Public Administration
Programs
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Public Service & Administration Major (BIS) -
Public Service & Administration Major (BA) -
Public Service & Administration Minor -
Public Service and Administration Certificate
Courses
PA 1050: Public Administration
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Administrative politics, law, and ethics, organizational theory and technical fields, such as budgeting, planning, and personnel.
PA 2000: Public Policy
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Theories of public policy making, national public policies, and contemporary issues.
PA 2100: City and Suburb
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Politics and problems in metropolitan areas of the United States.
PA 3000: Overview of Non-Profit Sector
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Examination of the size, scope, central activities, and public impact of the nonprofit sector in the U.S. and abroad. Exploration of current trends and career opportunities in the nonprofit sector.
PA 4100: Public Budgeting
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How government and nonprofits raise revenue, engage in the budgeting process, and use budgets to manage in the public sector.
PA 4200: Organizational Development
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Evaluation of human capital initiatives, marketing and communication strategies, and service delivery in government and nonprofit organizations.
PA 4500: Research Methods in Public Svc
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Overview of the purpose of research, research inquiry and the roles of qualitative and quantitative research, purpose, intent, design, methodology and technique, format and presentation, and data management and analysis.
PA 5000: Special Topics
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Special topics in public administration.
PA 5100: Independent Study
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Individual students with specific interests in public administration work on a tutorial basis with an appropriate professor.
PA 6000: Vocation of Public Service
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The exploration of the concept of public service as a """vocation
PA 6100: PSA Internship
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Supervised work opportunity to explore public service professional interests and gain experience in the public or nonprofit sector. Prerequisite: Approval from the Chair of the Department of Public Administration.
PA 1050 :Y or PA 2000 :Y
PA 6200: Special Topics Course
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Provides students with opportunity to take a course in an additional area of focus in the field of public service.
PA 6201: Social Impact internship
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Supervised internship offers practical experience and exploration of professional interests in public service within various public or nonprofit sector programs. Prerequisite Approval from the Chair of the Department of Public Administration.
PA 1050 :Y or PA 2000 :Y