Public Administration Minor

A. Environment of Administration (9 credits)

• One from:

• POL 309 - The Political Environment of Public Administration (3).

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• PUB 309 - The Political Environment of Public Administration (3).

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• POL 316 - Introduction to Public Administration (3).

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• Two from:

• HIS 334 - History of Ethnicity and Race in the United States (3)

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• AFA 334 - History of Ethnicity and Race in the United States (3)

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• ECN 372 - Urban Economics (3).

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• PUB 309 - The Political Environment of Public Administration 

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• POL 309 - The Political Environment of Public Administration 

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• POL 311 - U.S. State and Local Government (3).

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• POL 312 - Urban Politics (3).

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• PUB 316 - Introduction to Public Administration (3).

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• POL 316 - Introduction to Public Administration 

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• PUB 400 - Ethical Issues in Public Administration (3).
• SOC 340 - Urban Sociology (3).

B. Administrative Functions (6 credits)

Two from:

• PHS 421 - Occupational Health and Safety (3)

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• WGS 331 - Women and Work (3)

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• POL 331 - Women and Work (3)

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• SOC 362 - Women and Work (3)

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• PSY 365 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology (3).
• PUB 319 - Public Personnel Administration (3).
• PUB 418 - Budgeting and Finance in the Public Sector (3).
• PUB 424 - Employment, Law and Public Policy (3).
• PUB 425 - Legal and Regulatory Issues in Nonprofit Administration (3).
• PUB 440 - Volunteerism and the Independent Sector (3).

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• PUB 450 - Leadership Theory and Practice (3).

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• EDL 410 - Leadership Theory and Practice (3).

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• POL 420 - Law and Administrative Processes (3).

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• PUB 420 - Law and Administrative Processes (3).

C. Analytical Methods (3 credits)

At least three credits from:

• CSC 121 - Using a Computer System I (1).
• CSC 122 - Introduction to Programming (3).
• ECN 469 - Managerial Economics (3).
• PUB 403 - Evaluation of Services and Programs (3).
• PUB 423 - Accounting in Government and Non-Profit Organizations (3).

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• PUB 480 - Quantitative Methods for Public Administration (3).

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• ECN 480 - Quantitative Methods for Public Administration (3).

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• ESS 476 - Environmental Planning (3).

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• PUB 476 - Environmental Planning (3).

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• URP 476 - Environmental Planning (3).

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• PSY 427 - Personnel Selection and Evaluation (3).

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• PUB 427 - Personnel Selection and Evaluation (3).

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• SOC 210 - Introduction to Social Research (3)

D. Internship in Public Administration (3 credits)

One from:

• PUB 390 - Internship in Public Agencies and Community Organizations (3-6).

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• POL 390 - Internship in Public Agencies and Community Organizations (3-6).

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• ECN 395 - Internship in Applied Economics (3-6).