Public Administration Major (PAD), BS

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Requirements

Liberal Arts: 41 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

POLS 1787 and POLS 2100 satisfy 6 hours of Self and Society.

Major: 67 Hours

This major includes an embedded minor in management. Students must declare the minor for it to be reflected on the academic transcript.

BUS 2040 - Business Accounting Credit Hours: 3
BUS 3170 - Legal Environment of Business Credit Hours: 3
or POLS 3402 - Judicial Process Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
HRM 3320 - Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
MGT 3680 - Management and Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
MGT 4400 - Business Leadership Credit Hours: 3
POLS 1787 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
POLS 2100 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3001 - Statistics and Quantitative Techniques Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3206 - Public Administration Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3251 - Arkansas and State and Local Government Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4191 - Senior Research and Design Proposal Credit Hours: 1
POLS 4201 - Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4226 - Constitutional Law: Governmental Powers and Limitations Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4288 - Public Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4906 - Policy Analysis and Advanced Research Credit Hours: 3
SOCS 2600 - Research and Writing Credit Hours: 3
* 18 hours of electives

Note(s):

* 18 hours of electives, approved by the department chair, are to be selected from the College of Arts & Sciences or the Paul R. Carter College of Business Administration , with no more than 9 hours from the Paul R. Carter College of Business Administration.

Remaining Bible/Electives: 12 Hours

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .

Total Hours: 120

Graduate Credit Note(s):

Up to 12 hours of graduate credit in the History, MA program may be used to satisfy the requirements for this major. The following undergraduate courses have a graduate equivalent which are listed below:

HIST 3006 - African American Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5006 - African American Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3021 - Arkansas History Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5021 - Arkansas History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3040 - Church History Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5040 - Church History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3041 - United States Military History Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5041 - United States Military History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3066 - Civil War Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5066 - Civil War Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3128 - History Through Film Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5128 - History Through Film Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3158 - History of Medicine Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5158 - History of Medicine Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3608 - Women in Western Society Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5608 - Women in Western Society Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3670 - Internship Credit Hours: 1-6
or HIST 5670 - Internship Credit Hours: 1-6
HIST 3702 - Ancient World Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5702 - Ancient World Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3748 - Classical World Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5748 - Classical World Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3763 - Medieval Europe Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5763 - Medieval Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3808 - Colonial America Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5808 - Colonial America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3822 - Early National America Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5822 - Early National America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3867 - Emergence of Modern United States: 1865-1920 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5867 - Emergence of Modern United States: 1865-1920 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3888 - Recent United States History: 1920-1989 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5888 - Recent United States History: 1920-1989 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3907 - Renaissance and Reformation: 1400-1648 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5907 - Renaissance and Reformation: 1400-1648 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3923 - Early Modern Europe: 1648-1815 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5923 - Early Modern Europe: 1648-1815 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3947 - 19th Century Europe Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5947 - 19th Century Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3962 - 20th Century Europe Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5962 - 20th Century Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4059 - History of the American Presidency Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5059 - History of the American Presidency Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4100-4104 - Special Topics in U.S. History Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5100-5104 - Special Topics in US History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4130-4134 - Special Topics in World History Credit Hours: 1-3
or HIST 5130-5134 - Special Topics in World History Credit Hours: 1-3
HIST 4208 - History of the South Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5208 - History of the South Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4303 - History of England Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5303 - History of England Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4403 - American Political Thought Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5403 - American Political Thought Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4452 - Western Political Thought Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5452 - Western Political Thought Credit Hours: 3

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