Public Administration Major
Area of Emphasis
Students must complete requirements in one of the following areas of emphasis:
- Emergency Management
- Public & Nonprofit Management
Emergency Management
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Supporting Courses | 13 | |
Complete three of the following: | ||
Introduction to Public Policy | ||
Introduction to Public Administration | ||
Economics, Politics, and Government Action | ||
Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector | ||
American Government and Politics | ||
Complete one Research/Statistics course: | ||
Business Statistics | ||
Introductory Statistics | ||
Social Science Statistics | ||
Upper Level Courses | ||
Required: | 18 | |
Principles and Practices of Emergency Management | ||
Strategic Emergency Preparedness, Planning and Implementation | ||
Disaster Response Operations and Management | ||
Disaster Recovery | ||
Political and Policy Dimensions of Emergency Management | ||
Complete One Analytic Methods Course: | ||
Cost Benefit Analysis | ||
GIS in Public and Environmental Policy | ||
Political Behavior | ||
Electives: | 15 | |
Choose from the following courses: | ||
Natural Resources Economic Policy | ||
Regulatory Policy and Administration | ||
Administrative Law | ||
Public and Non-Profit Management | ||
Environmental Planning | ||
Leadership in Organizations | ||
Human Resource and Risk Management | ||
Natural Resources Policy, Law, and Administration | ||
Environmental and Resource Economics | ||
State and Local Government | ||
Service in the Public Sector | ||
Public Policy Analysis | ||
Public and Nonprofit Budgeting | ||
Public and Nonprofit Program Evaluation | ||
Building Sustainable Landscapes | ||
Teaching Assistant | ||
Internship | ||
Independent Study | ||
Travel Course | ||
Total Credits | 46 |
Public & Nonprofit Management
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Supporting Courses | 13 | |
Complete three of the following | ||
American Government and Politics | ||
Introduction to Public Policy | ||
Introduction to Public Administration | ||
Economics, Politics, and Government Action | ||
Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector | ||
Complete one of the following | ||
Business Statistics | ||
Introductory Statistics | ||
Social Science Statistics | ||
Upper Level Courses | ||
Required: | 15 | |
Public and Non-Profit Management | ||
Human Resource and Risk Management | ||
Public Policy Analysis | ||
Public and Nonprofit Budgeting | ||
Public and Nonprofit Program Evaluation | ||
Upper Level Electives | 18 | |
Complete one of the following: | ||
Political Behavior | ||
Cost Benefit Analysis | ||
GIS in Public and Environmental Policy | ||
Choose from the following courses: | ||
Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
Natural Resources Economic Policy | ||
Regulatory Policy and Administration | ||
Administrative Law | ||
Leadership in Organizations | ||
Philanthropy: Civic Engagement through Giving | ||
Environmental Law | ||
Global Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
State and Local Government | ||
Service in the Public Sector | ||
Fundraising and Marketing for Nonprofits | ||
Honors in the Major | ||
Internship 1 | ||
Independent Study 1 | ||
Travel Course 1 | ||
Urban Politics and Policy | ||
Congress: Politics and Policy | ||
Foreign and Defense Policies | ||
Organizational Behavior Across Sectors | ||
Total Credits | 46 |
1 | Each of these courses can count once for 3 credits each as major electives. |