Public Administration - Requirements for the Major
Public Administration Program | Public Administration Minor Requirements | Course Descriptions
Supporting Courses, 18 credits
- COMM SCI 301 Foundations for Social Research, 3 credits
- ECON 203 Micro Economic Analysis, 3 credits
- POL SCI 101 American Government and Politics, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 202 Introduction to Public Policy, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 215 Introduction to Public Administration, 3 credits
One of these:
- BUS ADM 215 Introduction to Business Statistics, 3 credits
- COMM SCI 205 Social Science Statistics, 4 credits
- MATH 260 Introductory Statistics, 4 credits
Areas of Emphasis
Public Management and Policy, 27 credits:
Upper-Level Courses
Required core courses, 12 credits:
- PU EN AF 315 Public and Nonprofit Management, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 408 Public Policy Analysis, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 344 Leadership and Human Resources, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 415 Public and Nonprofit Budgeting, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 428 Evaluating Programs in Public/Nonprofit Organizations, 3 credits
Institutions, Processes, and Organizational Behavior, 3 credits
One of these:
- POL SCI 316 Congress: Politics and Policy, 3 credits
- PSYCH 415 Organizational and Personnel Psychology, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 314 Administrative Law, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 335 Principles and Practices of Emergency Management, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 337 Disaster Response Operations and Management, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 344 Leadership and Human Resources, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 406 State and Local Government, 3 credits
One of these:
- ECON 305 Natural Resources Economic Policy, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 336 Strategic Emergency Preparedness, Planning, and Implementation, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 402 Environmental and Resource Economics, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 409 Public Finance and Fiscal Policy, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 415 Public and Nonprofit Budgeting, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 428 Evaluating Programs in Public/Nonprofit Organizations, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 453 Cost Benefit Analysis, 3 credits
Public Policy, 3 credits
One of these:
- PU EN AF 301 Environmental Politics and Policy, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 306 Regulatory Policy and Administration, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 338 Disaster Recovery, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 339 Political and Policy Dimensions of Emergency Management, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 351 Water Resources: Planning, Management, and Policy, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 378 Environmental Law, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 305 Urban Politics and Policy, 3 credits
Electives, 6 credits:
Choose two courses from any of the three groups of courses listed above, or PU EN AF 461 Special Topics in Public and Environmental Affairs, or PU EN AF 497 Internship in Public and Environmental Affairs (only 3 credits of internship can count toward the major). Internships are strongly recommended for students who qualify.
Nonprofit Management, 27 credits
Nonprofit Management Core, 21 credits
- PU EN AF 315 Public and Nonprofit Management, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 344 Leadership and Human Resources, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 408 Public Policy Analysis, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 415 Public and Nonprofit Budgeting, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 425 Fundraising and Marketing for Nonprofits, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 428 Evaluating Programs in Public/Nonprofit Organizations, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 497 Internship in Public and Environmental Affairs, 1-12 credits
Electives, 6 credits
Choose from:
- POL SCI 305 Urban Politics and Policy, 3 credits
- POL SCI 312 Community Politics, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 301 Environmental Politics and Policy, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 314 Administrative Law, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 335 Principles and Practices of Emergency Management, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 336 Strategic Emergency Preparedness, Planning and Implementation, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 337 Disaster Response Operations and Management, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 338 Disaster Recovery, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 339 Political and Policy Dimensions of Emergency Management, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 378 Environmental Law, 3 credits
- SOC C D 375 Women, Politics and Social Change, 3 credits
Emergency Management, 27 credits
Upper-Level core courses, 21 credits
- PU EN AF 315 Public and Nonprofit Management, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 408 Public Policy Analysis, 3 credits
And choose two of these:
- PU EN AF 344 Leadership and Human Resources, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 415 Public and Nonprofit Budgeting, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 428 Evaluating Programs in Public/Nonprofit Organizations, 3 credits
Emergency Management Emphasis, 15 credits
Choose five of these:
- PU EN AF 335 Principles and Practices of Emergency Management, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 336 Strategic Emergency Preparedness, Planning and Implementation, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 337 Disaster Response Operations and Management, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 338 Disaster Recovery, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 339 Political and Policy Dimensions of Emergency Management, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 497 Internship (in the area of emergency management), 1-12 credits