2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information
- Minor Requirements
Public Service Minor for Business Students
3 courses, 9 credits
A student may choose to minor in Public Administration by completing 3 courses (9 credits):
PAD 310 Introduction to Public Service and Administration
Choose two courses from the following:
PAD 312 Managing Financial Resources
PAD 322 Organizational Change
PAD 325 Nonprofit Management
PAD 326 Information Based Management
PAD 361 Managing Human Resources
PAD 550-559 Special Topics in Public Administration
Public Service Minor for College of Arts and Sciences Students
3 courses, 9 credits
In general, College of Arts and Sciences students may undertake a functional business minor when they have achieved junior standing and have completed:
PAD 310 Introduction to Public Service and Administration
Choose two courses from the following:
PAD 312 Managing Financial Resources
PAD 322 Organizational Change
PAD 325 Nonprofit Management
PAD 326 Information Based Management
PAD 361 Managing Human Resources
PAD 550-559 Special Topics in Public Administration
Students may use PAD 201 Social Change as a minor requirement if it has not been counted toward their SBS Social Change requirement.
Accelerated BSBA and MPA (full-time study)
Public Service minor students may waive up to four courses (12 credits) if accepted into the Suffolk Masters in Public Administration program. This enables a student to complete both their undergraduate and graduate degrees in only five years of full-time study. In order to waive courses, undergraduates must register for sections cross-listed with graduate level courses.
For more information or any questions contact:
Richard H. Beinecke, DPA, ACSW, Associate Professor and Chair, Public Management Department, rickhbeinecke@comcast.net, 617-573-8062
Leann Baldwin, Assistant Director, Public Management Department
mpa@suffolk.edu, 617-994-4273