Public policy is in constant search of people with a strong environmental or political science background. Our Bachelor of Arts/Master of Public Administration program prepares you to be a leader in government, health care, and the nonprofit sector, the three fastest-growing areas of the national economy.

Our 159-credit program gives you the opportunity to earn both a B.A. in either environmental studies or political science and an M.A. in public administration in as little as five years.

The Edwin G. Michaelian Institute for Public Policy and Management, directed by Public Administration professor Brian Nickerson and located in White Plains, conducts studies on and for local governments and nonprofit organizations, offers executive and management training, and holds workshop and conferences concerning public policy. It also places students in internships with governmental and nonprofit agencies.

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POLITICAL SCIENCE/PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Bachelor of Arts/Master of Public Administration (PLV) The program prepares students for leadership and management positions in government, health care, and nonprofit organizations through a comprehensive curriculum that integrates relevant theory with practice. Students who wish to complete both a BA in political science and a master’s degree in public administration may pursue the following 151-154 credit combined program. For more information, contact the chairperson of both the Political Science and Public Administration departments.
Credits
UNIVERSITY CORE 60 Required courses within the core: (12 credits) SOC 102 (AOK 2), ECO 105, ECO 106 (AOK 5), MAT 134 or MAT 234 (AOK 5), or POL 240 Applied Research Methods MAJOR COURSES 51 Required courses within major: (9 credits). Choose three of the following six courses:
POL	111	American Government
POL	118	State & Local Government
POL	222	Issues in Public Policy
POL	244	American Political Thought
POL	302C	Workshop Constitutional Law
POL	315	Public Bureaucracy
Political Science Electives in addition to major: (24 credits).  Choose four 100 level courses plus four 200 level courses. FREE ELECTIVES............................... ................................18 It is strongly recommended that students take ACC 204 Managerial Accounting within their electives.
UNIVERSITY 101 ................................... 1
GRADUATE COURSES 39-42 Pre-core Course (3 credits) PAA 501 Accounting for Government, Health Care and Not-for-Profits* *This course may be substituted with the undergraduate equivalent, ACC 204
Core Courses: (18 credits)
PAA	601	Public Administration and Its Environment (3)
PAA	602	Organization Theory and Management (3)
PAA	603	Economics of Government, Health Care, and Nonprofit Sectors
PAA	604	Budgeting and Financial Analysis
PAA	606	Research Methods
PAA	699	Capstone Project Seminar
Major Track: (12 credits) Students must choose one sequence: Government Track
PAA	630	Intergovernmental Relations (3)
PAA	631	Law in the Administrative Process (3)
PAA	632	Policy Studies (3)
PAA	644	Seminar in Government Management Topics (3)
Nonprofit Management Sequence PAA 670 The History of Nonprofit Management (3) PAA 671 Law for Nonprofit Managers (3) PAA 672 Management Issues in Nonprofit Organizations (3) PAA 681 Seminar for Nonprofit Management Topics (3)
Health Care Administration Track This track has a separate set of core courses. Core:
PAA	601	Public Administration and Its Environment
PAA	602	Organization Theory and Management
PAA	604	Budgeting and Financial Analysis
PAA	606	Research Methods
PAA	699	Capstone Project Seminar
Track:
PAA	650	The United States Health Care System (3)
PAA	652	Health Policy Studies (3)
HC	661	Hospital and Health Services Administration (3)
HC	666	Health Care Economics (3)
HC	655	Seminar in Health Services Management (6)
	OR
HC	614	Strategic Planning and Marketing in Health Care (3)
	OR
HC	662	Health Planning (3)
Environmental Management Track
Offered in cooperation with the Department of Biological Sciences Master of Science in Environmental Science.       Prerequisites: 1 year of college biology, 1 year of college chemistry, and 1 year of college organic chemistry.  1 year of college physics and math are recommended.
ENS	610	Environmental Science I (3)
ENS	611	Environmental Science II (3)
ENS	650	Environmental Law (3)
ENS	623	Research and Statistical Methods For Environmental Science (4)
Recommended Electives: PAA 624     Environmental Science Policy; ENS   696F     Environmental Assessment
Elective Courses  9
Total credits 151-154**

** Students who choose to waive ACC 204 within their undergraduate elective can waive PAA 501 class thereby reducing the total program credits to 151.

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