2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin

Public Administration, Bachelor of Science

The major in Public Administration examines decision making, leadership and management in public agencies and nonprofit organizations. It introduces students to the field of public administration, including its scope, content, literature and relationship to other disciplines. This is accomplished through a curriculum that focuses on developing core competencies for new and mid–career public administration students.

Credits required. 39

Prerequisites. In Part One, MAT 108 or MAT 141 is a prerequisite for STA 250

Coordinator and Advisor. Professor Nicole M. Elias, Department of Public Management (212.393.6422, nelias@jjay.cuny.edu)

Advisor. Ms. Yvonne Purdie, Department of Public Management (212.237.8554, ypurdie@jjay.cuny.edu)

Advising resources. Sample Four-year Plan of Study

Baccalaureate/Master’s Program in Public Administration. Qualified undergraduate students may enter the Baccalaureate/Master’s Program and thereby graduate with both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in public administration. For additional information, please contact Professor Jennifer Dysart, Department of Psychology (212.484.1160, bamadirector@jjay.cuny.edu).

Additional information. Students who enroll for the first time at the College or changed to this major in September 2015 or thereafter must complete the major in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose either the form shown here or the earlier version of the major. A copy of the earlier version may be obtained in the 2014-15 Undergraduate Bulletin.

Part One. Core Courses

Required

PAD 140Introduction to Public Administration

3

PAD 260International Public Administration

3

PAD 314Leadership, Supervision and Performance

3

PAD 318Decisions in Crises

3

PAD 340Planning and Policy Analysis

3

PAD 343Administration of Financial Resources

3

PAD 346Human Resource Administration

3

PAD 440Problems in Public Administration

3

Methods and Skills

Required

PAD 241Information in Public Management

3

Select one

ENG 235Writing for Management, Business and Public Administration

3

STA 250Principles and Methods of Statistics

3

Total Credit Hours: 30

Part Two. Concentrations

Students are required to complete 9 credits for a concentration. If offered, students MUST complete one course with the PAD prefix within their chosen concentration, plus two related courses or a single, 6–credit internship course.

PAD 380 Selected Topics in Public Administration can be used in a concentration if the topic is appropriate.

Students may complete one of these courses as part of any category:

PAD 402Seminar and Internship in Public Administration

6

PAD 404Practicum in Public Administration

3

PAD 402: If student completes PAD 402 (6 cr.) as part of the concentration, they only need to complete one additional concentration course.

Category A. Human Resources Administration

This concentration prepares students to assume supervisory and administrative responsibilities involving personnel management.

ECO 280Economics of Labor

3

PAD 366Workplace Investigations: Tools, Techniques and Issues

3

Category B. Managerial Investigation and Oversight

This concentration prepares students for professional careers associated with oversight of and by regulatory agencies, nonprofit organizations, oversight boards, municipal councils and state legislatures.

ACC 250Introduction to Accounting

3

PAD 331Fraud, Waste, Abuse and Corruption in Public Organizations

3

PAD 366Workplace Investigations: Tools, Techniques and Issues

3

PSC 207The Investigative Function

3

Category C. International Public Administration

This concentration prepares students for managerial and supervisory roles in an international environment.

ECO 245International Economics

3

PAD 358Comparative Public Administration

3

PAD 362Administration of International Intergovernmental Organizations

3

POL 250International Law and Justice

3

Category D. Public Policy and Planning

This concentration prepares students for responsibilities involving policy analysis and planning in governmental and nonprofit organizations.

ECO 265Introduction to Public Sector Economics

3

ECO 333Sustainability: Preserving the Earth as Human Habitat

3

PAD 355Public Policy Analysis

3

PAD 348Justice Planning and Policy Analysis

3

PAD 400Quantitative Problems in Public Administration

3

POL 278/SOC 278Political Sociology

3

Category E. Special Concentration

In consultation with a faculty member of the Department of Public Management, the student may formulate a concentration tailored to a discipline or field related to public administration. The concentration must include three courses, two of which must be in a single discipline.

Total Credit Hours: 9

Total Credit Hours: 39