The Public Administration minor helps you develop skills necessary to navigate the world of public and nonprofit service. From the start of the program, you will be learning about the political environment while analyzing public policy and communicating that analysis, using simulations and cases to learn to negotiate with different constituencies and build effective organizational cultures. All courses can be taken online.
Requirements
To earn a Public Administration minor, students complete 18 credit hours as follows:
- POLSC 101: Introduction to U.S. Government
- POLSC 203: Introduction to Public Policy
- POLSC 208: Public Administration
- POLSC 301: Public Policy Analysis
- POLSC 305: Bargaining and Conflict Resolution
Plus, one of the following:
- POLSC 206: Urban Politics
- POLSC 207: State and Local Politics
Students may substitute POLSC 370: Field Experience for either POLSC 301 or POLSC 305.