Public Administration

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Public Administration

DEPT NO COURSE CREDIT
POLS 2353 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 hours
POLS 2613 Introduction to Public Administration 3 hours
POLS 2713 Introduction to State and Local Government 3 hours
POLS 2813 Introduction to Political Theory 3 hours
POLS 3083 Scope and Methods of Political Science 3 hours
POLS 4953 Senior Seminar 3 hours
 
Public Administration courses: 15 hours
POLS 4623 Public Policy Analysis
POLS 4633 Public Personnel Administration
POLS 4643 Administration Theory & Behavior
POLS 4653 Public Finance and Budgeting
POLS 4663 Administrative Law
 
Elective courses to be selected from: 3 hours
POLS 3513 Legislative Process
POLS 3543 American Presidency
POLS 3573 American Judicial Process
POLS 3743 Municipal Government
POLS 4000 Workshop
POLS 4343 International Law and Organizations
POLS 4543 Political Philosophy and the Law
POLS 4573 American Political Thought
POLS 4733 U.S. Constitutional Law
POLS 4993 Public Service Internship
ECON 2113 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2213 Principles of Microeconomics
SOC 3323 Sociological Statistics
    or
BADM * 3933 Business Statistics
SOC 4313 Social Research Methods
    or
IS * 3073 Quantitative Methods in Business
BADM 4423 Business Statistics II
Total 36 hours

At least 18 hours of advanced (3000/4000) courses are required on the Political Science major. Eighteen hours of this major must be earned at NSU.

Majors or minors may not be earned in both Public Administration and Political Science.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVSION CREDIT Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses numbered 3000 or above.
LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES At least 80 semester credit hours are required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Political Science major together with general education hours, provides for 71 hours. The Public Administration Option provides for 64 hours. The student is advised to take a minor or second major in a Liberal Arts and Sciences field in order to satisfy this requirement.

*Prerequisites




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