Effective Fall 2002

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MAJOR
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA


A student declaring a major in Public Administration will be required to have sophomore standing and a minimum GPA of 2.5 for all courses whether taken at UNI or transferred from other institutions. To graduate with a major in Public Administration a student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 in course work taken at UNI in the Public Administration major.

Required: Political Science 940:010 Scope and Methods of Political Science 3 hours
940:111 Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Political Science 3 hours
940:176g Research Methods in Public Administration 3 hours
942:014 Introduction to American Politics 3 hours
942:148 Introduction to Public Administration 3 hours
942:153g Public Organizations 3 hours
942:172g Public Budgeting 3 hours
942:173g The Public Policy Process 3 hours
942:174g Public Personnel Administration 3 hours
Total Hours 27 hours

Required: One of the following:
942:131 American State Politics 3 hours
942:132 Community Politics 3 hours
Total Hours 3 hours

Required: 940:181 Internship in Politics 4-8 hours
Total Hours 4-8 hours

Area of Concentration: Choose one of the following Focus Areas

Focus Area 1 – General Administration (select 15 hours)

Management 150:100 Legal and Social Environment of Business 3 hours
150:153 Organizational Management 3 hours
150:165*** Organizational Behavior 3 hours
150:187*** Organizational Design & Development 3 hours
Social Work 450:144g Social Policies and Issues 3 hours
450:172g Human Services Administration 3 hours
Public Relations 48P:005 Principles of Public Relations 3 hours
Economics 920:053 Principles of Macro-Economics 3 hours
920:054 Principles of Micro-Economics 3 hours
920:117g** Public Finance 3 hours
920:160g** Managerial Economics 3 hours
Political Science 942:131* American State Politics 3 hours
942:132* Community Politics 3 hours
942:154 Ethics in Public Administration 3 hours
942:171g Urban Development and Administration 3 hours
944:149g Comparative Administration 3 hours
Total Hours 15 hours

Focus Area 2 – State and Community Planning (select 15 hours)

Design, Family & 310:163 Contemporary Housing Problems 3 hours
Consumer Sciences
Social Work 450:196g Community and Organization Practice 3 hours
Economics 920:148g** Urban and Regional Economics 3 hours
Political Science 942:131* American State Politics 3 hours
942:132* Community Politics 3 hours
942:154 Ethics in Public Administration 3 hours
942:171g Urban Development and Administration 3 hours
History 960:124g The City in United States History 3 hours
Geography 970:104 North American Cities 3 hours
970:164g Geographic Information Systems I 3 hours
970:165g Thematic Cartography 3 hours
970:168g Regional Analysis and Planning 3 hours
Total Hours 15 hours

Focus Area 3 – Public Law (select 15 hours)

Management 150:100 Legal and Social Environment of Business 3 hours
150:101 Business Law I 3 hours
Political Science 942:136g Administrative Law 3 hours
942:141g Constitutional Law 3 hours
942:142g Problems in Juvenile and Family Law 3 hours
942:144g Civil Rights and Liberties 3 hours
942:146 Judicial Process I 3 hours
942:147 Judicial Process II 3 hours
942:154 Ethics in Public Administration 3 hours
943:143g International Law 3 hours
Sociology 980:128g The Sociology of Law 3 hours
980:162g Politics, Law and Culture: Cross-Cultural Perspectives 3 hours
Total Hours 15 hours

Focus Area 4 – Public Personnel (select 15 hours)

Management 150:116g Human Resource Development 3 hours
150:119g Leadership and Human Relations 3 hours
150:130g Training: Design and Delivery 3 hours
150:153 Organizational Management 3 hours
150:166g*** Staffing 3 hours
150:168g*** Compensation and Benefits 3 hours
Design, Cons. Sc. 310:055 Human Growth and Development 3 hours
Psychology 400:157g Personnel Psychology 3 hours
Social Work 450:163g Minority Group Relations 3 hours
or
Sociology 980:130g Minority Group Relations 3 hours
Political Science 942:154 Ethics in Public Administration 3 hours
Geography 970:141g Regional Geography 3 hours
Total Hours 15 hours

Focus Area 5 - Public Policy and Public Service (select 15 hours)

Des. Fam.&Cons. 310:055 Human Growth & Development 3 hours
Health Promo. 410:160 Community & Public Health 3 hours
Social Work 450:041 Social Welfare: A World View 3 hours
450:121g Mental Deviance & Mental Health Institutions 3 hours
450:144g Social Policies and Issues 3 hours
450:173g Social Services for the Aged 3 hours
450:175g Child Welfare Policy and Practice 3 hours
Economics 920:120g** Economics of Natural Resources 3 hours
920:123g** Environmental Economics 3 hours
Political Science 942:155g Environmental Policy Making 3 hours
942:173g The Public Policy Process 3 hours
Geography 970:028 Environmental Change 3 hours
970:168g Regional Analysis and Planning 3 hours
Sociology 980:022 Criminal Justice System 3 hours
980:060 Social Problems 3 hours
980:125g Social Gerontology 3 hours
980:127 Juvenile Delinquency 3 hours
980:129g Comparative Criminology 3 hours
980:148g Environmental Sociology 3 hours
Total Hours 15 hours

Focus Area 6 - International Public Policy (select 15 hours)

Economics 920:136g** International Economics 3 hours
920:143g** Economic Development 3 hours
Political Science 943:024 International Relations 3 hours
943:118g International Relations Theory 3 hours
943:119g International Political Economy 3 hours
943:125g North-South Relations 3 hours
943:127g United States Foreign Policy 3 hours
943:137g Environmental Policy Making in a Comparative Perspective 3 hours
943:143g International Law 3 hours
943:145g International Organizations 3 hours
Sociology 980:162g Politics, Law, & Culture: Cross-Cultural Perspectives 3 hours
Total Hours 15 hours

Total Program Hours 49-53


* Course selected for CORE may not be counted in this area of concentration.

** 920:053 and 920:054 are prerequisites for this course. Both 920:053 and 920:054 may substitute for 920:024 which will satisfy Category 4B of the Liberal Arts Core Program.

*** These courses have prerequisites.