2001-2002 Academic Catalog

School of Social Sciences and Public Administration 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 of78 quarter hours, including 68 quarter hours of core requirements and 10 quarter hours of electives. Core requirements: ................................................................ 68 ECON-233Microeconomics ..................................................... 4 ECON-234Macroecon01nics .................................................... 4 ECON-313 Government andBusiness ...................................... 4 ECON-339 PublicFinance ....................................................... 4 GSS-367ResearchMethodology ............................................. 3 GSS-368DataAnalysis ............................................................ 5 MGMT-3 50 Principles ofOrganization and Management .......................................................................... 4 MGMT-353 Human Resources Management ........................... 4 MGMT-3550rganizationa1Behavior ....................................... 4 POLS-261 AmericanNational Government .............................. 5 POLS-262AmericanState&LocalGovernment ...................... 5 PUAD-310PublicBudgeting ................................................... 5 PUAD-361 PublicAdministration ............................................ 4 PUAD-369PublicPolicy .......................................................... 4 PUAD-460SeminarinPublicAdministrationl ......................... 1 PUAD-461 SeminarinPublicAdministrationll ........................ 4 PUAD-464 Strategies for PublicAdministration ...................... 4 Electives (select at least two courses): ................................. JO COM-200PersuasiveTheory ............................................... 5 COM-312ArgumentationandDebate .................................. 5 COM-314Interculh1ralCommunications .............................. 4 COM-323 Organizational Communication ............................ 3 COM-325Interviewing ......................................................... 3 GSS-499 Social Science Internship .................................. 5-15 MRKT-368NonprofitMarketing .......................................... 4 PUAD-497 Independent Study in Public Administration .. 14 PublicAdministrationMajor CurriculumSummary Proficiencyrequirements ...................................................... 0-8 Other General Education Requirements ............................. 77-97 PublicAdministrationmajorrequirements ............................. 78 Electives .............................................................................. 5-25 Total(minimum,notincludingproficiency) ....................... 192 A complete description ofthe General Education Requirements is found on page 30. First year: Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Public Administration BEGE-171 TheChristianLife ..................................................... 4 BEGE-172IntmductiontoBibleStudy ........................................ 4 COM-110 Fundamentals ofSpeech ............................................. 5 ENG-110 EnglishComposition I .................................................. 5 ENG-140EnglishCompositionll ................................................. 5 GSS-100Foundations ofSocial Science...................................... 5 HIST-111 or 112 United States History ....................................... 5 HUM-140 Introduction to theHumanities .................................... 5 PEF-199 P.A.C.L....................................................................... 2 PUAD-361 PublicAdministration ................................................ 4 PhysicalEducation elective ........................................................ 1 Total .....,.................,...,.................................... ~··f····~···~···*········ 45 Second year: BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey ............................................... 4 BEGE-274New Testament Survey ............................................. 4 ECON-233Microeconon1ics ....................................................... 4 ECON-234 Macroeconomics ..................................................... 4 GSS-367 Research Methodology ............................................... 3 GSS-368 Data Analysis .............................................................. 5 MGMT-350 Principles of Organization and Management........ 4 POLS-261 American National Government ............................... 5 Biologyelective ......................................................................... 5 Literature elective ...................................................................... 5 Elective ...................................................................................... 8 Total····················································~···································· 51 Third year: BEGE-375 GodandHist01y ........................................................ 4 BEGE-376GodandtheChm·ch .................................................. 4 ECON-313 GovemmentandBusiness ........................................ 4 ECON-339PublicFinance .......................................................... 4 MGMT-353 Human Resources Management ........................... 4 MGMT-355 Organizational Behavior ....................................... 4 POLS-262 American State and Local Government .................... 5 Hmnanitieselective ................................................................... 4 Physical Science elective ........................................................... 5 Electives(majorrequirement) ................................................... 5 Electives .................................................................................... 4 Total ......................................................................................... 47 Fourth year: PUAD-310 Public Budgeting ..................................................... 5 PUAD-369 Public Policy ........................................................... 4 PUAD-460, 461 Seminar in Public Administration I and II ....... 5 PUAD-464 Strategies for Public Administration ....................... 4 Electives(majorrequirement) ................................................... 5 Electives .................................................................................. 26 Total ..........................,................................... ~ ...,...................... 49