Bachelor of Public Administration
The Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) is the most acceptable undergraduate degree for professional employment in general public administration and is highly desirable for most of the special applications such as police, fire and planning. For those not going on to graduate school but who wish a professional career with government, the BPA is undoubtedly the degree of choice.
This degree meets the standards and guidelines for the Bachelor of Public Administration degree as provided by the Public Administration accrediting organization, the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).
The public administration degree is of special interest to the working professional in public and not for profit organizations or those who wish to pursue a career in public management. The course work is designed to provide the student with an understanding and working application of the principles essential to the effective management of all public agencies.
DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS.............................45 credits
PORTFOLIO OPTION.......................................up to 30 credits
ELECTIVES......................................................................Variable
REQUIRED COURSES.................................................18 credits
Students should plan their programs with advisor assistance so that courses can be completed in the sequence which follows.
| POS 303 |
Public Policy and Administration |
| PUB 402 |
Values and Ethics in Public Administration |
| PUB 403 |
Public Budgeting and Finance |
| PUB 404 |
Concepts and Issues in Public Planning |
| PUB 406 |
Human Resources in the Public Sector |
| PUB 410 |
Methods and Techniques for Public Administration |
ELECTIVE PUB COURSES...................................6 credits
These can be taken in any sequence or combination.
| PUB 405 |
Administrative Law and Process |
| PUB 407 |
Productivity Improvements in the Public Sector |
| PUB 408 |
Public Administration and the Political Process |
| PUB 409 |
Contemporary Issues in Public Safety |
| ADM 301 |
Labor Relations |
| ADM 303 |
Administrative Theory and Practice |
| ADM 353 |
Leadership Development |
| ADM 361 |
Negotiation: Theory and Practice |
| ADM 412 |
Quality and Productivity |
| ADM 464 |
Strategic Human Resources Administration |
| POS 302 |
Comparative State and Local Government |
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS...............................21 credits
Twenty-one additional credit hours shall be earned in public administration, emergency medical training, management, business, political science, criminal justice, fire science, HSA 410, HSA 425 or classes approved by the program director in health service administration, social work, or sociology or portfolio credits attributable to any of the disciplines included in this paragraph. These twenty-one hours may be transferred from a regionally accredited institution, or from General Administration and Social Sciences discipline-specific portfolio credits and may be lower-level credits.
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