Public Administration Minor

Required Courses (9 hours)

Take all of the following:

• PLS 101 - American National Government
• PLS 201 - Introduction to Political Science Methods
• PLS 308 - Public Administration

Culminating Professional or Field Experience (3 hours)

Take one of the following:

• PLS 491 - Directed Individual Study (a practicum in PA)
• PLS 494 - Transnational Politics Study Abroad II (specific focus on public/non-profit dynamics/structures)
• PLS 498 - Internship in Political Science (placement in public/non-profit agency)

Departmental Electives (3 hours)

Choose one course from the following:

• PLS 202 - Contemporary American Political Issues
• PLS 206 - American State Government and Politics
• PLS 207 - American Urban Government and Politics
• PLS 209 - Environmental Politics
• PLS 217 - Ethics and Leadership in Public Life
• PLS 294 - Transnational Politics Study Abroad I

Departmental Upper Level Electives (3 hours)

Choose one course from the following:

• PLS 304 - Introduction to Public Policy Analysis
• PLS 306 - Congress and the Presidency
• PLS 307 - The American Legislature
• PLS 309 - The American Chief Executive
• PLS 329 - Ocean and Coastal Law and Policy
• PLS 422 - Contemporary American Foreign Policy
• PLS 427 - International Organizations

Additional Electives (6 hours)

Choose two courses from the following:

• ACG 201 - Financial Accounting

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• COM 223 - Mediation and Conflict Management
• COM 257 - Argumentation and Debate
• COM 271 - Small-Group Communication
• COM 272 - Introduction to Organizational Communication
• COM 378 - Business and Professional Communication
• COM 425 - Negotiation
• COM 474 - Communication and International Organizations

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• CRM 405 - Criminal Justice Administration
• CRM 460 - Crime and Public Policy

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• ECN 325 - Environmental Economics
• ECN 328 - Public Finance
• ECN 329 - Industrial Organization and Public Policy
• ECN 330 - Natural Resource Economics
• ECN 377 - Applied Managerial Economics
• ECN 428 - Applied Regional Analysis
• ECN 429 - Economics of Growth and Development

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• EVS 330 - Natural Resource Economics
• EVS 364 - Natural Resource Policy
• EVS 472 - Coastal Protected Areas Management

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• HST 334 - Public History

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• LED 311 - Communication and Leadership

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• MGT 350 - Principles of Management
• MGT 352 - International Management
• MGT 356 - Human Resource Management
• MGT 358 - Organizational Behavior
• MGT 450 - Governance and Leadership
• MGT 459 - Negotiation

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• MIS 311 - Information Systems Structures
• MIS 318 - Global Information Systems
• MIS 324 - Information Security and Assurance
• MIS 411 - Information Systems Analysis

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• PSY 336 - Industrial-Organizational Psychology

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• QMM 280 - Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics

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• REC 375 - Leadership and Management of Recreation Services
• REC 392 - Organization and Leadership of Recreational Sports
• REC 450 - Conflict and Organizational Politics in Recreation, Sport and Tourism

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• SOC 340 - Organizations in Modern Society
• SOC 390 - Public Sociology Seminar
• SOC 485 - The Community
• SOC 486 - Sociology of Work and Occupations

Additional Information:

Students must earn at least a “C” (2.00) average among all courses counted toward the minor.