Programs | NMU Undergraduate Bulletin 2012-13

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Public Administration Major

	Prepares students for careers in management in the public sector. Students analyze and discuss operations of all forms and levels of government and learn the basic principles of government, political philosophy, statistical analysis and computer literacy.
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 Total Credits Required for Degree  124
 Liberal Studies  30-40
 Health Promotion Requirements  2
Required Courses in Major 38
Core 30
 PS 105 American Government [IV] 4
 PS 202 Seminar in Public Policy Analysis  4
 PS 302 Methods of Public Policy Analysis  4
 PS 307 Principles of Public Administration  4
 PS 309 State and Local Government  4
 PS 490 Senior Seminar  2
 MGT 240 Organizational Behavior and Management  *4
 MGT 343 Human Resource Management  *4
Political Science Electives 8
Choose from the following: 
 PS 341 Social Welfare Policy  (4 cr.)    
 PS 402 Political Economy  (4 cr.)    
 PS 436 Classic Readings in Public Administration  (4 cr.)    
PS 491 Internship in Public Policy or Law (2-4 cr.)  
 PS 495 Special Problems in Political Science  (1-4 cr.)    
 PS 498 Directed Study in Political Science  (1-4 cr.)    
 MGT 412 Compensation Design and Administration  (4 cr.)  *  
 MGT 417 Organizational Theory, Structure and Design  (4 cr.)  *  
 MGT 422 Business and Government Policy Theory  (4 cr.)  *  
 MGT 424 Conflict Management and Collective Bargaining  (4 cr.)  *  
 MGT 491 Internship in Management  (1-4 cr.)    
 SP 421 Organizational Communication  (4 cr.)    
 SP 432 Environmental Communication  (4 cr.)    
Minor 20

	*Students taking business courses who are not majoring in the College of Business are limited to taking no more than 25% of their courses (33 cr.) from the College of Business.

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