The
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences offers a Public
and Nonprofit Administration major to prepare undergraduate students for
leadership in the nonprofit sector and in local government. Required coursework
is based on a set of competencies designed to help students gain the skills and
knowledge to be successful in the public sector. Graduate students are offered
a chance to reach these competencies through Master of Public Administration:
Nonprofit Management program. Both undergraduate and graduate programs work
together with NLSA to award students the Certified Nonprofit Professional
Credential (CNP).
The Public and Nonprofit Administration Major:
Required Courses (18 hours)
- PAD 210 (3) Introduction to Public Administration
- PAD 211 (3) Nonprofit Administration
- PAD 313 (3) Budgetary Processes in the United States
- PAD 380QR (3) Public Sector Research Methods
- PAD 411 (3) Public Sector Human Resources and Organization Theory
- PSC 395 (1-12) Internship in Government and Politics
- PAD 523WI (3) Grant Writing and Management
Electives (15 hours)
- PAD 413 (3) Organizational Leadership and Behavior
- PAD 414 (3) Public Policy Analysis
- PAD 585 (3) Public Sector Information Technology Management
- PSC 105 (3) Introduction to American Government and Politics
- PSC 150 (3) Introduction to International Relations
- PSC 261 (3) State and Local Government
- PSC 300 (3) Michigan Politics and Elections
- PSC 301 (3) Law and Policy in Michigan State Government
- PSC 321 (3) The American Chief Executive
- PSC 513 (3) Citizen Engagement in Public Life
- PSC 514 (3) American Public Policy Making
- PSC 522 (3) Regulatory Processes and Administrative Law
- PSC 557 (3) War and Peace Studies
- PSC 563 (3) Politics and Policy in Urban Communities
- PSC 566 (3) Intergovernmental Relations in the United States
- OR Choose one of the following undergraduate certificates:
- International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Administration
- Public Policy Analysis
- Public and Social Entrepreneurship
Total: 33 semester hours