1998-1999 Academic Catalog

School of Social Sciences and Professional Studies Public Administration The public administration major prepares students foi' careers in government. The curriculum involves courses in political science, economics, and business. · Course requirements involve a minimum of 92 quarter hours, including 64 quarter hours of core requirements and 28 quarter hours of electives. Core requirements: ............................................................... 64 ECON-233 Microeconomics ................................................... 4 ECON-234 Macroeconomics .................................................. 4 ECON-313 Government and Business ................................... 4 ECON-339 Public Finance ............................................,.......... 4 MGMT-350 Principles of Organization and Management .......................................................................... 4 MGMT-353 Human Resources Management ......................... 4 POLS-261 American National Government ........................... 5 POLS-262 American State & Local Government .................. 5 J?UAD-210 Public Budgeting .................................................. 5 PUAD-361 Public Administration .......................................... 4 PUAD-367 Research Methodology ......................................... 3 PUAD-368 Data Analysis ....................................................... 5 PUAD-369 Public Policy ......................................................... 4 PUAD-460 Seminar in Public Administration I .................... 1 PUAD-461 Seminar in Public Administration II ................... 4 PUAD-464 Strategies for Public Administration ................... 4 Electives (selected from): ...................................................... 28 BUS-211,212 Statistics ........................................................ 6 COM-200 Persuasive Theory .............................................. 5 COM-312 Argumentation and Debate ................................ 5 COM-314 Intercultural Communications ........................... 4 COM-323 Organizational Communication ........................ 3 COM-325 Interviewing ....................................................... 3 CRJU-333 Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice ........... 5 GSS-499 Social Science Internship ................................ 5-15 HIST-111,112 United States History ................................. 10 MATH-384 Probability and Statistics ................................. 5 MGMT-355 Organizational Behavior ................................ 4 MIS-220 Computer Information Systems ........................... 3 POLS-362 The Supreme Court ........................................... 4 POLS-463 American Constitutional Law ........................... 5 PUAD-497 Independent Study in Public Administration 1-4 PYCH-364 Industrial Psychology ....................................... 4 PYCH-369 Social Psychology ............................................. 5 SOC-375 Social Movements ............................................... 4 Public Administration Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency requirements ...................................................... 0-8 Other General Education Requirements ......................... 77-97 Public administration major requirements ........................... 92 Electives ............................................................................. 5-25 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) ................... 192 A complete description of tile General Education Requirements is found on page 30. First year: Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Public Administration BEGE-171 The Christian Life ................................................... 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study ..................................... 4 COM-llO Fundamentals of Speech ........................................... 5 ENG-110 English Composition I ............................................... 5 ENG-140 English Composition IT .............................................. 5 GSS-100 Foundations of Social Science................................... 5 HIST-111or112 United States History .................................... 5 HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities ................................ 5 PEF-199 P.A.C.L....................................................................... 2 PUAD-361 Public Administration ............................................. 4 Physical education elective ...................................................... 1 Total "'""'""••11•'"''°HHl:"°'"""""'"""""*"""""'"'*"""'•""""'""""ll*"""'*""<1••••""""""*""""""'"""i>'1,.....,••"..." 50 Second vear: BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey ............................................. 4 BEGE-274 New Testament Survey ........................................... 4 ECON-233 Microeconomics ...................................................... 4 ECON-234 Macroeconomics ..................................................... 4 LIT,231 World Literature .......................................................... 5 MGMT-350 Principles of Organization and Management ....... 4 pQLS-261 American National Government .............................. 5 PUAD-210 Public . g ..................................................... 5 PUAD-367 Research dology ....................,....................... 3 PUAD-368 Data Analysis .......................................................... 5 Biology elective ................,....................................................... 5 Elective (major requirement) 3 Total "°'"*•H•11:0••••••••••11•!1•••••••••••!••..••••11•u'•••••••u11•••••••••••••••u••••••tr.•"••••••!'•• Third year: BEGE-375 God and History ............................................,......... 4 BEGE-376 God and the Church ................................................ 4 ECON-313 Government and Business ...................................... 4 ECON-339 Public Finance .......................:................................. 4 MGMT-353 .Human Resourees Management ........................... 4 POLS-262 Americ.an State and Local Government................... S Humanities elective .................................................................. 4 Physical science. elective .......................................................... 5 Electives (major requirement) ................................................. 8 Electives ................................................................................... 5 ••••••f<1.oit•t••••tllil•••<i:t••ln•••i1'14'il~ •• 'l'l!<l••••>'l••ilil<l't•t1••••••ilt••:<1J•••il11011••••~•••••U<ft•ww" 48 FQurth year: PUAD-369 Public Policy ........................................................... 4 PUAD-460, 461 Seminar in Public Administration I and Il ..... 5 PUAD-464 Strategies for Public Administration ...................... 4 Electives (major requirement) ................................................. 7 Electives ................................................................................. 23