B.A. or B.S. in Public Administration/Government Service

The public administration/government service major develops the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain civil society and provide for the needs of the public through service in federal, state, or local levels of government or non-profit community organizations. It is a multi-disciplinary program building on a political science core with collateral courses in statistics, the social sciences, the humanities, communications, management, marketing, finance, and accounting. Career Opportunities Majoring in public administration/government service at SFU can help you stand out in the job market and/or as you apply to graduate school. Your research experience, internships, student organizational involvement and skills will help to build career contacts and gain real-world experience. The public administration/government service major will prepare you for graduate school or government or non-profit employment in the following fields: Program management and administration Finance and accounting Budget analysis Community relations and fundraising State, county, city management Urban policy planning Marketing and media relations Program research and analysis Survey research Major Requirements: PLSC 102 - American National Government PLSC 103 - World Politics PLSC 313 - Ethics and Public Policy PLSC 314 - Public Administration PLSC 398 - Political Science Internship PLSC 399 - Political Science Internship (six credits) PLSC 499 - Seminar in Research Techniques STAT 101 - Elementary Statistics or STAT 205 (Math 205) Three additional credits from Computer Science, Mathematics, or Statistics Nine credits from: PLSC 302 - Legislative Process PLSC 303 - The American Presidency PLSC 304 - State and Local Government PLSC 312 - Public Policy Analysis Interdisciplinary Concentrations: Select either the Interdisciplinary Concentration or the Paralegal Concentration Interdisciplinary Concentration Six credits from: BIOL 102 - Physical Anthropology BIOL 103 - Environmental Studies COMM 101 - Mass Media and Society COMM 102 - Media Literacy PHIL 311 - Logic ECON 102 - Principles of Economics II ECON 203 - Labor and Management Relations ECON 303 - Money and Banking PSYC 204 - Personality PSYC 304 - Social Psychology PSYC 322 - Psychology of Women and Gender PSYC 323 - Cultural Psychology SOCIOLOGY- see Program Coordinator, Dr. Melusky Three credits from: HIST 202 - Gender in U.S. History HIST 210 - African American History HIST 350 - Race and Ethnicity in U.S. History HIST 375 - Comparative Economic and Business History HIST 440 - America in the Cold War Era Nine credits from: ACCT 101 - Financial Accounting ACCT 102 - Managerial Accounting ACCT 405 - Municipal and Governmental Accounting BLAW 301 - Legal Environment of Business MGMT 101 - Principles of Management MGMT 201 - Human Resource Management MGMT 326 - Organizational Behavior MKTG 302 - Marketing ECON 303 - Money and Banking if not taken to fulfill above Liberal Arts and Social Sciences requirement Paralegal Concentration PRL 401/ 501 - Basic Legal Principles PRL 402/ 502 - Professional Responsibility/ Ethics PRL 403/ 503 - Legal Research PRL 404/ 504 - Legal Writing PRL 405/ 505 - Litigation Plus one additional 3-credit PRL elective