Public Administration, Minor

The Political Science Department offers an interdisciplinary minor in Public Administration (24 credits).  This minor is designed to prepare students for entry level work in local, state, national, or international public service with governmental or non-governmental agencies and groups. 

Required Courses
POLI 102United States Politics3
POLI 109Comparative Politics3
POLI 212Introduction to Public Policy Analysis3
POLI 346Public Personnel Systems3
POLI 498Internship in Policy and Admin3
Electives (9 credits) 1
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At least six credits must come from outside the department and in related courses, with approval of the political science department chair.  Numerous majors – including sociology, psychology, economics, management, finance, and marketing – offer courses which would complement the course of study in the minor and we want to encourage students majoring in those areas to bring that particular expertise to our classrooms, and to use our program’s curriculum to supplement their major study.