The minor in public administration and policy is designed to give undergraduate students a deeper appreciation for the challenges in organizing the modern state and the manner in which the intricacies of implementation affect the achievement of public policies.

• 21 credit hours with grades of C or better and at least 12 credit hours unique to the minor

GOVT-110 Politics in the United States is recommended as a prerequisite to the minor.

Course Requirements

• GOVT-210 Political Power and American Public Policy 4:2 (3)
• GOVT-460 Political and Organizational Leadership (3) (for students in the SPA Leadership Program)

or

GOVT-484 Women and Political Leadership (3)

or

other approved course on leadership

• PUAD-260 Administrative Politics (3)
• PUAD-343 Organizing Public Services (3)
• 9 credit hours from the following:

GOVT-370 Formation and Implementation of Environmental Policy (3)

GOVT-396/496 Selected Topics :Nonrecurring (approved topics in public administration and policy)

GOVT-423 Advanced Studies in Public Policy (3)

GOVT-455 Equal Protection (3)

GOVT-483 Women, Politics, and Public Policy (3)

GOVT-520 Advanced Studies in Campaign Management (4)

JLS-309 Justice and Public Policy (3)

JLS-550 Drugs, Crime, and Public Policy (3)

PUAD-560 Intergovernmental Relations (3)

other SPA courses dealing with public policy and administration as approved by the department chair