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 [C4AE] 4.00
PPA 200. Introduction to Public Policy 3.00
PPA 265. Public Administration 3.00

Public Policy: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one:

POSC 347. Comparative Public Policy 3.00
POSC 367. U.S. Immigration Politics and Policy 3.00
POSC 391. Topics in Public 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 482. Special Topics in Public Policy 3.00
PPA 484. Environmental Regulatory Policy and Politics 3.00

Public Administration: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one of the following:

MGT 365. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 3.00
PPA 381. Budgetary Process 3.00
PPA 415. Legal Environment of Public Administration 3.00
PPA 469. Philanthropy and Volunteerism 3.00
PPA 470. Nonprofit Management and Leadership 3.00
PPA 471. Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations 3.00
PPA 472. Contract Management 3.00
PPA 473. Economic and Community Development 3.00
PPA 475. Grant Writing and Project Management 3.00
PPA 483. Special Topics in Public Management 3.00

Required Capstone: 4 Credit Hours

PPA 494. Internship in Public Policy 4.00
PPA 496. Internship in Public Management 4.00
PPA 496W. Public Management Internship in Washington 6.00

Public Policy and Administration Minor

Courses

Public Policy: 3 Credit Hours

Public Administration: 3 Credit Hours

Required Capstone: 4 Credit Hours

Total: 20 Credit Hours