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Undergraduate Catalog 2011-2012 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2011-2012 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Administration and Public Affairs Track (PAPA Track)


Political Science majors may concentrate in Public Administration and Public Affairs (PAPA track). This track is designed for students who may seek a career in government service at the federal, state, or local level. It develops analytic and quantitative skills, while providing substantive knowledge of a range of public-policy problems, and the management systems designed to implement policy decisions.

Students in this track complete the courses required for the Political Science major as well as PS 135 - (S) State and Local Government , PS 232 - Public Administration , and PS 480 - Political Science Internship I . For their remaining Political Science electives, students choose four courses from the following: PS 216 , PS 227 , PS 230 , PS 231 , PS 317 , PS 319 , PS 322 , PS 325 , PS 327 , PS 329 .

Students in this track would complete their cognate in one of two ways. For option one students complete HIST 110 -HIST 111 , HIST 120 -HIST 121 , ECO 153 , ECO 154 , ACC 253 , ACC 254 . Option two entails completing a minor, concentration, or another special program in consultation with Dr. Champney or Dr. Harris, the track advisors.