PUAD Minor Curriculum

The department of public administration also offers a minor. All coursework related to the minor is offered at the Edwards Campus, although 330/331 can be taken in Lawrence. The minor requires 18 hours of PUAD coursework. Six of these credits will consist of required core coursework, and the additional twelve will consist of elective PUAD courses. Students electing the minor in public administration must complete the following courses:

Core courses (6 credit hours)

• PUAD 330 Introduction to Public Administration
• PUAD 333 Hard Choices in Public Administration

Elective courses in PUAD (12 credit hours)

• PUAD 430 Experts, Elected Officials, and Citizens
• PUAD 431 Bureaucracy, Public Administration, and the Private Sector
• PUAD 432 Conducting the Public's Business Ethically
• PUAD 433 Metropolitics and Macroproblems
• PUAD 435 Generating, Allocating, and Managing Public Resources
• PUAD 436 Managing People in Public Organizations
• PUAD 601 Crime and Punishment
• PUAD 602 Diversity and Public Administration
• PUAD 603 The Nonprofit Sector: Formation, Leadership and Governance
• PUAD 639 Community Engagement and the Civil Society
• PUAD 693 Public Service Leadership and Community Building
• PUAD 694 Topics in Public Administration: _______________