1996-1997 Academic Catalog

Social Sciences and History 183 PublicAdministration The public administration major prepares students for careers in government. The curriculum involves courses in political science, economics, and business. Course requirements involve a minimum of90 quarter hours, including 73 to 83 quarter hours of core require– ments and 19 quarter hours of business requirements. Core requirements: ............................................... 73-83 ECON-233 Microeconomics .......................................... 4 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 ofOrganization and Manage1nent .................................................................. 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-210 Public Budgeting .......................................... 5 PUAD-361 Public Administration .................................. 4 PUAD-367 ResearchMethodology ................................. 3 PUAD-368 Data Analysis ............................................... 5 PUAD-369 Public Policy ................................................ 4 (or Strategies for Public Administration ....................... 4) PUAD-460 Seminar in Public Administration I .............. 1 PUAD-461 Seminar in Public Administration II ............ 4 PUAD-464 Strategies for Public Administration ............ 4 Business electives (selectedFam): ............................... 19 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 Dozens of employers visit the campus each year to talk to Cedarville students about fitture careers. PYCH-369 Social Psychology ........................................ 5 PUAD-497 Independent Study in Public Administration ............................................................ 1-4 PublicAdministrationMajor Curriculum Summary Proficiency requirements ............................................. 0-8 Other General Education Requirements .................. 77-97 Public administration major requirements ..................... 90 Electives .................................................................... 5-25 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) ............ 192 A complete description of the General Education Requirements is found on page 28. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Public Administration First year: BEGE-171 The Christian Life ................................................... 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study ..................................... 4 CIS-200 Computer Infonnation Systems ................................... 3 ECON-233 Microeconon1ics ...................................................... 4 ENG-110 English Composition I ............................................... 5 ENG-140 English Composition II .............................................. 5 GSS-100 Foundations of Social Science................................... 5 HlST-111,112 United States History ....................................... 10 PEF-199 P.A.C.L....................................................................... 2 PUAD-361 Public Administration............................................. 4 Physical education elective ...................................................... I Elective ..................................................................................... 5 Total···························•••*••••······················································ 52 Second year: BEGE-273 01d Testament Survey ............................................. 4 BEGE-274 New Testament Survey ........................................... 4 COM-110 Fundamentals of Speech ........................................... 5 ECON-234 Macroeco110111ics ..................................................... 4 HUM-140 Introduction to the Hmnanities ................................ 5 MGMT-350 Principles of Organization and Management ....... 4 POLS-261 American National Govemment .............................. 5 PUAD-210 Public Budgeting ..................................................... 5 PUAD-367 Research Methodology ............................................ 3 PUAD-368 Data Analysis .......................................................... 5 Biology elective ........................................................................ 5 Literature elective .................................................................... 5 Total ........................................................................................... 54 Third year: BEGE-375 God and History ...................................................... 4 BEGE-376 God and the Church ................................................ 4 ECON-313 Government and Business ...................................... 4 GSS-499 Internship ............................................................... 5-15 MGMT-353 Human Resources Management ........................"' 4 POLS-262 American State and Local Government ................... 5 Hunrnnities elective ................................................................. 5 Physical science or mathematics elective .............................. 10 Electives ................................................................................... 8 Total .....................................................................,.,.......,.... 49-59 Fourth year: ECON-339 Public Finance ......................................................... 4 POLS-362 The Supreme Court .................................................. 4 PUAD-369 Public Policy ........................................................... 4 PUAD-460 Seminar in Public Administration I ........................ I PUAD-461 Seminar in Public Administration IT ....................... 4 PUAD-464 Strategies for Public Administration ...................... 4 Electives ................................................................................. 24 Total ......................................................................................... 45