Public Administration Major

Requirements for Public Administration Major:

Take Politics Science Core (27 hours), Public Administration Core (13 hours), and one area of concentration (9 or more hours)

POLS 100 - Political Science Professional Development Seminar I
POLS 101 - Political Science Professional Development Seminar II
POLS 104 - Intro to Political Science
POLS 105 - American Govern and Politics
POLS 120 - Power and Justice: An Introduction to Political Theory
POLS 210 - International Relations
One Comparative Course (
POLS 230
or
POLS 236
or
POLS 325
or
POLS 335
or
POLS 340
or POLS 345 or
POLS 385
)
POLS 425 - Political Research Methods
POLS 495 - Public Administration Internship
SOSCI 220 - Social Science Research Methods
Note: Modern Foreign Language: 8 hours (or proficiency test) in a foreign language. American Sign Language is not included.

Public Administration Core (13 hours):

In addition to the above Political Science Major Core requirements (27 hours), students must complete the following Public Administration Core requirements (13 hours):

Public Administration majors must also choose one of the following areas of concentration:

a. Policy Analysis Concentration:

b. Policy Analysis Concentration

c. Individualized Concentration

Students will complete the Public Administration Core and develop an individualized concentration in a sub-field of Public Administration. Approval of the academic Adviser and department head is required.