The public management track is designed to provide a broad background in government and economics for students who plan a career in national, state, or local government. The program also gives students exposure to specific skills.
This major is designed to prepare students to directly enter the workforce in the public sector, pursue a master of public administration, and pursue careers in the non-profit sector.
Professional training of public servants contributes to the fulfillment of the Mission of Youngstown State University, which states that the "University and public service are seen, not only as interrelated, but also as fundamental to endeavors both within and outside the University."
Because of the required area specialty, a minor is not required for this track.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or SS 1500 | Strong Start Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Writing 1 | ||
| Writing 2 | ||
| Communication Foundations | ||
Mathematics Requirement | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | |
| Natural Science | 7 | |
| Social Science (Met in Major - POL 1560, ECON 2610) | 0 | |
| Social and Personal Awareness | 6 | |
| Foreign Language Requirement | 8 | |
| Elementary Foreign Language (or FNLG 1505) | ||
| Intermediate Foreign Language (or FNLG 1506) | ||
| Major Requirements | ||
| POL 1560 | American Government | 3 |
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2630 | Principles 2: Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 3702 | Public Finance | 3 |
| POL 3718 | American Public Policy and Policy Analysis | 3 |
| POL 3720 | Public Management | 3 |
| POL 3722 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| POL 3724 | Public Budgeting | 3 |
| POL 4801 | Senior Research Seminar | 3 |
| ACCT 2602 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| SOC 3701 | Social Statistics | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Political Thought 1 | ||
| Political Thought 2 | ||
| Political Thought 3 | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| or MGT 3750 | Managing Individuals in Organizations | |
| Select 9 additional credits to define an area specialty. See the Coordinator of Politics and International Relations for details. | 9 | |
| MINOR | 14- 18 | |
| Electives (Minimum 29 s.h.) | 29 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-125 | |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1 |
| POL 1560 | American Government | 3 |
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| FNLG 1550 | Elementary Foreign Language | 4 |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| POL 2640 | Contemporary World Governments | 3 |
| POL 2660 | International Relations | 3 |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| FNLG 2600 | Intermediate Foreign Language | 4 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Arts and Humanities 15XX26XX | 3 | |
| Social and Personal Awareness 15XX/26XX | 3 | |
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics | 3 |
| Natural Science 15XX/26XX | 3 | |
| Social Science 15XX/26XX | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| POL 3785-87 Political Thought | 3 | |
| POL 37XX Domestic or International | 3 | |
| ECON 2630 | Principles 2: Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Natural Science + Lab 15XX/26XX | 3 | |
| Social and Personal Awareness 15XX/26XX | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| POL 3722 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| POL 3720 | Public Management | 3 |
| ACCT 2602 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 3702 | Public Finance | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities 15XX/26XX | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| POL 3718 | American Public Policy and Policy Analysis | 3 |
| Social Science 15XX | 3 | |
| MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management OR MGT 3750 Human Behavior in Organization | 3 |
| SOC 3701 | Social Statistics | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| POL 3724 | Public Budgeting | 3 |
| POL 4810 | Urban Internship Seminar | 2-4 |
| Specialty XXXX | 3 | |
| Specialty XXXX | 3 | |
| Specialty XXXX | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 14-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| POL 4801 | Senior Research Seminar | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 12 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 117-119 | |