Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Public Administration
Summary
The purpose of the Post-Baccalaureate Public Administration Certificate is to provide students the opportunity to learn about public sector processes essential in the effective management of all public and nonprofit organizations.
Students who earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university may enroll in the Post-Baccalaureate Public Administration Certificate program. To receive the Post Baccalaureate Certificate, students must complete 21-credits in the specified curriculum.
Students must earn a ‘C’ or better in each course to meet the Post Baccalaureate Certificate requirement.
Certificate Outcomes
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Students who complete this certificate will be able to:
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Apply the Judeo-Christian ethical framework to public policy
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Identify the theories and principles controlling public finance, and create budgets at the state, county, and municipal levels of government
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Apply the techniques of planning in public administration
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Implement the principles of personnel management, including affirmative action, collective
bargaining, and civil service
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Apply valid statistical analysis to public sector decision-making and evaluate the principal approaches to research design
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Synthesize policy issues framed by political and administrative
Course Prerequisite
None
Admission Requirement
An undergrad degree from a regionally accredited College or University.
Courses
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Required Courses (21 Credits)
Required Courses (21 Credits)
PUB-301 | PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | 3 |
PUB-302 | VALUES AND ETHICS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | 3 |
PUB-310 | METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN PUBLIC ADMIN | 3 |
PUB-403 | PUBLIC BUDGETING AND FINANCE | 3 |
PUB-404 | CONCEPTS AND ISSUES IN PUBLIC PLANNING | 3 |
PUB-406 | HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR | 3 |
PUB-408 | PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND THE POLITICAL PROCESS | 3 |
Schedule
Courses are offered online, face-to-face, or remote
Locations
Courses are offered online and at various off-campus locations