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
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
GEOG 310 World Regional
GEOG 313 The
GEOG 314 The
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
GEOG 432 Geography of
GEOG 450 Geography of
GEOG 451 Geography of
GEOG 461 Geography of
GEOG 463
Geography of
Choose one or two............................................................... 3-6
PS 303 Politics and
Governments of
PS 460 Governments and
Politics of
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
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
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.
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