1991-1992 Academic Catalog

194 Social Sciences andHistory Public Administration The public administration major prepares students for careers in gov– ernment. An interdisciplinary major, the curriculum involves courses in political science and business. Course requirements involve sixty quarter hours, including thirty-seven quarter hours of core requirements and twenty-three quarter hours of busi– ness requirements. The core requirements include: POLS-161 Introduction to Public Administration ................................... .4 POLS-261 American National Government ............................................ 5 POLS-262 American State and Local Government .................................. 5 POLS-362 The Supreme Court ............................................................... 4 POLS-367 Research Methodology .......................................................... 3 POLS-368 DataAnalysis ........................................................................ 3 POLS-460 Seminar in Political Science .................................................. 5 POLS-462 Public Policy ........................................................................ 4 GSS-499 Social Science Internship ................................................... 5-15 Business requirements include: CIS-220 Computer Information Systems ................................................ 3 ECON-231 Macroeconomics ................................................................. 4 MGMT-350 Principles of Organization and Management ...................... .4 BUS-313 GovernmentandBusiness ...................................................... 4 ECON-339 Public Finance ..................................................................... 4 MGMT-353 Personnel Management ...................................................... 4 The following electives are also recommended: BUS-211,212 Statistics .......................................................................... 6 PYCH-364 Industrial Psychology .......................................................... 4 PYCH-369 SocialPsychology ............................................................... 5 MATH-384 Probability and Statistics ..................................................... 5 COM-200 Persuasive Theory ................................................................. 5 COM-312 Argumentation and Debate .................................................... 4 COM-323 Organizational Communication ............................................. 3 COM-325 Interviewing .......................................................................... 3 Public Administration Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency requirements ..................................................................... 0-8 Other General Education requirements ............................................. 75-97 Public administration major requirements .............................................. 60 Electives .......................................................................................... 39-61 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) ••••.•.••••.•..•...........•..••••.• 192 3 4 4 2 ................................ l Soc.Sci................. 5 Elective ........................................ 5 Total -·---·---------··-·-· 48 Govt. & Bus...................... 4 lVl:Ghd'f-353 4 GSS-499 ..................... 5-15 5 4 ............. 4 Hwna:tidties el;Jcti1te ...................... 5 ................... 10 ...................................... 8 Total ~-----·-·----···--·-···--- 4? 4 4 5 4 3 3 4 ..................... 4 COlVl:-110 5 HUJV[.140 5 Literatureelective ......................... 5 Biology elective ........................... 5 Total ··-·--··---·-------·- 51 Pub. Finance ...................... 4 POLS-460 Sem. Pol. Sci.,................. 5 POLS-462 Pub. Policy ..................... 4 Electives ...................................... 31 Total ---·------------·-· 44