Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) Program
Admission Requirements
All applicants must meet the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research general admission requirements and may enter the program from a wide variety of disciplines.
Program Requirements
M.P.P. Thesis Option Program Requirements (30 credit hours)
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Choose 1 of: (3 credit hours) |
JSGS 806 OR JSGS 867 |
| Choose 1 of: (3 credit hours) |
JSGS 803 OR JSGS 851 |
| Choose 1 of: (3 credit hours) | JSGS 805 OR JSGS 862 OR JSGS 865 |
| *Choose 1 of: (3 credit hours) | Public Policy Elective, including: JSGS 864, JSGS 859, JSGS 817, JSGS 849, JSGS 854 |
| *Choose 1 of: (3 credit hours) | Public Policy Elective, including: JSGS 864, JSGS 859, JSGS 817, JSGS 849, JSGS 854 |
| Choose 1 of: (3 credit hours) | Any JSGS course, or an open elective in a related discipline, with permission |
| (15 credit hours) | JSGS 901 Research |
| (0 credit hours) | JSGS 990AB Students must register in JSGS 990AB each semester and attend at least 25 seminars during their program. |
*Restricted electives are subject to change.
M.P.P. (Health Systems Research) Thesis Option Program Requirements (30 credit hours)
| Required (9 credit hours) | JSGS 803 (3) JSGS 805 (3) JSGS 860 (3) |
| Choose 1 of: (3 credit hours) | JSGS 851 OR JSGS 806 |
| Choose 1 of: (3 credit hours) | JSGS 817, JSGS 827, JSGS 832, JSGS 833, JSGS 837 |
| (15 credit hours) | JSGS 901 Research |
| (0 credit hours) | JSGS 990AA Students must register in JSGS 990AA each semester and attend at least 80% of bi-weekly seminars |
Programs that are likely to have courses of interest
to MPP students include the MPA, Master of
International Trade (INTR courses; U of S only),
Political Science, Economics, and Sociology, at either
university.
Students are expected to complete the program in a
timely manner; for example, within two years as a
full-time student, but a maximum of five years is
allowed under FGSR's regulations.
Ph.D. in Public Policy Program
Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the general admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, with the following additions (as applicable):
- Applicants must have completed a Master of Public Policy (MPP) or Public Administration (MPA), or a Master's degree in a cognate discipline such as economics, political science, sociology, or educational administration from an accredited university and will be expected to have achieved an average of 75 percent or better in their Master's program.
- Applicants seeking admission after completing a course-based Master's degree may be required to complete an examination as a condition of the program, which will be identified in the admission letter. This examination will typically consist of a written examination in the students' major area and this is to be completed in the first year of studies. A student who fails the written examination will be permitted to retake the examination only once.
- Applicants are required to prepare and submit a research program outlining the research that they would like to pursue in the area of public policy. The research program outline is to contain a well-defined problem statement, a review of the appropriate literature, and an initial methodology.
- An interview with the applicant is required and will be scheduled by the School upon receipt of all application materials in the FGSR. The Ph.D. steering committee of the School reviews the file and makes a recommendation to the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research.
Exceptional students may be considered for transfer from the MPP (or MPA) to the Ph.D. A transfer will only be considered after a student has completed all 15 credit hours of the course work required for the MPP (Note: students in the MPA would also have to complete a minimum of 15 credit hours of course work to be considered for transfer). Before students will be transferred to the Ph.D. program, they must also successfully complete an examination (see above). The graduate committee in the School will also require three letters of recommendation (typically from faculty members in the School) in support of the transfer.
Program Requirements
Students with a Master's degree (thesis route) in Public Policy from an accredited university will be required to take a minimum of nine (9) credit hours of the core course work. Students without this background will be required to acquire the relevant background before taking the formal Ph.D. core courses.
Ph.D. (After Master's) - 60 credit hours
Required Courses:
Students are required to complete nine (9) credit hours from
the following core set of courses:
| Required: (3 credit hours) | JSGS 803 OR JSGS 851 |
| (3 credit hours) | JSGS 865 |
| (3 credit hours) | JSGS 869 |
| (51 credit hours) | JSGS 901 Research |
| (0 credit hours) | JSGS 990AB Students must register in JSGS 990AB each semester and attend at least 25 seminars during their program |
Students who have taken one or more of these
courses previously (i.e., in a master's program) will be
required to substitute an additional course or courses.
Students may take additional courses in a particular subject
area if they wish, subject to the approval of their advisory
committee and the FGSR.
Students must write and successfully defend a thesis to
complete the program. Students are expected to complete the
program in a timely manner; for example, within three years as
a full-time student, but a maximum of six years is allowed
under FGSR's regulations.
Comprehensive Exam:
Students will complete a comprehensive examination following
completion of their prescribed course work (see above). The
comprehensive exam would involve the preparation of a paper
and an oral exam. The paper would be linked to the research
program that the student has identified and that would serve
as the starting point for a thesis proposal to be completed
after the comprehensive exam is successfully completed.
Following successful completion of the comprehensive exam,
students would move to the development of a proposal, and upon
its approval, to the thesis research and writing stage.
Academic Performance Standards:
Satisfactory performance in research and course work is
required and can be reviewed at any time as defined within the
framework of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
regulations. The supervisory committee can meet to address any
issues pertaining to the student's progress and could
recommend termination of a student's program should progress
be unsatisfactory. The Dean of FGSR or the FGSR Ph.D.
Committee may also initiate questions concerning a student's
progress, as per FGSR regulations.
Master's Certificate Program
Master's Certificate Admission Requirements
- Completion of an undergraduate degree with a minimum overall GPA of 70%
- Test of English proficiency, if undergraduate instruction was not in English
There is also a mid-career option for admission, in which prospective students with at least five years of government or non-profit organization management experience may be admitted without an undergraduate degree.
Master's Certificate in Public Management
This certificate should be of interest to individuals currently working in the public sector who do not have a background in administration and who want to improve their administrative and management skills. Students will develop the ability to analyze governing institutions and the processes of modern government along with some of the basic skills and techniques required to effectively manage in the public sector.
| Required: | JSGS 801 | Governance and Administration |
| Choose 2 of: | JSGS 802 | Public Finance |
| JSGS 808 | Leadership, Ethics, and Democracy | |
| JSGS 815 | Strategic Human Resource Management | |
| JSGS 828 | Project Management | |
| JSGS 847 | Strategic Planning | |
| JSGS 853 | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution |
Master's Certificate in Non-Profit Management - NOTE: This program is not currently offered.
This certificate will be of value either to those working in the non-profit sector or to those public servants who manage non-profit/government relationships. Students will develop an understanding of the role of the non-profit sector in modern Canadian society and the relationship between it and the public sector. Students will gain a solid foundation of skills useful in managing in the non-profit sector.
| Required: | JSGS 811 | Managing Non-profit Organizations |
| Choose 2 of: | JSGS 846 | Philanthropy and Fundraising for Non-Profit Organizations |
| JSGS 847 | Strategic Planning for Non-Profit and Public Organizations | |
| JSGS 848 | Financial Management for Non-profit Organizations |
Master's Certificate in Health Systems Management
This certificate will be of interest either to those currently working in health care administration or to those who want to move into health care administration. Students will develop a good understanding of the complex issues that are encountered by those managing health systems in today’s changing health care organizations.
| Required: | JSGS 827 | Health Care Organization and Administration |
| Choose 2 of: | JSGS 817 | Health Policy |
| JSGS 832 | Population Based Management | |
| JSGS 833 | Performance Measurement in Health Care Organizations | |
| JSGS 834 | Financial Management in Health Care Organizations | |
| JSGS 837 | Health Economics |
Master's Certificate in Public Policy Analysis
This certificate will be of interest to those directly involved in policy analysis development and to those involved in policy decisions who want to increase their understanding of the overall policy process. It will provide students with a basic foundation in public policy analysis, development, and evaluation. Students will develop analytic skills and gain a solid understanding of the basics of public policy implementation and development.
| Required: | JSGS 806 | Public Policy Analysis |
| Choose 2 of: | JSGS 805 | Economics for Public Policy Analysis |
| JSGS 818 | Policy Evaluation | |
| JSGS 819 | Gender and Public Policy | |
| JSGS 822 | Comparative Public Policy | |
| JSGS 835AQ | Advanced Policy Analysis |
Master's Certificate in Economic Analysis for Public Policy
This certificate is designed for those currently working, or wanting to work, directly in the area of policy analysis in the public. It will provide students with the basic skills and techniques for sound economic analysis of public policy along with an understanding of the advantages or disadvantages of various policy models.
| Required: | JSGS 806 | Public Policy Analysis |
| Choose 2 of: | JSGS 803 | Quantitative Methods for Public Policy |
| JSGS 805 | Economics for Public Policy Analysis | |
| JSGS 820 | Micro-Economics for Policy Analysis | |
| JSGS 821 | Macro-Economics for Policy Analysis |
Course Descriptions
JSGS 801 Governance and Administration (3)
Analyzes governing institutions and the process of modern
government as a means of enhancing student's understanding
of policy formulation and implementation. It is intended
to provide a basis for critically assessing political and
administrative decision-making and policy outcomes.
JSGS 802 Public Finance (3)
Provides a survey of Canadian public finance. Examines rationales
for government intervention in a market economy, the assessment
of public policy, how government decisions are made and
the impact of government expenditures and taxation on the
economy and the well-being of Canadians, in terms of economic
efficiency and interpersonal equity.
JSGS 803 Quantitative Methods (3)
Provides students with an understanding of the statistical
concepts and techniques used in conducting research and
critically evaluating empirical studies. Topics include
statistical inference, sampling theory, and data and regression
analysis as applied to problems in public policy.
JSGS 804 Seminar on Research and Writing (3)
Introduction to research and writing in public policy including
research design, sourcing, evaluation, analysis and presentation.
The course is built on the progressive evolution of a major
research paper, and will provide critique on both research
design and methodology.
JSGS 805 Economics for Public Policy Analysis (3)
Examination of concepts in microeconomics and macroeconomics,
focusing on issues relevant to the public sector. Intended
for students who have had limited exposure to economics.
This is a prerequisite for students wishing to take JSGS
820 and 821 but who do not have 300 level macro- and micro-economic
classes.
JSGS 806 Public Policy Analysis (3)
Analysis of the processes whereby public policies arise and
are enacted in Canada. Compares theories and models of
policy-making and decision-making to illustrate the special
requirements of the Canadian environment; examines the
roles of various participants in the policy process: legislators,
political parties, interest groups, administrators and
administrative structures, citizens and the judiciary.
JSGS 808 Ethical Leadership and Democracy in Public Service
(3)
There is a growing interest in leadership, ethics and democracy
within the profession of public administration. This course
examines these three key concepts in the making of a professional
public servant and connects them to the environment in which
decisions are made in government.
JSGS 809 Introduction to Law in Public Administration and Policy (3)
Introduction to Law in Public Administration and Policy: Law and regulation as it affects public administration and policy, including the methods and procedures followed in Canada as a Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, the nature of the law-making process, choice of legal instruments including administrative tribunals, and the legal methods by which administrative instruments are controlled.
JSGS 811 Nongovernmental Organizations and Alternative Service
Delivery (3)
This course examines the increasing role played by the third
sector in Canada. Students will examine alternative allocations
of responsibility for solving particular social and public
problems - voluntary, not-for-profit, for-profit, joint public/private,
public encouraged/subsidized, and publicly coerced - along
with examples, reasons, and theories for particular forms
of organization, new methods of accountability and tensions
between government and its new partners.
JSGS 813 Managing Change (3) (Equivalent to GBUS 860)
This course seeks to bring about an awareness and understanding
of how organizations are managing change. The course will
provide perspectives of the change strategists, the change
implementers, and the change recipients. The objective
of the course is to develop sensitive and effective change-agent
skills in management ranks.
JSGS 815 Strategic Human Resource Management: Legal
and Policy Issues (3) (Equivalent
to GBUS 843)
Examination of human resources functions in public and private
organizations from a strategic and institutional perspective.
The topics include human resource planning, recruitment and
selection, performance measurement and assessment, training
and development, and the design of reward systems.
JSGS 816 Tax Policy and Fiscal Federalism (3)
Examination of objectives of tax policy and basic principles
of taxation, with special reference to Canada. Various
types of Canadian taxes - federal, provincial, municipal
- will be analyzed and evaluated, including those on personal
income, corporation income, manufacturers' sales, resource
property and other taxes. Emphasis on evaluation of specific
taxes and current issues in tax policies in Canada.
JSGS 817 (PSCI 844) Health Policy (3)
The course will review the historical development of the
Canadian health care system and its supporting principles,
governance structures and fiscal arrangements; and examine
contemporary structures and relationships. Issues such
as benefit coverage, health human resources, user fees,
pharmaceuticals, regional health boards, and health reform
in a comparative context will be examined.
JSGS 818 Program Evaluation (3)
Through extensive use of examples from various fields, students will be exposed to the art and science of applying evaluation methodologies and techniques to programs in both the public and nonprofit sectors.
Prerequisite: JSGS 806 or permission.
JSGS 819 Gender and Public Policy (3)
The course will compare neo-classical and feminist approaches
to the analysis of public policy. Students will examine
the labour market and gender-based inequality; the family,
with a particular focus on intrahousehold resource allocation;
and will consider macro-economic issues and provide gender-based
analysis in relation to public policy in Canada.
JSGS 820 Micro-Economics for Policy Analysis (3)
The microeconomic tools needed for public policy analysis.
Introduces students to an economic approach to the study
of human behaviour, with special emphasis on the study
of the circumstances under which markets achieve, or fail
to achieve, an efficient allocation of the economy’s
resources.
Prerequisite: JSGS 805 or permission.
JSGS 821 Macro-Economics for Policy Analysis (3)
An introduction to the major policy questions of macroeconomics,
presenting macroeconomic models to assist policy development.
An emphasis is placed on current policy issues including
monetary policy, fiscal policy, currency regimes, productivity
and growth, demographics patterns and fiscal sustainability.
Prerequisites: JSGS 805 or permission.
JSGS 822 Comparative Public Policy (3)
Using a comparative perspective, students will analyze how public policy is formulated, how it changes, and why. The role of formal and informal institutions, actors, structures and networks is examined, providing an increased understanding of theories of public policy, and the ability to critically analyze and compare public policy.
JSGS 825 Saskatchewan in Canadian Federalism (3)
Examines Canadian federalism from the perspective of Saskatchewan's
postwar role in shaping national policy. The province's
impact on the federation is analyzed through a series of
topics.
JSGS 827 Health Care Organization and Administration (3)
This course will provide students with an understanding of
issues involved in the management and organization of health
services. Students will examine issues related to managing
health in terms of regional health authorities, health
ministries and individual health organizations.
JSGS 828 Project Management (3) (Equivalent to GBUS 865)
An introduction to the many phases of a project’s life cycle. Students will gain knowledge and understanding of Project Management principles and learn how to manage them effectively using Project Management techniques by monitoring and maintaining control of scope, time and costs within a project.
JSGS 831 Seminar on Public Administration (3)
The course examines the principles underlying the application
of selected aspects of public management and examines ways
in which governments apply the principles. The course compares
approaches of different governments and examines some specific
applications and strives to develop in students the competencies
required of public servants.
JSGS 832 Population Based Health Program Management (3)
This course will apply the techniques of epidemiology and
biostatistics to evaluate population-based health programs.
In addition, students will become familiar with principles
of public health, prevention, and health care quality management.
JSGS 833 Performance Measurement in Health Care Organizations
(3)
Focusing on the health care imperative of accountability
to the community, this course deals with the measurement
of performance in health care organizations. Management control
focuses on the implementation of business strategies and
the attainment of organizational goals.
JSGS 834 Financial Management of Health Care Organizations
(3)
This course covers the financial management function in health
care organizations including operating and capital budgeting
processes along with budgetary and financial controls. There
will be extensive use of financial analysis tools for the
health care organization and skills needed to develop basic
finance and accounting foundations will be reviewed.
JSGS 835AA-ZZ Selected Topics in Public Policy (3)
Examination of one or more selected policy area(s) related
to the interests of the instructors and students. An analytical
assessment in terms of the economic, political, social, legal,
quantitative, and administrative factors.
JSGS 836AA-ZZ Selected Topics in Public Administration (3)
Examination of one or more selected problems in public sector
management relative to the interests of the instructor
and students. A multidisciplinary application of knowledge,
concepts and analytical tools to contemporary issues challenging
government executives.
JSGS 837 Health Economics (3)
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction
to economic concepts and analysis relevant to health, health
care and health care systems. Students will examine economic
aspects of various elements of the health-care sector,
identify relevant policy questions and apply economic concepts
and techniques to analyze them.
JSGS 838 Public Sector Financial Management (3)
This course gives an overview of how to budget in the public
and non-profit sector. Topics covered will include the
budget cycle, from conceptual creation to development of
practical options; rules and regulations regarding transfers
between programs; issues associated with the audit process;
and oversight of third-party budgets.
JSGS 839 Classic and Contemporary Readings in Policy Theory (3)
This course surveys classic and contemporary theories in public policy and public administration. It is intended to provide students with a solid theoretical foundation in decision-making processes, policy learning, policy change, institutionalism and the intellectual developments associated with the policy process.
JSGS 840 Public Policy and Public Opinion (3)
Public opinion in its many forms has become increasingly
important for government decision-making and accountability
processes. This course examines the underlying assumptions
and research methodology used in assessing public opinion
as well as government’s use of public opinion and
its impact on decision-making and accountability practices.
JSGS 842 American Foreign Policy in a New Era (3)
Foreign policy decisions are the product of an historical
context (individual and cultural), a complex bureaucratic
process, and an intertwined domestic and international
political and economic environment. In order to criticize,
evaluate, and understand those decisions, this course will
examine all these components in relation to emerging doctrines
of U.S. foreign policy.
JSGS 847 Strategic Planning for Non-Profit and Public Organizations
(3)
Strategic and operational planning through discussion of
the relevance of organizational values, development of mission
and vision statements and techniques to align goals and objectives
with organizational priorities. Financial capability analysis
and budgetary role in planning will be addressed. Skills
developed include critical thinking, problem solving, writing,
and presentation skills.
JSGS 848 Financial Management for Non-Profit Organizations
(3)
During the course students will review key financial-analysis
tools and techniques. They will discuss information found
in non-profit financial statements and explore principles
of financial management and operating and capital-budgeting
processes, with the goal of gaining appreciation of how available
resources are allocated to both short-term and long-term
objectives.
JSGS 849 Social Economy and Public Policy
(3)
Focus on how non-profit, community-based
organizations, and co-operatives interplay with the
public policies of different levels of government. Using
case studies, students will examine administrative
public policy, funding, evaluation and accountability.
The course also includes a field trip and researcher and
practitioner guest lecturers.
JSGS 850AA-ZZ -
Selected Executive Internships
This internship is for students who have completed
at least 50% of their program, including the core
program courses, and have little or no experience in the
public sector. Students will be exposed to the skills
used by manager at senior levels in the public sector
and will perform a variety of tasks.
JSGS 851
Qualitative Methods (3)
This class provides students with advanced skills in
qualitative research methods used for policy analysis
and programme evaluation. The course surveys validity
and reliability measurements, the methodological
branches of qualitative research, and a range of
applications. Topics include: case studies,
interviewing, consultation, focus groups, documentary
analysis, Web-research, and content analysis.
JSGS
852 Inside Government - Practice and Procedures (3)
Examines the principles underlying aspects of public
management with an emphasis on the machinery of
government and the ways in which governments apply
public administration principles and use various
instruments. Students will practice some of the
competencies expected of public servants through
lectures, student presentations, in-class exercises and
field trips.
JSGS 853 Negotiation and Conflict
Resolution (3)
This course addresses Negotiations & Alternative Dispute
Resolution (ADR) in the workplace, including theoretical
models and applications relevant to managing conflict in
employment settings. Students will gain a firm
understanding of how to resolve workplace conflict in
both unionized and non-unionized environments.
JSGS
854 Higher Education Policy (3)
This course examines the broad context in which
higher education policy is made and evaluate a variety
of policy initiatives launched by governments around the
world. The purpose is to acquaint students with the
principal objectives of government in the higher
education sector and the major policy challenges they
confront.
JSGS 855AA-ZZ Advanced Standing for
Professional Programs (Variable credit 3-9)
Advanced standing of up to 9 credit hours in the MPA
program for prior completion of approved professional
programs. Students who receive advance standing for
approved programs may be excluded from taking up to 3
electives.
JSGS 859 Innovation Policy (3)
This course is designed as a special topic course in
the theory and practice of innovation policy. Students
will investigate the theory, methodology and
applications of innovation policy through primary
readings, discourse and writing.
JSGS 860 Health
Systems Research Methods (3)
This course in research methods as applied to the
analysis of health systems will develop students’
knowledge and skills in health systems research
including the criteria for formulating health system
research problems and hypotheses, selecting the
appropriate research design, conducting a systematic
literature review, methods of data collection and use.
JSGS 861 Health, Post-Secondary Ed & Social Programs:
Funding, Structure & Reform (3)
Establish the foundations for the current funding of
health-care, post-secondary education and Canadian
social programs, considering the main elements of a
budget. Students will work together to compile a
provincial budget and determine how to fund the
increasing costs of health-care while maintaining the
quality of other programs and services.
JSGS 862
Political Economy (3)
Focuses on the politics of aggregating individual
decisions into collective action, revealing the
difficulty of formulating and implementing public policy
broadly construed. The course readings emphasize formal
approaches to this subject, while the assignments and
discussion emphasize their application to real problems.
JSGS 863 Aboriginal Peoples and Public Policy (3)
Begins with the historic framework for contemporary
public policy established by treaties, reserves and
legislation. Then it examines contemporary developments,
including constitutional negotiations, influential court
case, urbanization, comprehensive claims and
self-government.
JSGS 864 Social Policy:
Interdisciplinary Perspectives (3)
An interdisciplinary course that offers a
comparative and historical perspective on social policy
development, in Canada and in other advanced industrial
countries.
JSGS 865 Decision Making in
Organizations (3)
Examines the manner in which decisions are made in
organizations, with a particular focus on policy
decisions. The course uses a wide variety of behavioral
theories to look at phenomena such as policy traps,
framing, unwarranted optimism, and group think.
JSGS 866 Public Leadership: Theory and Practice (3)
This course covers key leadership/management skills
such as clarifying personal vision, coaching, goal
setting, conflict management, stress management,
emotional intelligence, crisis management, process &
system design and communication skills. Major competency
models of leadership and management are covered to
familiarize students with the research and practice of
leadership development.
JSGS 867 Advanced Policy
Analysis (3)
This course will introduce students to applied
policy analysis and key policy research methods
including interviews, focus groups and surveys. As an
applied project class students will work with faculty
and representatives from the Saskatchewan Government to
conduct a policy analytic review for a provincial
ministry.
JSGS 868 Resource and Environmental
Policy (3)
An examination of recent trends in resource and
environmental policy. The course will focus on policy
processes in the context of the growing integration of
resource and environmental policies, multi-level
governance and civil society engagement.
JSGS 869 PhD Reading Course (3)
This course is based on a PhD Comprehensive Exam Reading
List in the topic areas of Public Administration, Policy
Process, Economic Policy Thought, Institutions, and Critical
Theory.
JSGS 871 Research Methods in International Trade
Policy (3)
Is designed to provide the analytical skills
required to make sense of the vast literature on
international trade, much of which presents data in
sophisticated ways, reports the results of the use of
often quite sophisticated statistical techniques, and
may even be the result of mathematical modeling.
JSGS 872 International Trade and Commercial Policy (3)
Economic analysis of international trade policy.
Economic implications of border measures, subsidies,
technical standards as barriers to trade, unfair trade
practices, sanctions. Dispute settlement and economic
penalties. Assessment of international trade
institutions and agreements.
JSGS 873 International
Trade Theory (3)
Reviews the economic rationale and evidence used to
evaluate the effects of freer trade on national
economics. We will explore classical theories of trade
as well as new models of trade that stress increasing
returns and market structure. We will use original data
sources to explore essential features of international
trade.
JSGS 874 International Monetary Economics
(3)
Reviews the factors that determine exchange rates,
the benefits and costs of alternative exchange rate
regimes, the efficacy of fiscal and monetary policy
under different regimes, and the causes and consequences
of a currency crisis. We will use original data sources
to explore essential features of international monetary
flows.
JSGS 875 Politics of International Trade (3)
Will explore the political context of international
trade by examining the literature on globalization and
by focusing on trade policy decision making in major
trading nations as well as in regional and international
organizations.
JSGS 876 International Trade Law (3)
Examines international trade laws in goods and services,
focusing principally on the World Trade Organization,
the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade, and the
North American Free Trade Agreement. This international
law specialization includes negotiation and dispute
settlement processes and types of rules restraining
national restrictions on trade.
JSGS 877 International Sales and Finance Law
(International Commercial Transactions) (3)
Introduction to legal concepts and operational principles
relevant to transnational commercial transactions. The nature
and roles of the various types of private international
conventions (law treaties) and the role of national courts in
enforcement are outlined.
JSGS 878 International Business
Environment (3)
Looks at international trade from the perspective of
the private sector practitioner, manager or consultant.
Topics include FDI, international cultural, physical,
economic, socioeconomic, political, legal and financial
environmental forces, competitive intelligence,
international marketing challenges, and international
financial and human resources management.
JSGS 879
The Management of Technology (3)
To assist students to develop a framework for
understanding and analyzing the strategic management of
the research, development and commercialization of
biotechnology-based products. Students will also learn
the role and importance of government (domestic and
international regulations), intellectual property
regulations and public perception in the business
strategy decision making process of firms.
JSGS 881
Constitutional Law and Public Policy (3)
Students will develop the critical skills necessary to
examine Canada’s constitutional framework, including the
judicial system the division of powers, the treatment
and rights of Aboriginal Peoples, and the Charter of
Rights and Freedoms.
JSGS 890AA-ZZ Directed Readings (3-6 credit
hours)
Directed readings for individual students or groups of
students on selected topics. Prerequisite: Permission of
Department Head.
JSGS 900 Research Project (3
or 6 credit hours)
Under the guidance of a supervisory committee, a student
analyzes a significant organizational problem with a
view to recommending a feasible solution. Problems may
be either specific or general, requiring either a
particular disciplinary background or a
multidisciplinary approach. Students are required to
register in a minimum of 6 credit hours of project
research. The course will be graded in a credit/nocredit
(C/N) basis.
JSGS 901 Research (Variable credit 3-15)
Thesis research.
JSGS 906 PhD Seminar (3)
This is a seminar class in which Ph.D. candidates will
participate with faculty and associate faculty. Their
research to date will be critiqued at a number of
seminars. Candidates will also be required to review and
critique research work being presented by other Ph.D.
students and GSPP faculty members participating in the
seminar.
JSGS 990AA-ZZ Seminar Series (0)
Students are required to
attend a series of seminars featuring events and
discussion on current research and policy issues, as
well as skill-building sessions. JSGS students may be
required to register in a selected seminar in the JSGS
990AA-ZZ series every term. Credit is based on
attendance at up to 25 seminars/events.
