Public Administration - Requirements for the Major
Recommended Supporting Courses
- COMN PRO 133 Fundamentals of Public Address, 3 credits
- ECON 202 Macro Economic Analysis, 3 credits
- ENG COMP 105 Expository Writing, 3 credits
Required 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
Upper-Level Courses, 24 credits
Required core courses, 9 credits:
- PU EN AF 315 Public and Nonprofit Management, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 408 Public Policy Analysis, 3 credits
One of these:
- 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 (Choose one course):
- POL SCI 316 Congress: Politics and Policy, 3 credits
- POL SCI 410 Intergovernmental Relations, 3 credits
- PSYCH 415 Organizational and Personnel Psychology, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 314 Administrative Law, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 344 Leadership in Organizations, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 406 State and Local Government, 3 credits
Analytic Methods (Choose one course):
- ACCTG 316 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting, 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 452 Planning Theory and Methods, 3 credits
Public Policy (Choose one course):
- PU EN AF 301 Environmental Politics and Policy, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 306 Regulatory Policy and Administration, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 378 Environmental Law, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 305 Urban Politics and Policy, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 351 Transportation and the City, 3 credits
Additional courses, 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.
Additional courses may be appropriate for a major (for example, SOC WORK 275 American Social Welfare or ECON 301 Economic and Social Security). Students should consult a faculty adviser.