Public Policy Minor

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Three minors are offered through the Department of Public Management and Policy (PMAP).

Minor Requirements (15 Hours)

This is the most general of the three minors offered in PMAP. A public policy minor can work as a city manager, community relations specialist, local or regional planner, policy analyst, environmental resource specialist, human resource manager, journalist, politician or campaign strategist, volunteer coordinator, nonprofit leader, or in many other exciting careers that make a difference. The minor allows students to select from public administration and leadership courses that will complement their major and their chosen career path, thereby opening doors into the public sector and broadening your employment opportunities beyond private (for profit) industry. Students wishing to minor in public policy should take 15 semester hours (5 courses) of PMAP courses at the 3000 level or above.

Course Titles (15 Hours)

Select five courses from the following:

PMAP 3011 - Policy and Politics in the American City 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3021 - Citizenship in the Local Community 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3031 - Policy Leadership 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3111 - Urban Political Economy 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3210 - Introduction to Nonprofits 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3213 - Nonprofit Financial Resources 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3231 - Nonprofit Leadership and Management 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3311 - Critical Policy Issues-CTW 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3411 - Contemporary Planning 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3801 - Public Administration and Politics 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3831 - Governmental Budgeting 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 4041 - Policy Data Analysis 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 4061 - Introduction to Policy Analysis 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 4211 - Human Resource Management Systems in Public and Nonprofit Organizations 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 4301 - Local Governance 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 4401 - Urban Demography and Analysis 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 4411 - Introduction to the Law for Public and Nonprofit Managers 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 4421 - GIS Application to Planning and Policy Analysis Geographic Information System (GIS) 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 4451 - Economic Development Policy 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 4941 - Internship 3 Credit Hours