Political Science - Public Administration/Public Management Concentration, BS

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Program Code: 272*/272L
CIP Code: 45.1001

Non-teaching

General Education Requirements (44 Hours)

General Education Requirements

Some general education requirements may be double-counted in the major with departmental approval. Please see your advisor for information

Major Requirements (53 Hours)

2. 0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the Government & Justice Studies discipline, plus any other courses under Major Requirements. Minimum of 18 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian.

You must complete at least one 3-hour course with a Writing in the Discipline [WID] designation within the Major Requirements. Courses with the [WID] designation are PS 3280 , PS 3320 , PS 3370 , PS 3550 , PS 3570 , PS 4230 , PS 4723 , PS 4748 , PA 4665 . [WID] All have PRE: RC 2001 .

The WID course can count in PS Electives under either the Public Management or TACCM track. (All [WID] courses have RC 2001 as a prereq.)

Required Political Science Courses (26 Hours)

PS 1100 - American National Government and Politics (3) [GenEd: SS]
PS 2160 - Introduction to Public Administration (3)
PS 4800 - Political Science Capstone (1) [CAP]
PS 4900 - Internship in Public Affairs (3-12) [CAP] **Students must complete a min of 6 sh of PS 4900 for the degree. 90 hours of coursework required to be eligible for internship PS 4900 .
PS 2130 - State and Local Government (3) [GenEd: SS]
PS 3115 - Research Methods (4)
or
CJ 3115 - Research Methods (4)

Theory & Methodology Course - Choose One

International & Comparative Course - Choose One

Public Management Elective Courses (12 Hours)

Required Public Administration Concentration (15 Hours)

The concentration, made up of courses drawn from the list of courses below, requires careful planning. Students are encouraged to develop their program of study early in their academic careers with the assigned departmental advisor for this specific concentration.

STT 1810 - Basic Statistics (3)
12 Hours from Concentration Electives below

Concentration Electives

Courses used in the required minor cannot also be used in the concentration electives.

Minor (REQUIRED) (12-21 Hours)

One of the following minors is required: Accounting, Criminal Justice, Healthcare Management, Human Resources Management, General Business, Nonprofit Organizations, or Sustainable Development. Other minors may be allowed with approval of advisor and department chair.

Electives (2-11 Hours)

Taken to total 120 hours for the degree

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