Public Administration Minor Requirements

The purpose of this program is to provide students interested in public service the opportunity to do undergraduate study in the field as preparation for possible careers in government or affiliated organizations. The program is composed of courses offered in several departments to give direction and emphasis in the area of Public Administration.

Minor Requirements - 21 units
Required Courses (9 units)
POLISCI 220GOVERNMENT IN ACTION: AN INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION3
POLISCI 330PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY3
MANGEMNT 301ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR3
Electives (12 units): Select four courses from any of the following12
Management and Personnel
BUSINESS ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
LEADERSHIP IN MANAGEMENT
NONPROFIT THEORY AND PRACTICE
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
Planning and Budgeting
GIS I: MAPPING OUR WORLD
URBAN GEOGRAPHY
CITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY
US ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY
THE POLITICS OF GOVERNMENT BUDGETING
Criminal Justice
FORENSIC DOCUMENTATION
POLICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE CONSTITUTION
THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY
Public Policy and Administration
POLITICS OF URBAN INEQUALITY IN THE U.S.
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FORMATION OF PUBLIC POLICY
SEMINAR IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
INTERNSHIP IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
Or a course approved by a faculty advisor in the Political Science Department
Total Units21