Public Administration

(Political Science Department)

Henderson Learning Center
Room 215
(785) 231-1010 ext. 1737

The Major

 

 

 

1. THE CERTIFICATE OF NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT
The Certificate of Non-Profit Management is valuable for individuals who seek Manager positions in Non-Profit Agencies. The Certificate is available and offered in three ways:

Option 1. Available ON-LINE to Working Adults in any outlying location by the Internet, or through campus courses (see list of 9-10 courses immediately below) OR
Option 2. Add to any Major or graduate program, with the following courses:

English 100. HS 100 Orientation to Human Services. HS 445 Legal and Ethical Issues. HS 302 Social change and Advocacy. PO 245 Intro to Public Administration. PO 393 Public Budgeting, or PO 346 Non-Profit Fundraising. PO 395 Non-Profit Management. PO 405 Program Evaluation, or HS 495 Admin and Evaluation of Human Services. PO 307/HS 481 Internship 6 credit hours.
Total of 27-30 credit hours (9-10 courses)

Option 3. 6 courses (18 hours). For any Majors in Public Administration who Minor in Human Services, or any Majors in Human Services who Minor in Public Administration, as follows:

Any Human Services Major with this Minor in Public Administration:
PO 245 Intro to Public Administration
PO 346 Non-Profit Fundraising
PO 391 Public Personnel Administration
PO 393 Public Budgeting and Grants
PO 394 Public Management Techniques
PO 395 Non-Profit Management

Any Public Administration Major with this Minor in Human Services:
HS 100 Orientation to Human Services
HS 251 Theories of Intervention
HS 300 Prevention in Human Services
HS 302 Social Change and Advocacy
HS 305 Case Management
HS 445 Legal and Ethical Issues in Human Services

2. THE BACHELOR'S OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (BPA)
The Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) degree leads to employment in state or local governments, non-profit agencies, urban and regional planning, environment regulation, the national government, or certain aspects of business relating to human resources management, government relations or government regulations. The BPA degree has three Special Emphasis Options or majors: Public Management and Non-Profit Management, Local Economic and Community Development, and Environment and Natural Resources Management. The BPA degree requires 48-51 credit hours (but does not exceed 40 hours in any one discipline) with 18 credit hours selected as cognate courses that also fulfill general education requirements. The Department is active in seeking internships in agencies for our Juniors and Seniors, leading in many cases to full-time employment.

I. REQUIRED GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
Students must take the following courses in the General Education Curriculum: EC 201, EC 202, PY 100, CN 150 or 241, SO 101. Students must also take CM 110. These courses also count towards fulfilling the General Education and elective requirements of the University.

II. THE MAJOR – 48-51 cr hrs

II.-A. Required Core Courses 24-27 credits
PO 245 Intro to Public Administration (sometime within the first 12 credit hours of the major)
PO 107 State and Local Government
OR
PO 306 Urban Politics
PO 305 Public Policy
OR
PO 308 Federalism & Public Policies
PO 307 Internship 3 or 6 cr hrs
PO 394 Public Management Techniques
PO 401 Program Evaluation

PO 343 Administrative Law
OR
PO 391 Public Personnel Administration
PO 390 Applied Political Research

II-B. Special Track Options 24 to 27 credit hrs
EMPHASIS A:
Public and Non-Profit Management 24 cr hrs, 12 hrs in PO.
PO 343 Administrative Law 3
or
PO 391 Public Personnel Administration 3 (The one not taken in core)
PO 393 Public Budgeting 3
PO 394 Public Management Techniques (core) 3
PO 305 Public Policy 3
OR
PO 308 Federalism and Public Policies 3 (The one not taken in core)
AC 224 Financial Accounting 3
CN 350 Persuasion 3
OR
CN 201 Organizational Communication 3
PO 395 Non Profits Management 3
PO 346 Spec Topics-Pub Admin / Non-Profits 6
OR
PO elective by Department permission 6

EMPHASIS B:
Local Economic and Community Development
24 credit hrs, with 15 hrs PO.
PO 310 Politics & Strategies in Comm. Dev. 3
PO 312 State & Local Gov’t Econ Dev Policies 3
PO 392 Urban Planning 3
PO 393 Public Budgeting 3
GG 151 Urban Geology 3
OR
GG 303 Land Use 3
HS 100 Orientation to Human Services 3
SO/AN 207 Race and Ethnic Relations 3
OR
SO 310 Social Inequality 3
OR
SW 326 Macro Human Behavior & Social Env. 3
PO 346 Spec Problems in Pub Administration 3
OR
PO Elective by Department permission (To be taken mainly in the Junior year) 3

EMPHASIS C
Environment and Natural Resources Management
24 to 27 credit hrs
PO 107 State & Local Government 3 (if not chosen in the core)
PO 392 Urban/Regional Planning 3
BI 203 Human Impact on the Environment 3
GG 101 Intro to Geography 3

GG 201 Environmental Geography 3
OR
GG 303 Land Use 3
GG 302 Natural Resources Conservation 3
GG 304 Kansas Geography 3
PO 346 Spec Problems Pub Admin 6
OR
PO Elective by Department Permission 6

III. INDIVIDUAL ELECTIVES 17-23 cr hrs

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