Public Administration Concentration
Public Administration Concentration Program at Fisher College
The Bachelor of Science Degree, with a concentration in Public Administration, provides students with knowledge of the issues, topics, methods and requirements they will encounter managing and administering in the field of public administration in the 21st Century. The fundamentals of public administration will apply to students and practitioners who are interested in becoming department managers and supervisors in various areas of government service. It also provides enough background and history about the public sector for line managers to appreciate why the field functions as it does.
| First Year | Credit hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CM105 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| CS101 | Computer Concepts and Applications | 3 |
| EC101 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| EC102 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| EN101 | English I | 3 |
| EN102 | English II | 3 |
| IS105 | Common Experience | 3 |
| MA107 | College Algebra* | 3 |
| PS101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
| Second Year | Credit hours | |
| AC121 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| AC122 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| CS245 | Management Application and Inofrmation Systems | 3 |
| GV101 | American Government | 3 |
| LA204 | Business Law | 3 |
| MA121 | Basic Statistics | 3 |
| MG201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MG202 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MK201 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Lab Science Elective | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 31 | |
| Third Year | Credit hours | |
| FI201 | Principles of Business Finance | 3 |
| IS210 | Professional Development for Internship | 1 |
| MG301 | Public Administration | 3 |
| MG304 | Leadership and Ethics | 3 |
| MG315 | International Management | 3 |
| MG321 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| PS315 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| Social Sciences Elective | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 6 | |
| Fourth Year | Credit hours | |
| ENXXX | 300- or 400-Level Literature | 3 |
| CS400 | Project Management | 3 |
| MG390 | Management Internship** | 3 |
| MG421 | Leading Public Organizations | 3 |
| MG435 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MG441 | Business Policy and Strategic Management | 3 |
| MG450 | Senior Project** | 3 |
| Free Electives | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
| *A higher level of math (MA109 or MA 110) may be substituted. | ||
| **Public Administration focus. Minimum credits required for graduation--121. |
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