Recommended Curriculum for B.A.
Degree in Public Management
Total Credit Hours: 120
Public Administration Course
Descriptions
| Credits |
Courses |
Credits |
Courses |
|
3
3
3
3
3
15 |
First Year -
First Semester
PAA
100, Intro to Public Administration OR
POS 100, American Government
ENG 101*, College Composition OR
ENG 129, Topics in English
[GenEd: Western Cultural Tradition]
[GenEd: Mathematics]
[Outside Elective: recommend COS 103,
Spreadsheeting OR COS 120, Intro to
Programming] |
3
3
3
3
3
15
|
First Year - Second Semester
PAA
200, Public Management
[Gen Ed: Artistic and Creative Expression]
[GenEd: Cultural Diversity and International
Perspective]
[Outside Elective]
[Outside Elective: recommend CMJ 103,
Fundamentals of Public Communication] |
3
3
3
3
3
15 |
Second Year - First Semester
ECO 120, Microeconomics OR
ECO 121, Macroeconomics
Public Policy Course
PAA
350, Human Resources in Public Service
State and Local Government Course**
[Outside Elective] |
3
3
4
6
16 |
Second Year - Second Semester
PAA
390, Technical Writing and
Communication in Public Service
[GenEd: Population and the Environment:
recommend: PAA 327, Environmental Policy,
Management and Regulation]
[GenEd: Lab Science]
[Outside Electives] |
3
3
3
6
15 |
Third Year - First Semester
PAA 340, Public Financial Management
State and Local Government Course**
[GenEd: Science]
[Outside Elective] |
3
3
3
3
3
15 |
Third Year - Second Semester
PAA
315, Statistics in Public Administration
Public Policy Course**
Law and the Public Service Course**
[GenEd: Writing Competency: recommend
ENG 317, Business & Technical Writing]
[Outside Electives] |
3
3
9
15 |
Fourth Year - First Semester
PAA Elective Course**
Capstone Course***
[Outside Electives] |
3
11
14 |
Fourth Year - Second Semester
PAA Elective Course**
[Outside Electives] |
REQUIRED CREDITS IN MAJOR: 33 Hours
Minimum
*For students not eligible to take ENG
101 (A-L takes this course during the second semester of the first year;
M-Z takes this course in the first semester of the first year) the
department recommends that the student take either ENG 129, Topics in
English (a seminar for first-year students), or a course meeting the
Human Values and Social Context General Education Requirements.
**See your advisor or the public management requirement sheet for a list
of approved courses to fulfill these areas.
***The courses that meet the Capstone requirement are the Department
Internship classes. These courses are offered during the summer (PAA
493 and PAA
495) and we would recommend doing the internship between the
third and fourth years. It is also possible to complete the part-time
internship experience during the fall and spring (INT
494) semesters. The Capstone course will complete both the
Departmental requirement as well as the General Education requirement.
If this course is taken for 6 credits, 3 credits will go toward the
Capstone requirement and 3 credits toward the 6 needed in PAA elective
courses.
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