2007-08 Academic Year - Humboldt State University

Public Administration
Minor in Public Administration
Coordinator
Bill Daniel, Ph.D.
Founders Hall 130
(707) 826-3914
Department of Government & Politics
Founders Hall 180
(707) 826-4494
The Program
Learn about public policy making and its effect
on public and private agencies.
Those planning careers in civil service and
nonprofit agencies find this minor useful.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
16 units selected from courses in several
different disciplines. See the program coordinator
before enrolling in more than six
units.
Choose at least one course from each of the
following areas:
The Legal, Political, & Social
Environment
BA 310 Business Law
ECON 459 The Economics of
Antitrust & Regulation
HIST 374 Contemporary America,
1929 to Present
PSCI 350 The President & Congress
Organizational Structure, Processes, &
Dynamics
PSCI 316 Public Administration
SW 341 Social Work Methods &
Practice
Budgeting & Financial Management
ECON 331 Government Finance
Personnel Administration & Labor
Relations
PSYC 404 Industrial/Organizational
Psychology
Policy & Program Evaluation
SW 330 Social Work Policy
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Public Relations
Minor in Public Relations
Department Chair
Mark Larson, Ph.D.
Department of Journalism &
Mass Communication
Bret Harte House 52
(707) 826-4775
The Program
Prepare for a career as a public affairs director,
account executive, information specialist,
newsletter editor, press secretary, publicity
director, or public relations consultant.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
JMC 116 Introduction to Mass
Communication
JMC 120 Beginning Reporting
JMC 323 Public Relations
Plus seven units of approved upper division
courses from those required for the journalism
major’s public relations concentration.
(See Journalism major.)
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164 Public Administration
2007-2008 Humboldt State University Catalog