Bachelor of Public Administration
A Bachelor of Public Administration degree prepares students for employment in the public and non-profit sector, by giving them a broad background in the basics of administration, combined with a contemporary focus on urban management, the non-profit sector, tools of analysis, and the role of ethics.
The minimum number of semester credit hours required for the degree, including the Core Curriculum requirements, is 120. Thirty-nine of the total semester credit hours required for the degree must be at the upper-division level.
Core Curriculum Requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students may need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see the undergraduate catalog.
A. 18 semester credit hours of core Public Administration coursework
PAD 1113 Public Administration in American Society
PAD 2153 Methodological Tools in Public Administration
PAD 3013 Introduction to Public Policy
PAD 3023 Introduction to Urban Management, Policy and Planning
PAD 3033 Introduction to Non-profit Agencies (cross-listed as NPO 3013)
PAD 4853 Contemporary Issues in Public Administration (Senior Seminar)
B. 21 semester credit hours of prescribed electives, at least 9 of which must be from section A.:
Section A:
PAD 3043 Public and Non-profit Financial Management
PAD 3053 Urban Economic Development
PAD 3113 Managing Public and Non-profit Organizations
PAD 3123 Strategic Planning in the Public and Non-profit Sectors
PAD 3133 Politics and Policies of San Antonio and South Texas
PAD 3143 Regional and Urban Planning
NPO 3003 Fundraising in Nonprofit Agencies
PAD 4933 Internship in Nonprofit Management (prior approval required)
PAD 4953 Special Topics in Nonprofit Organizations
PAD 4963 Special Topics in Urban Management and Policy
PAD 4933 Internship in Public Administration (prior approval required)
PAD 4993 Honor's Thesis
Section B:
COM 3893 Organizational Communication
CRJ 1113 The American Criminal Justice System
CRJ 3213 Managing Criminal Justice Organizations
CRJ 3623 Substantive Criminal Law
ECO 2003 Economic Principles and Issues
ECO 3273 Introduction to Public Sector Economics
FIN 3003 Survey of Finance
GRG 3314 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
HIS 3153 Development of American Urban Society
IS 3003 Principles of Information Systems for Management
MGT 4333 Project Management
In addition to the above list, Section B also includes any course listed in the UTSA Minor in Business Administration, or the Minor in Political Science.
C. 15 semester hours of upper-division support work, chosen in consultation with an academic advisor
D. 24 semester hours of free electives (some may need to be upper division)