Public Administration Major

Prepares students for careers in management in the public sector. Students analyze and discuss operations of all forms and levels of government and learn the basic principles of government, political philosophy, statistical analysis and computer literacy.

Students with a major in public administration must maintain a grade of a “C” or above in required courses for the major.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Political Science and Public Administration department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/administrative-services-managers.htm

Total Credits Required

120

Liberal Studies	30-40
Health Promotion Requirements	2

Required Courses in Major	38

Core	30
PS 105 American Government [Div II]	4
PS 202 Seminar in Public Policy Analysis	4
PS 302 Methods of Public Policy Analysis	4
PS 307 Principles of Public Administration	4
PS 309 State and Local Government	4
PS 490 Senior Seminar	2
MGT 240 Organizational Behavior and Management *	4
MGT 343 Human Resource Management *	4

Political Science Electives	8
Choose from the following:
PS 341 Social Welfare Policy (4 cr.)
PS 402 Political Economy (4 cr.)
PS 436 Classic Readings in Public Administration (4 cr.)
PS 491 Internship in Public Policy or Law (2-4 cr.)
PS 495 Special Problems in Political Science (1 - 4 cr.)
PS 498 Directed Study in Political Science (1 - 4 cr.)
MGT 412 Compensation Design and Administration (4 cr.) *
MGT 417 Organizational Theory, Structure and Design (4 cr.) *
MGT 424 Conflict Management and Collective Bargaining (4 cr.) *
MGT 491 Internship in Management (1 - 4 cr.)
SP 421 Organizational Communication (4 cr.)
SP 432 Environmental Communication (4 cr.)


Minor	20

*Students taking business courses who are not majoring in the College of Business are limited to taking no more than 25% of their courses (33 cr.) from the College of Business.

Bulletin Year: 2016 - 2017 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.