Mar 29, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

Public Administration and Public Affairs (PAPA track)


Political Science majors may concentrate in Public Administration and Public Affairs (PAPA track). This track is designed for students who may seek a career in government service at the federal, state, or local level.  It develops analytic and quantitative skills, while providing substantive knowledge of a range of public-policy problems, and the management systems designed to implement policy decisions.

Students in this track complete the courses required for the Political Science major:

and either

as well as

For their remaining Political Science electives, students choose four courses from the following:

Students in this track would complete their cognate in one of two ways.

Option One:

Students Complete:

Option Two:

Students complete a minor, concentration, or another special program in consultation with Dr. Harris, the track advisor.


For more information on the Political Science department, visit its website.