Public Administration Minor/BIS

Program Overview

The Public Administration Minor Program provides students with a foundation in the principles and practices of public administration, including policy analysis, bureaucratic politics, and urban governance. It is designed for students seeking expertise in these areas and is not available as a minor for Political Science majors. The program requires 9 credit hours of core courses and 15 credit hours of elective courses from a range of disciplines.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Public Administration Minor Program:
• Designed for students seeking expertise in the principles and practices of public administration.
It provides a foundation in policy analysis, bureaucratic politics, and urban governance. It is not available as a minor for students majoring in Political Science.
• Course Requirements:
• Required Core Courses (totaling 9 credit hours):
• POLS 3700 - Bureaucratic Politics
• POLS 3750 - Urban Government and Politics
• POLS 4750 - Public Policy Analysis
• Elective Courses (15 credit hours required):
• ECON 1010 SS - Economics as a Social Science
• ECON 2010 SS - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 4520 - Public Finance
• ECON 4550 - Introduction to Econometrics
• ENGL 3100 - Professional and Technical Writing
• FIN 3500 - Capital Budgeting
• GEOG 4410 SUS - Sustainable Land Use Planning
• GEOG 4420 - Advanced Urban and Regional Planning
• MGMT 3010 - Organizational Behavior and Management
• MGMT 4400 - Advanced Organizational Behavior
• HIST 3130 - U.S. Urban History
• PSY 3460 - Social Psychology
• SCM 4400 - Global Supply Chain Management
• SOC 3840 - Cities and Urban Life
• SOC 3850 - Race & Ethnicity
• SOC 4270 - Sociology of Law
• POLS 3760 - State Government and Politics