Applied Studies BA with Public Policy/Public Administration Concentration

The BA in Applied Studies with a concentration in Public Policy is comprised of 120 credit hours: 51 credit hours in the major, 24 credit hours of Public Policy/Public Administration concentration, the 48 credit hours of University Core Requirements and 21 credit hours of Electives. 

I. Foundational Skills (6 credit hours)

• ECON 201 OR 202 Economics – Microeconomics or Macroeconomics)(3 credit hours)
• CPST XXX World Geography (3 credit hours)

II. Communication Skills (9 credit hours)

COMM 175 Introduction to Communication (3 credit hours)

Writing Skills -- Select one from the following courses (3 credit hours)

•  ENGL 310 Advanced Writing
•  ENGL 185 Creative Writing
•  CPST XXX Technical Writing  

Communication Skills -- Select one course from the following courses (3 credit hours)

•  COMM 101 Public Speaking and Critical Thinking
•  COMM 200 Communication and New Media
•  COMM 231 Conflict Management and Communication
•  COMM 237 Small Group Communication
•  COMM 215 Ethics & Communication
•  COMM 277 Organizational Communication

III. Career Preparation (9 credit hours)

CPST 310 Accounting Principles and Application (3 credit hours)

Applied Skills -- Select one of the following courses (3 credit hours)

• CPST 247 Computer Concepts and Applications
• CPST XXX Advanced Accounting
• STAT 103 Statistics

Theoretical Skills -- Select one of the following courses (3 credit hours)

•  CPST 370 Theories of Leadership
•  CPST 360 Marketing and Organizational Behavior
•  CPST 340 Principles of Marketing

•  PLSC 367 International Political Economy

 IV. Public Policy/Public Administration Concentration (24 credit hours)

•        PPX XXX Public Policy Processes (new gateway course) (3 credit hours)
•        PPX XXX Policy Analysis and Design (new course) (3 credit hours)
•        ECON 334 Economics of Government Expenditures and Taxation (3 credit hours)

Economics -- Select one of the following courses (3 credit hours)

• ECON 320 Urban Economics
• ECON 327 American Economic and Business History
• ECON 328 Environmental Economics
• ECON 329 Health Economics
• ECON 360 Labor Economics

PSYC 275 Social Psychology (3 credit hours)

Psychology -- Select one of the following courses (3 credit hours)

• PSYC 253 Applied Social Psychology
• PSYC 279 Judgement and Decision-Making
• PSYC 373 Health Psychology
• PSYC XXX Methods of Program Evaluation (new course)

Political Science -- Select two of the following courses (6 credit hours)

• PLSC 378 Introduction to Political Economy
• PLSC 392 Environmental Politics
• PLSC 381 The American Presidency
• PLSC 379 The Legislative Process
• PLSC 391 Chicago Politics

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