Public Administration Concentration
 

Required Courses (18 hours):

     PSC 100 (3) Introduction to Political Science

     PSC 105 (3) Introduction to American Government and Politics  

     PSC 210 (3) Introduction to Public Administration

     PSC 280 (3) Intro. to Empirical Methods of Political Research

     PSC 313 (3) Budgetary Processes in the U.S.

     PSC 411  (3)   Public Sector Human Resources and Organization Theory
 

Other Requirements (3 hours):

Select one of the following Capstone experiences (3 hours):

•    PSC 390 (1-6) Independent Study
     Students with previous relevant PA experience may select an
     Independent Study with permission of the Internship Director
     OR

•    PSC 395 (1-12) Internship in Government and Politics
     Required for students without any relevant PA experience. 
     Student must have completed 56 hours or more.

Electives (12 Hours):

One 3-credit hour course from Field I or Field II below: 
Field 1:  American Political Institutions and Processes.
PSC 101 (3) Political Behavior (Group III-A)

                        PSC 125 (3) African-American Politics (Group IV-C)

                        PSC 235 (3) Politics and Personality

                        PSC 320 (3) The American Legislative Process

                        PSC 321 (3) The American Chief Executive

                        PSC 322 (3) Judicial Process and Politics

                        PSC 323 (3) American Parties and Politics

                        PSC 325 (3) The Civil Rights Movement (Group IV-C)

                        PSC 326 (3) Women and Politics (Group IV-A)

                        PSC 327 (3) Lobbying and Interest Group Behavior

                        PSC 328 (3) Campaigns and Elections

                        PSC 421 (3) Constitutional Law:  Powers of Government

                        PSC 422 (3) Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties

                        PSC 520 (3) American National Government and Politics

OR

Field II:  American State and Local Government, Public Administration and Policy
PSC 261 (3) State and Local Government (Group III-B)

                        PSC 300 (3) Michigan Politics and Elections

PSC 301 (3) Law and Policy in Michigan State Government        

PSC 514 (3) American Public Policy Making

PSC 516 (3) Environmental Politics and Policy

PSC 522 (3) Regulatory Processes and Administrative Law

PSC 561 (3) American State Government and Administration

PSC 563 (3) Politics and Policy in Urban Communities

PSC 565 (3) Managing Modern Local Government

PSC 566 (3) Intergovernmental Relations in the United States

PSC 585 (3) Computer Applications for Public Administrators

One 3-credit hour course from Field III below: 
Field III:  International Relations

PSC 150 (3) World Politics (Group III-B)

PSC 151 (3) The US and the World (Group III-B)           

PSC 351 (3) International Relations

PSC 352 (3) US-Latin American Relations

PSC 353 (3) Model United Nations

PSC 354 (1) Advanced Model United Nations

PSC 453 (3) American Foreign Policy

PSC 551 (3) Seminar in International Relations

PSC 555 (3) International Law I

PSC 556 (3) International Law II

One 3-credit hour course from Field IV below: 
Field IV:  Comparative Politics 

PSC 242 (3) Introduction to Comparative Politics (Group III-B)

PSC 340 (3) African Political Systems and Processes (Group IV-B)

PSC 341 (3) Comparative Politics:  Eastern Europe (Group IV-B)

PSC 342 (3) Comparative Immigration Politics     

PSC 343 (3) Southeast Asian Political Systems and Processes (Group IV-B)

PSC 344 (3) East Asian Political Systems and Processes (Group IV-B)

PSC 345 (3) Middle Eastern Political Systems (Group IV-B)       

PSC 346 (3) The Politics of Islam

PSC 347 (3) Comparative Politics:  Western Europe (Group IV-B)

PSC 348 (3) Latin American Political Systems (Group IV-B)

PSC 349          PSC 349 (3) Panama:  Exploring Politics and Society in a Central American Nation (Group IV-B)

PSC 515 (3) Comparative Public Policy     

PSC 540 (3) Cultural Heritage and Politics of Eastern Europe
 

One 3-credit hour course from Field V below: 
Political Theory or Methodology
PSC 275 (3) Great Political Thinkers (Group I-A)
PSC 371 (3) American Political Thought (Group I-A)

PSC 372 (3) American Radical Thought

PSC 373 (3) American Individualism (Group IV-A)

PSC 375 (3) Socialism, Fascism, and Liberalism (Group IV-A)

PSC 378 (3)  Modern Democratic Theory (Group I-A)

PSC 426 (3)  Feminist Theory

PSC 583 (3) Survey  Research  
PSC 680 (3) Methodology of Political Research
PSC 781 (3) Techniques of Political Research

Total: 33 semester hours
 

Note:  A minimum of 15 hours of coursework must be at the 300 level or above, with at least one course at the 400-500 level.  PSC 405 cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.