This program is designed to help the student develop skills, competencies and knowledge appropriate for careers in government service. Possible employment opportunities exist for certificate holders in federal, state and local government offices. Past graduates have obtained employment under managers in urban settings, regional physical planning, personnel services, health care management and public information systems.

There are six areas of specialization. Contact the adviser, George Agbango, 389-4516, to help with course selection.

Contact points by interest areas:

• Budgeting - Economics, 389-4335
• City Managers - Political Science, 389-4422
• Planning - Geography, 389-4108
• Social Psychology - Psychology, 389-4471
• Health Care - Social Welfare, 389-4237
• Public Relations - Mass Communications, 389-4836

Requirements

A minimum of 27 credits is required. Note: some courses carry prerequisites. Consult an adviser for details.

Communication

INTSTUDY 231 TECHNICAL WRITING
COMMSTUD 103 PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMMSTUD 104 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Computer Science

SOC 465 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
COMPSCI 110 INTRO TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
MISCIS 150 INTRO TO COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

Statistics

ECONOMIC 256 BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS STATISTICS
SOC 260 BASIC SOCIAL STATISTICS
PSYCH 160 PSYCHOLOGY STATISTICS
MATH 141 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

Personnel

ECONOMIC 313 LABOR ECONOMICS
POLISCI 438 PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
MGMT 345 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Budgeting

ECONOMIC 410 PUBLIC FINANCE
POLISCI 437 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION APPLICATIONS
POLISCI 452 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Planning

GEOG 250 ELEMENTS OF PLANNING
GEOG 350 ADVANCE PLANNING
SOC 468 SOCIAL SERVICE PLANNING

Organization Theory

POLISCI 336 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION THEORY

Policy

POLISCI 207 ETHICS,POLITICS, AND PUBLIC POLICY
POLISCI 456 PUBLIC POLICY

Social Psychology

SOC 441 SOCIAL INDICATORS
PSYCH 131 PSYCHOLOGY OF ADJUSTMENT
PSYCH 253 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCH 453 ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY