Public Administration
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The Public Administration Program
Courses from economics and political science have been combined to create this minor. Eighteen credits are required, which for non-Politics majors include Financial Accounting I or Survey of Accounting; Business Statistics I, Principles of American Politics and Domestic Public Policy, and a choice of two from the following: Introduction to Management, Managerial Accounting, Organizational Behavior and Principles of Economics, Micro.
Undergraduate Programs
Curriculum Requirements
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Requirements for a Minor in Public Administration
Business Majors may not minor in Public Administration.
For those majoring in Political Science, in addition to the major requirements, the following courses will be required:
EC 101 Principles of Microeconomics I - 3 credits
BA 102 Survey of Accounting - 3 credits
BA 150 Managerial Accounting - 3 credits
BA 170 Organizational Behavior - 3 credits
BA 350 Statistics I - 3 credits
BA 350A Statistics I Excel Lab - 3 creditsFor those not majoring in Political Science, 18 credits are required for the minor in Public Administration. The following courses will be required:*
BA 350 Statistics I - 3 credits
BA 350A Excel Lab - 1 credit
CORE 1201 American Regime - 3 credits
PS 345 Domestic Public Policy - 3 credits
BA 100 Financial Accounting I and BA 101 Financial Accounting II - 6 credits
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BA 102 Survey of Accounting - 3 credits
Choose two of the following:
BA 150 Managerial Accounting - 3 credits
BA 170 Organizational Behavior - 3 credits
EC 101 Principles of Economics - 3 creditsVariations of the Public Administration program are possible with permission of the Dean of the McKenna School. A student choose, with the departmental advisor and with the consent of the Dean, a program designed to meet individual objectives.
*Students majoring in Business may not minor in Public Administration
Student Learning Outcomes
- To achieve the quantitative and qualitative expertise necessary to gain entrance into a top ten graduate program in public policy;
- To develop a substantive knowledge of market economics and democratic-constitutional government as the context for American Public policy;
- To develop an understanding of the economic and political institutions, principles, and processes involved in public policy decision-making;
- To achieve a well-rounded liberal arts education consistent with a student's professional goals.