1993-1994 Academic Catalog

The major prepares students for careers in government. 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 require– ments and twenty-three quarter hours of business requirements. The core requirements include: ECON-234 Macroeconomics .............................. 4 ECON-313 Government and Business ................... 4 ECON-339 Public Finance ................................. 4 GSS-499 Social Science Internship . ... ... .. ... .. ... .. 5-15 MGMT-350 Principles of Organization & Management ............................................. 4 MGMT-353 Human Resources Management ........... 4 POLS-261 American National Government ............ 5 POLS-262 American State & Local Government ...... 5 POLS-362 The Supreme Court ........................... 4 PUAD-161 Intro. to Public Administration .. .. ..... .. .. 4 PUAD-210 Public Budgeting .. .... ... .. ... ... .. ..... ...... 5 PUAD-367 Research Methodology ....................... 3 PUAD-368 Data Analysis ................................ 3-5 PUAD-369 Public Policy .................................. 4 PUAD-460 Seminar in Political Science I . .. .... ....... 1 PUAD-461 Seminar in Political Science II . ... ... ...... 4 PUAD-464 Global Strategies for Public Administration .............. .... ... ... .... .. .. .... ... .... .... 4 The following electives are also recommended: BUS-211,212 Statistics ..................................... 6 CIS-220 Computer Information Systems ................ 3 COM-200 Persuasive Theory ............................. 5 COM-312 Argumentation and Debate ................... 4 COM-323 Organizational Communication .............. 3 COM-325 Interviewing ..................................... 3 MATH-384 Probability and Statistics .................... 5 PYCH-364 Industrial Psychology ........................ 4 PYCH-369 Social Psychology ............................ 5 PUAD-497 Independent Study in Public Administration ........ ....... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .... .... 1-4 JLJll.'ll,,QUl.111.IU.ll.IUll Summary Proficiency requirements ................................. 0-8 Other General Education requirements ............. 75-97 Public administration major requirements .............. 60 Electives ................................................. 39-61 cm1m1mum. not mcmom2 orcmciencv)