Dec 26, 2024

2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog

2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Minor in Public Administration

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Coordination: Liberal Arts and Sciences Advising and Counseling Office and the Division of Public Administration, Department of Political Science

The interdisciplinary minor in public administration is designed to allow liberal arts students, primarily in the humanities and the social sciences, to develop a knowledge and an appreciation of basic issues and concepts in public administration. The student is introduced to a basic understanding of contemporary problems encountered in the administration of public agencies. The minor is not intended to provide vocational or professional competency.

Requirements (24-25)

Six or more semester hours in the minor must be taken at NIU.

COMS 361 - Business and Professional Communication Credits: 3
or
ENGL 300 - Advanced Essay Composition Credits: 3
POLS 100 - American Government and Politics Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
POLS 331 - Public Administration Credits: 3
SOCI 170 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
SOCI 375 - Sociology of Organizations Credits: 3

One of the following (3-4)

(Students who satisfy this requirement in the process of meeting other major or minor requirements should select an additional course from the list below this one.)

CSCI 250 - Computer Programming in COBOL Credits: 4
STAT 208 - Basic Statistics Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
STAT 301 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 4
STAT 350 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credits: 3

Two of the following chosen in consultation with an adviser (6)

ECON 320 - Government and Business Credits: 3
PHIL 337 - Business Ethics Credits: 3
POLS 330 - Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process Credits: 3
PSYC 472 - Group Processes Credits: 3