Get your B.S. in Public Affairs (previously Public Management and Policy)
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Study how public and nonprofit organizations are managed, financed, and organized, and how public policies are made and implemented at the local, state, and federal levels.
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Learn about leadership and ethics
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Understand public and nonprofit management
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Explore the formation of public policy
You will be prepared for managerial and administrative positions in local, state, or federal government agencies and nonprofit agencies.
- Public administrator
- Policy analyst
- Budget coordinator
- Executive or legislative assistant
- Environmental policy analyst
- Health care administrator
Intern at nonprofit organizations and government agencies, such as Boys and Girls Club of Tucson, Arizona List, YWCA, and the United Way.
Sample courses include:
- PA 206: Public Policy and Administration
- PA 330: Ethics for the Public Administrator
- PA 406: Bureaucracy, Politics, and Policy
- PA 470: Public Organizational Management
- PA 431: The US Health Care System and Health Care Policy
- PA 481: Environmental Policy
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Learn about the School of Government and Public Policy and See degree requirements
Christopher Cruz - cbcruz75@email.arizona.edu