2002-2003 Academic Catalog

189 Social Sciences and History School of Social Sciences and Professional Studies Public Administration The public administration major prepares students for careers in the executive sector of government and an array of nonprofit sector organizations. The nature of the field is interdisciplinary and therefore requires exposure to a variety of areas of study as shown below. The major requires completion of 51 semester hours. Political-Social-Legal Environment ............................................... 9 1 PUAD-3610 Public Administration ...................................... 3 1 POLS-2610 American National Government ...................... 3 1 POLS-2620 American State and Local Government .......... 3 Analytical-Economic Tools .........................................................18 1 GSS-3670 Research Methodology .................................... 3 1 GSS-3680 Data Analysis ................................................... 3 1 ECON-3390 Public Finance ............................................... 3 1 ECON-2330 Microeconomics ............................................ 3 1 ECON-2340 Macroeconomics ........................................... 3 1 PUAD-3100 Public Budgeting ........................................... 3 Individual-Group Dynamics .................................................... 3-15 COM-2000 Persuasive Theory ............................................ 3 COM-3120 Argumentation and Debate .............................. 3 3 COM-3140 Intercultural Communication ........................... 3 COM-3230 Organizational Communication ....................... 3 COM-3250 Interviewing ...................................................... 3 Administration/Management Processes ................................ 6-12 ECON-3130 Government and Business ............................. 3 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management 3 MGMT-3530 Human Resources Management ................... 3 MGMT-3550 Organizational Behavior ................................ 3 Policy Analysis ............................................................................. 6 1 PUAD-3690 Public Policy .................................................. 3 2 PUAD-4600 Applied Public Administration ....................... 3 Application ................................................................................ 0-9 GSS-4990 Social Science Internship ............................. 3-12 PUAD-4970IndependentStudyinPublicAdministration .......... 1-3 1 Required course. 2 Capstone course (required). 3 Satisfies humanities elective for General Education Require- ments. Public Administration Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency requirements .......................................................... 0-6 Other General Education Requirements .............................. 46-54 Public Administration major requirements .................................51 Electives ............................................................................... 23-31 Total (minimumnot including proficiency) ........................... 128 A complete description of the General Education Requirements is found on page 18 Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Public Administration First year: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought ........................................... 3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation ....................................................... 3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech ............................................... 3 ENG-1400 Composition .................................................................... 3 GSS-1000 Foundations of Social Science ....................................... 3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities ...................................... 3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life .......................... 1 Biological Sciences Elective ......................................................... 3.5 History Elective ................................................................................ 3 Literature Elective ............................................................................ 3 Physical Education Activity Course ................................................ 1 Total ............................................................................................ 29.5 Second year: BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature ............................................ 3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature .......................................... 3 ECON-2330 Microeconomics ......................................................... 3 ECON-2340 Macroeconomics ........................................................ 3 POLS-2610 American National Government .................................. 3 POLS-2620 American State and Local Government ..................... 3 Global Awareness Elective .............................................................. 3 Humanities Elective .......................................................................... 3 Physical Science Elective ............................................................. 3.5 Electives ........................................................................................... 3 Total ............................................................................................ 30.5 Third year: BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development .............................. 2 BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration .................................. 2 ECON-3390 Public Finance ............................................................ 3 GSS-3670 Research Methodology ................................................. 3 GSS-3680 Data Analysis ................................................................. 3 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management ............ 3 MGMT-3550 Organizational Behavior ............................................ 3 PUAD-3100 Public Budgeting .......................................................... 3 PUAD-3610 Public Administration ................................................... 3 PUAD-3690 Public Policy ................................................................ 3 Electives ........................................................................................... 3 Total ............................................................................................... 31 Summer: GSS-4990 Public Administration Internship ..................................... 9 Fourth year: COM-XXXX Communication Elective .............................................. 3 ECON-3130 Government and Business ........................................ 3 MGMT-3530 Human Resource Management ................................ 3 PUAD-4600 Applied Public Administration ...................................... 3 Language Requirement (if necessary) or Electives ....................... 8 Electives ........................................................................................... 8 Total ............................................................................................... 28