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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Policy and Administration Minor

The minor in public policy and administration seeks to give students a foundation in the nature and practice of public policy and public administration. Students get exposure to the application of policy and administration by doing an internship capstone course. The minor in public policy and administration requires 20 credit hours of course work.

Courses

POSC 225. U.S. Government 4.00
PPA 200. Introduction to Public Policy 3.00
PPA 265. Public Administration 3.00

Public Policy: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one:

POSC 367. U.S. Immigration Politics and Policy 3.00
PPA 460. Regionalism and Urban Management 3.00
PPA 461. Education and Social Policy 3.00
PPA 462. Social Welfare and Local Government Policy 3.00
PPA 483. Special Topics in Public Management 3.00 Emerging Issues in Public Administration ¹
PPA 484. Environmental Regulatory Policy and Politics 3.00

Footnote

¹ When PPA 483 is a policy-related course.

Public Administration: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one of the following:

MGT 365. Human Resource Management 3.00
PPA 381. Budgetary Process 3.00
PPA 415. Legal Environment of Public Administration 3.00
PPA 420. Public Management 3.00
PPA 483. Special Topics in Public Management 3.00 Emerging Issues in Public Administration ²

Footnote

² When PPA 483 is an administration-related course.

Required Capstone: 4 Credit Hours

PPA 496. Internship in Public Management 4.00

Total: 20 Credit Hours