PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Interdisciplinary Major or Minor - www.uwgb.edu/pea/pubadm

 

OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM:

The Public Administration major is a broad-based, interdisciplinary, social science major. It is designed to prepare students for a variety of challenging careers in public and nonprofit organizations, as well as for further study in a variety of graduate programs.

 

The major in public administration consists of three sets of requirements: required supporting courses, upper-level core courses, and elective courses in several areas of specialization such as institutions and organizational behavior, analytical methods, and public policy.

 

There are two emphases which majors can choose-- Public Management and Policy and Nonprofit Management. The Public Management and Policy emphasis focuses on issue of public sector management and the development and implementation, methods of policy analysis, and political, administrative, legal, and economic issues in environmental policy. The Nonprofit Management emphasis was recently created for those students that want to focus on nonprofit organizations and hope to make a career within this sector of the economy. In addition to the courses listed, student may want to take advantage of the emergency management courses that are currently being offered in the Emergency Management Certificate program offered out of Outreach and Extension. These courses can be substituted into the Public Administration major.

 

Some minors that compliment this major well are Political Science, Economics, and Business Administration. Students interested in the arts may want to consider the Nonprofit Emphasis along with the Arts Management minor.

 

TIPS FROM THE PROFS:

Dr. Kraft advises that students pay attention to the sequence of courses that is displayed on the department homepage ( click here for more informationhttp://www.uwgb.edu/pea/). It is very important! Time is of the essence with this program. He has found that if students "eat-up" their early college years with general education courses, they will find that they cannot complete the degree within 4 years. He recommends seeing a faculty member as soon as possible!  A double major (or a minor) in political science or economics may be easy to accomplish with this program. It also highly compliments the public administration curriculum and makes students stronger candidates when seeking careers or entry into graduate programs.

 

WHO SHOULD HAVE THIS MINOR :

An interdisciplinary minor in Public Administration compliments a major in Political Science, Economics, Communication Processes, Environmental Policy and Planning, Urban and Regional Studies, Social Change and Development, and others. It prepares students to work in an administrative capacity and as a policy analyst for a variety of organizations, as well as providing a strong background for graduate studies in public administration, law, public policy, public affairs, and related fields.

 

WHAT’S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS MAJOR AT UWGB:

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WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MAJOR:

Use the following as an idea list, and remember that they represent some, but certainly not all, of the careers you might consider in Public Administration. Also keep in mind that many Public Administration majors pursue graduate studies in public administration, law, political science, social services, public policy, and public affairs.

 

The following list represents a few of the kinds of career titles for Public Administration majors:

 

Professional Administrator, Policy Analyst, City Manager, Educational Technology Policy Analyst, County Manager, Entry-level Analyst, Mid-level Analyst, Senior Analyst, Director of Finance, Contract Administration Manager, Chief Information Officer, Budget/Fiscal Analysis, Budget Assistant, College Professor/Instructor, Budget Specialist, Program Manager, Personnel Counselor, Health and Human Resource Specialist

 

Below is a list of positions that recent UW-Green Bay graduates have achieved:

 

Secretary to the Brown County Executive, Benefits Administrator, Human Resources Assistant, Human Resource Generalist, Commissioner, Environmental Planner, Executive Assistant, Clinic Business Trainer, Benefits Analyst, Project Coordinator, Claims Analyst, Field Representative, Human Resources Assistant, Customer Service Representative

 

Want to know more about the nature of the work, working conditions, earnings, training, and job outlook? Then check out the Occupational Outlook Handbook @ http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm

 

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