Public Administration Minor

The Division of Public and Nonprofit Administration offers a minor in Public Administration with courses that address competencies necessary for work in local government and public agencies. The minor is open to students majoring in any department in the University.

Requirements

Students must complete 18 hours in Political Science and Public Administration, including 12 hours of required core course and 6 hours from a set of guided electives.

Required Courses:

• POLS 1030 - American Government
• PADM 3501 - Civic Engagement, Voluntarism
• PADM 3601 - Public Admin
• PADM 4221 - Issues/Urban Admin

Guided Electives:

Choose 6 hours from among the following:

• CJUS 4126 - CJUS Admin and Mgmt
• POLS 3211 - State/Local Government
• POLS 3213 - Intro to Public Policy
• PADM 4101 - Political Statistics
• POLS 4222 - Urban Politics
• PADM 4226 - Intro Nonprofit Organizations
• PADM 4231 - Admin Internship
• PADM 4401 - Comparative Public Adm
• PADM 4412 - Neighborhood Dev/Social Entrep
• ANTH 4412 - Neighborhood Dev/Social Entrep  
• PADM 4228 - Grant Development/Management
• or
• PADM 4710-19