School of Public Affairs and Administration

School of Public Affairs and Administration
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Kalamazoo MI 49008-5440 USA
(269) 387-8932

Public Administration Minor

The School of Public Affairs and Administration offers a minor in public administration. The 18 credit hours of coursework are divided into nine credit hours of required core courses, three credit hours of capstone or professional experience, and six credit hours of electives in order to fulfill the academic and professional needs of Â鶹´«Ã½s. This program is designed to prepare Â鶹´«Ã½ from a variety of majors for entry-level professional positions in public sector organizations.

Core courses (9 credit hours)

  • - Introduction to Public and Nonprofit Service (3 credit hours)
  • - Public Management for Democracy (3 credit hours)
  • Choose one:
    • - Human Resource Administration (3 credit hours)
    • - Public Budgeting and Accounting (3 credit hours)
    • - Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation (3 credit hours)

Capstone or Professional Experience (3 credit hours)

  • Choose one:
    • - Public and Nonprofit Administration Capstone (3 credit hours)
    • - Internship in Public and Nonprofit Administration (3 credit hours)

Electives (6 credit hours)

  • - Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 credit hours)
  • - International Public Finance Management (3 credit hours)
  • - Grant Writing (3 credit hours)
  • - Social Policy Administration (3 credit hours)
  • - Fund Raising for Nonprofit Organizations (3 credit hours)
  • - Culture, Diversity, and Social Equity (3 credit hours)
  • - Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement (3 credit hours)
  • - Labor Economics (3 credit hours)
  • - Environmental Economics (3 credit hours)
  • - Economic Development (3 credit hours)
  • - Cities and Urban Systems (3 credit hours)
  • - Public Policy and Aging (3 credit hours)
  • - Women, Globalization and Social Change (3 credit hours)
  • - Race, Gender and Science (3 credit hours)
  • - Urban Politics in the United States (3 credit hours)
  • - Introduction to Public Policy (3 credit hours)
  • - Environmental Politics (4 credit hours)
  • - American Foreign Policy (4 credit hours)
  • - Public Policy and the Economy (3 credit hours)
  • - Philosophy and Public Affairs (3 credit hours)
  • - Race and Gender Issues (3 credit hours)
  • - Race in America (3 credit hours)
  • - Race, Ethnicity, and Justice (3 credit hours)
  • - Social Welfare as a Social Institution (3 credit hours)

Additional course from within the School of Public Affairs and Administration as well as other departments and colleges may qualify for elective credits with approval of the departmental advisor.