Public Administration Minor

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Eunju Kang, Coordinator

The Public Administration minor provides a broad understanding of the political, managerial, and quantitative aspects of public agency functions and policy activities. Through participation in this minor, students have an opportunity to learn practical and analytical skills in preparing for a management career in federal, state, or local government, or to prepare for graduate study leading toward a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, Management, or Public Policy.

A maximum of 12 credits of overlap with other major requirements is permissible.

Total Credits Required to Complete Minor: 21

Basic Requirements (12 Credits)

PLSC 217 - Public Administration Credit(s): 3
PLSC 314 - American Public Policy Credit(s): 3

One course from:

ACCT 102 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credit(s): 3
PLSC 395 - Political Affairs or Legal Affairs Internship Credit(s): 3

One course from the following:

PLSC 216 - Presidential Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 218 - Politics of Judicial Process Credit(s): 3
PLSC 315 - Legislative Process Credit(s): 3
ECON 330 - Public Finance Credit(s): 3
ECON 350 - Law and Economics Credit(s): 3
MGMT 300 - Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3

One course on Political and Social Systems: (3 Credits)

AMST 262 - S/American Indian Law & Public Policy Credit(s): 3
or
HIST 262 - S/American Indian Law and Public Policy Credit(s): 3
ECON 340 - Environmental Economics Credit(s): 3
ECON 345 - Economics of Sports Credit(s): 3
GEOG 201 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning Credit(s): 3
MGMT 357 - Electronic Commerce Credit(s): 3
PLSC 215 - Community, State, and Regional Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 312 - American Social Welfare Policy Credit(s): 3
PSYC 275 - S/Environmental Psychology Credit(s): 3
SOCL 102 - S/Introduction to Social Problems and Public Policy Credit(s): 3
SOCL 213 - Sociology of Medicine Credit(s): 3
SOCL 310 - Sociology of Law Credit(s): 3
SOCL 318 - Environmental Sociology Credit(s): 3
SOCL 333 - Sociology of Education Credit(s): 3
SOCL 347 - Criminology and Juvenile Delinquency Credit(s): 3

One Methodology course from: (3 Credits)

BIOL 250 - R/Biological Data Analysis Credit(s): 3
ECON 205 - Business and Economic Statistics Credit(s): 3
ECON 305 - Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3
GEOG 278 - R/Statistics in Geography Credit(s): 3
GEOG 286 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credit(s): 4
MATH 242 - R/Elements of Probability and Statistics Credit(s): 3
MATH 262 - R/Applied Statistics Credit(s): 3
MGMT 250 - Information Technology for Business Credit(s): 3
MGMT 268 - Management Law & New Technologies Credit(s): 3
MGMT 350 - Information Systems Credit(s): 3
PLSC 251 - R/Modern Political Analysis Credit(s): 3
PSYC 250 - R/Introduction to Behavioral Statistics Credit(s): 3
PSYC 251 - Introduction to Behavioral Research Methods Credit(s): 3
SOCL 211 - R/Statistics for Social Research Credit(s): 3

One course on Management and Organization: (3 Credits)

COMN 200 - Theory and Practice of Public Relations Credit(s): 3
COMN 341 - Public Relations Case Problems Credit(s): 3
ECON 322 - Managerial Economics Credit(s): 3
ECON 330 - Public Finance Credit(s): 3
ECON 370 - Industrial Organization Credit(s): 3
MGMT 263 - Business Law I Credit(s): 3
MGMT 346 - Human Resource Management Credit(s): 3
MGMT 360 - Labor Relations Credit(s): 3
PSYC 265 - Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology Credit(s): 3
SOCL 290 - Sociology of Work and Organizations Credit(s): 3