Public Administration

EDWARD S. AGENO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

PROGRAMS OFFERED:

• BBA with a concentration in Public Administration (see p. 19)

• Undergraduate Certificate in Public Administration

(For graduate programs, please go to p. 32.)

GGU’s four-decade old public administration program is the oldest

in the San Francisco Bay Area and has been an institutional mem-

ber of the National Association of Public Affairs and

Administration (NASPAA) since 1973. The program will equip you

with cutting-edge training and applications you will need to be an

effective and responsive public and nonprofit manager. Through

our innovative curriculum, you’ll gain a thorough, hands-on under-

standing of what is happening in politics and policy-making from

San Francisco to Washington, DC. After all, interaction with public

administration is inevitable. From the moment you are born to the

day you pass away, a government agency is there to certify your

existence or demise as “official.” This engagement has even

expanded. Today’s public administrators have to deliver public

services in close coordination and partnership with businesses

and community-based organizations, domestically and internation-

ally. Thus, there is a compelling need to deepen your critical

understanding of governance institutions, policy-makers, legal

and regulatory processes, information technology, and business-

government-civil society relations.

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH A CONCENTRATION IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

For requirements for the BBA with a concentration in public administration, see p. 22.

 

UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

With a certificate in public administration, you’ll learn to analyze the social, economic, political, environmental, labor, agricultural, health, technical, and other issues which have become endemic to today’s rapidly evolving public and nonprofit sectors and what innovative techniques are most effective, efficient, economical, responsive, transparent, and participatory. The undergraduate certificate in public administration requires completion, with a C average or better, of the

following 15 units at Golden Gate. For further information, refer to “Admission to Certificate Programs and Registering for Open Enrollment” on p. 113.

REQUIRED COURSES — 15 UNITS

PAD 100 Public Policy and Administration

Any four from the following:

PAD 102 PAD 104 PAD 105 PAD 106 PAD 197 PAD 198 A-ZZ PAD 199

Policy Making and Analysis
Privatization and the Public Service
Public Budgeting Techniques and Processes
Administrative Law and Justice
Internship: Public Administration
Special Topics in Public Administration
Directed Study in Public Administration

For further information contact the Department of Public Administration at e-mail: biz@ggu.edu; phone: 415-442-6500; fax: 415-442-6579; website: www.ggu.edu; or Edward S. Ageno School of Business, Golden Gate University, 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2968.

For the most up-to-date program information and course listings, visit www.ggu.edu.