Public Service, Minor

The Public Service minor is designed for students interested in careers that focus on serving others, usually through government agencies and nonprofit organizations. These careers may involve policy making, implementation and evaluation in areas such as: community and economic development, policing, health care, and environmental policy. The minor will require a total of 18 credit hours.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Public Service minor, students will be able to:

Explain key concepts of public service within groups, organizations, and diverse communities; and

Apply understanding of organizational theories, ethics, and principles of public service.

Core Requirements (4 courses; 12 hours required)

CRIM 4230 - Ethics and Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4200 - Principles of Public Administration 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4204 - Public Finance 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4210 - Public Management 3 Credit Hours

Content Courses (Choose 1 course; 3 hours)

CRIM 3323 - Criminal Law 3 Credit Hours
CRIM 3333 - Victimology 3 Credit Hours
CRIM 4068 - Conflict Management and Policing 3 Credit Hours
CRIM 4230 - Ethics and Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
CRIM 4232 - Family Violence 3 Credit Hours
CRIM 4255 - Youth, Crime and Community 3 Credit Hours
CRIM 4265 - Crime and Social Inequality 3 Credit Hours
CRIM 4279 - Race and Crime 3 Credit Hours
CRIM 4280 - Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
CRIM 4334 - Human Trafficking 3 Credit Hours
CRIM 4712 - Law and Society 3 Credit Hours
POLS 3101 - American Political Institutions 3 Credit Hours
POLS 3201 - Public Policy 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4200 - Principles of Public Administration 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4204 - Public Finance 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4207 - Technology Policy 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4208 - Health Policy 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4209 - Environmental Policy 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4210 - Public Management 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4212 - State and Local Government Finance 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4215 - Management of Non-Profit Organizations 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4217 - Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4218 - Project Management in the Public Sector 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4219 - Public Human Resource Management 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4220 - Administrative Law and Government 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4221 - Government Organization and Administrative Theory 3 Credit Hours
CRIM 3900 - Social Science and the Legal System 3 Credit Hours

Skills, Methods, & Application (Choose 1 course; 3 hours)

CRIM 4000 - Research Methodology 3 Credit Hours
CRIM 4003 - Statistics for Social Sciences 3 Credit Hours
CRIM 4286 - Internship 3.0 - 6.0 Credit Hours
POLS 3601 - Political Analysis 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4186 - Internship in Government 1.0 - 6.0 Credit Hours