Public Administration (B.A.)
Students who want to effect a significant change in the world might find themselves drawn to the public sector: through non-profit work, or work in local, state, or federal government. A Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration prepares students to work in a variety of operational roles in the public and non-profit sector. Students will learn the fundamentals of federal, state and local government administration.
A major in Public Administration consists of 36 semester hours of courses, including 12 semester hours taken online through the Rize platform.
Requirements
Public Administration Major Requirements
| POL 201 | Amer Govt & Politics | 3 |
| PAM 210 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
| PAM 240 | Introduction to Public Policy | 3 |
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| BUS 210 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
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| BUS 211 | Microeconomics | 3 |
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| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
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| SOC 102 | American Social Problems | 3 |
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| BUS 201 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| PSY 203 | Statistics:Behav Sci | 3 |
| SOC 309 | Introduction to Research Methods and Beh | 3 |
| PAM 310 | State and Local Government Administratio | 3 |
| PAM 320 | Public Budgeting and Finance | 3 |
| PAM 450 | Public Administration Capstone | 3 |
| PAM 480 | Thesis in Public Administratio | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 36
Note: PAM 210, PAM 310, PAM 320, PAM 450 are offered online through partnership with Rize