Public Administration

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The Public Administration concentration is designed to enhance the skills of public administration professionals and to prepare aspiring administrators for a career in the public and non-profit sectors.

Developed by public administrators for public administrators, the concentration provides a multi-faceted overview into the world of government and public management. Key topics include budgeting and resource management, organizational theory, and an emphasis on how modern technology is influencing the public and non-profit sectors.

This concentration requires a minimum of 36 credits.

  • State and Local Government

    3 credits
  • Public Finance and Budgeting

    3 credits
  • Ethics in Public Administration

    3 credits
  • Politics & Public Policy

    3 credits
  • Intergovernmental Relations
    (state, local, federal, international)

    3 credits
  • Organizational Theory

    3 credits
  • Non-Profit Management

    3 credits
  • Public Policy Analysis

    3 credits
  • Public Administration Law

    3 credits
  • Current Issues in Public Administration

    3 credits
  • Elective in Public Administration or related area e.g., Internship (recommended for someone new to Public Administration, Human Resource Management, Grants Writing, Personal and Org. Communication, Org and Group Dynamics, Leadership Practices, Team Leadership, Fundamentals of Project Management

    3 credits
  • Capstone

    3 credits
  • TOTAL

    36 credits

Prerequisite

  • Introduction to Public Administration

Co-requisites

  • Macroeconomics or Microeconomics
  • Research Methods

Recommended: American Government and Statistics

Note: Only grades of C of higher may be included in the concentration.

Outcomes & Pathways

Students who graduate with a concentration in Public Administration will be able to:

  • explain the nature of public organization;
  • explain the nature of the public policy process;
  • identify ways to effectively involve citizens in public decision making;
  • understand the characteristics and apply the values and responsibilities for the public interest as it relates to public and nonprofit leadership;
  • demonstrate the ability to prepare and deliver professional oral presentations and to research and write concise and documented organizational reports;
  • identify and compare public policy and governments in a global context;
  • understand the implications for public organizations and nonprofits in a pluralistic and diverse society and the accepted approaches for operating successfully in this environment;
  • recognize ethical issues in public and nonprofit management and apply a framework for addressing them;
  • apply appropriate strategic models to public policy decision making and evaluation;
  • identify organizational opportunities and public policy challenges and utilize quantitative methodologies in their analysis;
  • demonstrate the ability to apply information technology where appropriate; and
  • properly and effectively use technology to develop and administer public policy.

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