Public Administration, B.A.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the Public Administration program will be able to:
- Demonstrate critical skills to lead and manage in public governance.
- Appraise pressing problems using critical thinking, ethical thinking, and analytics to consider solutions and apply best practices.
- Articulate and apply a public service perspective to their role in their institution.
- Evaluate the role of public administration officials as participants in the public policy making and implementation process.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate and interact productively with a diverse population with varying needs.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BBU 3010 | Data-Driven Decision Making | 3 |
| BLD 4040 | Leading Teams in Organizations | 3 |
| or SCL 3002 | Group and Organizational Behavior | |
| BMG 3074 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| BST 3004 (B,C,J,L,N) | Biblical Perspectives (GE) | 4 |
| CMT 2050 | Communication and Culture | 3 |
| PBA 1000 | Principles of Public Administration | 3 |
| PBA 1065 | U.S. Democracy (GE) | 3 |
| PBA 2070 | Scope and Methods of Political Science | 3 |
| PBA 3000 | Administrative Law and Bureaucracy | 3 |
| PBA 3040 | Budgets and Grants Writing | 3 |
| PBA 3050 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| PBA 4041 | Issues in Public Policy | 3 |
| PBA 4050 | Capstone: Cross-Sector Collaborations | 3 |
| SCL 1002 | Understanding the Political World (GE) | 3 |
| SCL 3005 | Social Stratification | 3 |
| Total Units | 46 | |