Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Public Administration Concentration
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration provides students with foundational business knowledge, linking industry concepts with real-world examples that foster applied learning to prepare students for their chosen career. Students develop proficiency in business tools/techniques and the principles/skills of management. The program builds on technical skills and soft skills to support the student’s professional growth.
BSBA-PA Program prepares the student to:
• Apply business skills and analytical problem-solving to support government organizational objectives
• Summarize how management knowledge and skills support government agency performance
Demonstrate knowledge and application of public administration principles
The BSBA-PA concentration is designed to prepare students for a career in public service. The program combines the study of management and business principles and methodologies with the workings of public agencies and introduces students to the basic concepts and methodologies in the field of Public Administration. Students will gain skills that will help them understand how businesses and government agencies work, the nature of the challenges to the efficient functioning of businesses and public agencies, and the ways and means of transforming businesses and government to enhance the public good.
BSBA-PA Program Competencies:
- Employ tools, principles, and techniques of continuous process improvement in order to achieve quality and excellence in the workplace.
- Apply appropriate concepts and principles of finance, accounting, and statistics to make effective decisions in public administration.
- Explain how managers assist organizations, individuals, and teams to adapt to continuous change in government agencies.
- Demonstrate competencies and professional skills in management and business.
- Analyze business and government organizations from a managerial perspective.
Degree Requirements
Courses: General Education
| ECON210 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.5 |
| ECON212 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.5 |
| ENGL101 | Composition and Critical Thinking | 4.5 |
| ENGL103 | Composition: Writing and Research | 4.5 |
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| COMS201 | Technical and Professional Writing | 4.5 |
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| COMS203 | Speech Communications | 4.5 |
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| GOVT201 | American Government and Public Affairs | 4.5 |
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| HIST101 | Modern American History: 1950 to the 21st Century | 4.5 |
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| LITR201 | Literature: A Reflection of Life | 4.5 |
| MATH102 | Introduction to College Math | 4.5 |
| MATH106 | Algebra for Business | 4.5 |
| MATH301 | Data Driven Statistics | 4.5 |
| MATH451 | Data Driven Decision Making | 4.5 |
| SCI101 | Introduction to the Sciences | 4.5 |
| SCI103 | Science and Technology- Laboratory Course | 1.5 |
| SCI201 | Environmental Science and Sustainability | 4.5 |
| SCI203 | Environmental Science and Sustainability - Laboratory Course | 1.5 |
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| UNIV104 | Academic and Career Success | 4.5 |
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| HUMNELE | Humanities Elective | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 66 |
Courses- Public Administration Concentration
| PBAD201 | Public Administration | 4 |
| PBAD210 | State and Local Government | 4 |
| PBAD301 | Grant Writing Basics | 4 |
| PBAD311 | Shaping Public Policy: Politics and the Legislative Process | 4 |
| PBAD350 | Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation | 4 |
| PBAD360 | Nonprofit Organizations and Public Policy | 4 |
| PBAD411 | Administrative Law and the Adjudicatory Process | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 |
Courses: Core
| ACCT201 | Accounting I | 4 |
| ACCT202 | Accounting II | 4 |
| BADM440 | Research Design Methods and Applications | 4 |
| ECON310 | Global Managerial Economics | 4 |
| FINC400 | Financial Management | 4 |
| HRMT215 | Management of Human Resources | 4 |
| HRMT440 | Managing Organizational Change | 4 |
| IT254 | Spreadsheet Applications | 4 |
| MGM255 | Management Fundamentals | 4 |
| MGM316 | International Business Communications | 4 |
| MGM335 | Organizational Behavior Principles | 4 |
| MGM355 | International Business Practices | 4 |
| MGM365 | The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 4 |
| MGMT235 | Business Law I | 4 |
| MGMT345 | Operations Management | 4 |
| MGMT455 | Business Policies and Strategies | 4 |
| MKTG225 | Introduction to Marketing | 4 |
| MPM210 | Introduction to Project Management | 6 |
| PBAD480 | Public Administration Capstone | 4 |
| SCM210 | Introduction to Logistics/Supply Chain Management | 4 |
| UNIV201 | Career Planning and Management | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 86 |
Total Credit Hours: 180