Public & Nonprofit Administration Major (PUNJ)

Advisor: Vickie Edwards

The Bachelor of Science with a major in Public and Nonprofit Administration prepares students for careers in a wide range of public and nonprofit organizations. The major is designed to allow students to focus on the public and nonprofit administration track or a more flexible approach depending on their interests and career aspirations.

The major requires a minimum of 33 hours of coursework by drawing from courses within the School and outside. Students complete nine credit hours of cognate courses, 15 credit hours of core courses, three credit hours of professional experience and six credit hours of elective courses to fulfill their academic and professional needs.

Cognate Courses (9 hours)

ECON 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 3050 - Professional Writing: Audience, Genre, and Workplace Cultures Credits: 4 hours

Methods of Data Analysis (Choose ONE)

ECON 2090 - Introductory Economic Statistics Credits: 3 hours
PSCI 3950 - Data in Politics and Policy Credits: 3 hours
SOC 2830 - Methods of Data Analysis Credits: 3 hours
STAT 2160 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3 hours
STAT 3640 - Foundations of Data Analysis Credits: 4 hours

Core Courses (15 hours)

PADM 2000 - Introduction to Public and Nonprofit Service Credits: 3 hours
PADM 5270 - Human Resources Administration Credits: 3 hours
PADM 4700 - Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation Credits: 3 hours

Foundations (Choose ONE)

PADM 3000 - Foundations of Nonprofit Management Credits: 3 hours
PADM 3500 - Public Management for Democracy Credits: 3 hours

Accounting and Finance (Choose ONE)

PADM 5120 - Public Budgeting and Accounting Credits: 3 hours
PADM 5420 - Nonprofit Accounting and Finance Credits: 3 hours

Electives (6 hours)

Additional courses from within the School of Public Affairs and Administration as well as other departments and colleges may qualify for elective credit with approval of the departmental advisor.

PADM 5810 - Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Credits: 3 hours
PADM 5820 - International Public Financial Management Credits: 3 hours
PADM 5825 - Managing Community Growth and Development Credits: 3 hours
PADM 5830 - Grant Writing Credits: 3 hours
PADM 5840 - Nonprofit Marketing and Development Credits: 3 hours
PADM 5860 - Social Policy Administration Credits: 3 hours
PADM 5870 - Fund Raising for Nonprofit Organizations Credits: 3 hours
PADM 5880 - Culture, Diversity, and Social Equity Credits: 3 hours
PADM 5890 - Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement Credits: 3 hours
PADM 5980 - Readings in Public Administration Credits: 1 to 3 hours
PADM 5990 - Topics in Public Administration Credits: 1 to 4 hours
COM 3320 - Teamwork and Communication Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3090 - The Economics of Gender and Race Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3100 - Labor Economics Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3180 - Health Economics Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3190 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3210 - The Economics of Immigration Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3840 - Economic Development Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3010 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 3500 - Conservation and Environmental Management Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 4260 - Natural Disasters and Risk Management Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5710 - Planning Theory Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5720 - Cities and Urban Systems Credits:
GRN 3000 - Aging in all Environments Credits: 3 hours
GRN 4000 - Public Policy and Aging Credits: 3 hours
GWS 3200 - Women, Globalization and Social Change Credits: 3 hours
GWS 3400 - Race, Gender and Science Credits: 3 hours
GWS 3700 - Special Topics in Gender and Women’s Studies Credits: 1 to 4 hours
HIST 3404 - Introduction to Public History Credits: 3 hours
HIST 4080 - Museum Studies Credits: 3 hours
PSCI 3000 - Urban Politics in the United States Credits: 3 hours
PSCI 3040 - American Public Policy Credits: 3 hours
PSCI 3060 - Environmental Politics Credits: 4 hours
PSCI 3500 - American Foreign Policy Credits: 4 hours
PSCI 3530 - Women and Politics Credits: 3 hours
PSCI 4050 - Public Policy and the Economy Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 3140 - Philosophy and Public Affairs Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 3150 - Race and Gender Issues Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 3170 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3 hours
SOC 3140 - Race in America Credits: 3 hours
SOC 3680 - Race, Ethnicity, and Justice Credits: 3 hours
SOC 4110 - Climate Change and Society Credits: 3 hours
SWRK 3000 - Social Welfare as a Social Institution Credits: 3 hours

Capstone or Professional Experience (3 hours)

PADM 4950 - Public and Nonprofit Administration Capstone Credits: 3 hours
OR
PADM 4100 - Internship in Public and Nonprofit Administration Credits: 1 to 8 hours

Accelerated Graduate Degree Program

Students in this major are eligible for the department’s Accelerated Graduate Degree Program (AGDP). Interested students should consult WMU’s Graduate Catalog and, in their sophomore or early junior year, contact the department for details.