Public Administration B.S.

Program Chairperson: Matthew Witt

The bachelor's degree in Public Administration is an academic and professional degree program offering basic coursework in the theory, applications, and practice of public sector management. Experience in applying these skills will be gained through class participation, special projects, and research reports.

Core Requirements:
PADM 313 Urban Environments (4)
PADM 332 Public Administration (4)
BUS 343 Foundations of Business Ethics (4)
PADM 388 Statistics (4)
PADM 469 Management of Change and Conflict (4)
PADM 470 Administrative Processes (4)
PADM 499 Senior Seminar (4)

Electives: Students may take any combination of three additional courses from either of the elective areas below to meet their 40 semester hours in the major.

Area 1: The Policy and Institutional Context of Public Administration:
PADM 314 Local Public Administration and Government, or
PLSC 416 State and Local Government and Politics (4)
PADM 320 Federalism and the Administrative State, or
PLSC 301 American Government and Politics, or
PLSC 321 Political Parties and Interest Groups (4)
PADM 436 Policy-Making Process (4)
PLSC 304 Contemporary Legal Issues (4)
PLSC 311 Development of American Democracy I (4)
PLSC 312 Development of American Democracy II (4)
PLSC 375 Contemporary Political Theory (4)
PLSC 378 American Political Thought (4)
PLSC 407 Constitutional Law (4)
PLSC 410 Congress and the Presidency (4)

Area 2: The Organizational and Management Context of Public Sector Administration:
BUS 354 Oral Communication in Organization (4)
BUS 410 Management Information Systems (4)
MGMT 459 Organizational Behavior: Theory and Application (4)
PADM 330 Labor/Management Negotiation in the Public Sector (4)
PADM 368 Culture and Gender Issues in Management (4)
MGMT 480 Communications in Management, or
BUS 346 Written Business Communication (4)