The Bush School’s City & County Governance Program prepares students in the Master of Public Service and Administration degree program for professional careers in local government at the city and county level.
Faculty members in the Department of Public Service and Administration offer a range of courses that explore the institutional structure of city and county government and how it varies among jurisdictions. Topics include politics and management at the state and local level, the prerogatives and limitations of governments in different policy areas, the role of state and local governments in implementing federal programs, and critical issues facing said governments.
What sets the Bush School’s program apart is its practitioner-based teaching blended with the academic foundations of critical thinking at a graduate course level from Bush School professors. Bush School Professors of the Practice Paul Hofmann and Dr. Brian Nakamura bring a career’s worth of experience in city management to the Bush School.
Dr. Ann Bowman holds the Hazel Davis and Robert Kennedy Endowed Chair in Government and Public Service at the Bush School and specializes in state and local politics and management, intergovernmental relations, and public policy, especially the substantive areas of environment, economic development, and land use. Dr. Robert Greer, Association Professor at the Bush School, specializes in state and local government financial management, specifically in the areas of debt management, municipal securities, and infrastructure finance.
Topics discussed in the program include politics and management at the state and local level, the prerogatives and limitations of governments in different policy areas, the role of state and local governments in implementing federal programs, and critical issues facing said governments.
Bush School graduates who concentrated on City and County Governance during their studies have gone on to successful careers in local government service.
