PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

 

Public Policy and Administration Major

 

The Public Policy and Administration program is designed for those students wishing to pursue administrative careers in government and for those already employed in government who seek training for possible advancement into administrative roles. This program offers broad skills as well as specific content courses that could serve workers both in and out of government.  For additional information, please contact Dr. Ed. Dover, 838-8264, dovere@wou.edu or Dr. Mark Henkels, 838-8544, henkelm@wou.edu.

 


Public Policy and Administration Major...... 73

PS 201 American National Government................................. 3

PS 202 State and Local Government....................................... 3

PS 350 Introduction to Public Policy..................................... 3

PS 351 Introduction to Public Administration....................... 3

PS 454 Public Personnel Administration…………………. ...3

PS 466 Governmental Budgeting............................................ 3

PS 480 Administrative Law.................................................... 3

EC 201, 202 Principles of Economics..................................... 6

CS 121 Computer Applications in Business.......................... 5

Choose one.............................................................................. 3

     BA 361 Organizational Behavior

     BA 390 Management

WR 321 Business and Technical Communications................. 3

SP 324 Business and Professional Speaking........................... 3

Choose one.............................................................................. 3

PSY 334 Social Psychology

SOC 334 Self and Society

SOC 327 Introduction to Social Research............................... 3

 

Corrections/Law Enforcement Concentration

CJ 211 Introduction to Careers in Criminal Justice................ 3

CJ 212 History and Development of American Law Enf ……3

CJ 241 Introduction to Community Crim.Prev…………….. 3

CJ 451 Juvenile Delinquency: Prevention and Control.......... 3

CJ 453 Penology..................................................................... 3

CJ 454 Parole and Probation................................................... 3

PS 424 Policy Making in the States........................................ 3

PS 426 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations.............. 3

PS 479 Constitutional Law..................................................... 3

PS 490 Community Politics.................................................... 3

SOC 454 Deviant Behavior..................................................... 3

PS 409/410W Practicum or Internship................................ 3-6

 

Management Concentration

BA 315 Financial Management I………………    ………….3

BA 316 Financial Management II…………………………... 3

BA 370 Business and Society................................................. 3

BA 392 Management and Diversity....................................... 3

BA 416 Government Regulation............................................. 3

BA 424 Capital Budgeting...................................................... 3

BA 484 International Management......................................... 3

BA 494 Business Ethics......................................................... 3

PS 423 Issues in National Policy............................................ 3

PS 424 Policy Making in the States........................................ 3

PS 426 Federalism and Intergovernmental.............................. 3

             Relations

PS 445 Introduction to Policy Analysis................................. 3

BA/PS 409/410 Practicum or Internship............................. 3-6

 

Human Resources Concentration

BA 361 Organizational Behavior............................................ 3

SOC 420 Political Sociology................................................... 3

EC 444 Introduction to Human Resource Economics............ 3

PSY 423 Interviewing and Appraisal...................................... 3

PSY 443 Group Processes...................................................... 3

PSY 445W Organizational Psychology.................................. 3

PSY 446 Strategic Human Resources Planning....................... 3

PSY 465 Motivation............................................................... 3

PSY 472 Psychological Assessment....................................... 3

SOC 320 Industrial Society.................................................... 3

SOC 338 Sociology of the Family.......................................... 3

SOC 437 Sociology of Race/Ethnic Relations......................... 3

SP 323 Group Discussion and Leadership............................. 3

PS 415 Politics and Psychology............................................. 3

PS 416 Politics and Communication....................................... 3

PS 426 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations.............. 3

PS 430W The Aging Society:Policy Dimensions................... 3

PS 435 Women and Politics.................................................... 3

PS 409/410W Practicum or Internship................................ 3-6

 

International Concentration

ANTH/SOC 440 Women and Development.......................... 3

HST 492 World Problems....................................................... 3

PS 203 International Relations................................................ 3

SOC 350 Food & Hunger........................................................ 3

SOC 400 International Development...................................... 3

GEOG 106, 107 Introductory Geography.......................... 3-6

Choose one or two............................................................... 3-6

GEOG 211 Geography of the U.S. and Canada

GEOG 310 World Regional

GEOG 313 The Pacific Northwest

GEOG 314 The Pacific Basin

GEOG 370 Human Migration

GEOG 410 Global Issues

GEOG 411 Cultural Geography: Landscape and           Diffusion                                

GEOG 412 Cultural Geography: Selected Topics

GEOG 417 Global Economic Geography

GEOG 418 International Trade and Transportation

GEOG 426 Geography of Europe

GEOG 432 Geography of Africa

GEOG 450 Geography of East Asia

GEOG 451 Geography of South Asia

GEOG 461 Geography of South America

GEOG 463 Geography of Mexico and Central America

Choose one or two............................................................... 3-6

PS 303 Politics and Governments of Europe

PS 460 Governments and Politics of Asia

PS 461 Politics and Governments of Communist          Nations

PS 463 Governments and Politics of Developing           Nations

PS 478 Political Fiction

PS 492 Ideologies of the Twentieth Century

PS 493 International Organizations

PS 497 American Foreign Relations

Choose one or two............................................................... 3-6

BA 484 International Management

BA 485 International Finance

BA 486 International Marketing

GEOG/PS 409/410W Practicum or Internship.................... 3-6

 

State and Federal Government Concentration

PS 414 Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Elections........ 3

PS 416 Politics and Communication....................................... 3

PS 419 American Presidential Elections................................. 3

PS 423 Issues in National Policy............................................ 3

PS 424 Policy-making in the States........................................ 3

PS 426 Federalism and Intergovernmental relations………...3

PS 430W The Aging Society………………………………. .3

PS 445W Introduction to Policy Analysis  ………………..   3

PS 446 Land Resource Politics and Policy…………………..3

PS 447 Environmental Politics and Policy………………….. 3

PS 469 Congress and the Presidency……………………….. 3

PS 479 Constitutional Law………………………………….. 3

PS 490 Community Politics………………………………… 3

SOC 434 Social Stratification……………………………… .3

SOC 437 Sociology Of Race/Ethnic Relations……………...3

PS 409/410W Practicum or Internship……………………3-6

 

City and County Government Concentration

BA 450 State and Local Government Finance        ............... 3

*BLD 155 Building Department Administration   ............... 3

        (* Course offered at Community College)

CJ 331 Police and Community                               ............... 3

Choose one or two                                                  ............ 3-6

        GEOG 105 Introductory Physical Geography

        GEOG 106 Introductory Economic Geography

        GEOG 107 Introductory Cultural Geography

        GEOG 312 Oregon

        GEOG 321 Field Geography

GEOG 240 Map and Air Photo Interpretation      ............... 3

GEOG 340 Cartography                                        ....................... 3

GEOG 413 Urban Geography                                ............... 3

GEOG 416 Location Analysis and marketing        ............... 3

GEOG 425 Environmental Planning and Policy     ............... 3

GEOG 440 Geographic Information Systems        ............... 3

PS 424 Policy-making in the States                        ............... 3

PS 426 Federalism and Intergovernmental

                    Relations                                             ............... 3

PS 430W Aging Society: Policy Dimensions         ............... 3

PS 445W Introduction to Policy Analysis             ............... 3

PS 490 Community Politics                                   ............... 3

SSC 407 Seminar (could be an Institute-type

                                Course)                                   ............... 3

SOC 330 Urban Sociology                                      ............... 3

SOC 415 Community Organizing                           ............... 3

SOC 416 Community Action                                 ............... 3

PS/GEOG/SSC 409/410W Practicum or Internship........... 3-6

 

        Note:  For the B.S. degree in Public Policy and Administration, students may take any combination of Math/Computer Science/Statistics courses as long as it included at least one Math course beyond MTH 105 and one Computer Science course beyond CS101.  Please make note that CS 121 and  SOC 327  are required for the major.  These may be used to satisfy the B.S. requitement.

       


 

Public Policy and Administration Minor

For additional information, please contact Dr. Ed.   Dover, dovere@wou.edu, 838-8264, or Dr. Mark Henkels, 838-8544, henkelm@wou.edu.

Public Policy and Administration Minor.......................................... 27

PS 201 American National Government.................................................................................. 3

PS 202 State and Local Government....................................................................................... 3

PS 350 Introduction to Public Policy...................................................................................... 3

PS 351 Introduction to Public Administration........................................................................ 3

PS 454 Public Personnel Management ……………………………………………………...3

PS 466 Governmental Budgeting............................................................................................. 3

PS 480 Administrative Law..................................................................................................... 3

Choose one.............................................................................................................................. 3

     BA 361 Organizational Behavior

     BA 390 Management.......................................................................................................... 3

Electives in Public Policy and Administration........................................................................ 3