Public Planning and Administration (Bachelor of Science, B.S.)
The only undergraduate major of its kind in Missouri, the career-focused Bachelor’s Degree in Public Planning and Administration trains students to cultivate their appreciation for social sciences and humanities to improve the quality of life in their communities. Students won’t just learn social sciences and humanities, they will learn how to “do” social sciences and humanities for the greater good. Students with an interest in Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Science, or Sociology can put their core transferable skills to use in service to others. The Public Planning and Administration degree will prepare students for internships and employment in many growing areas: local, state, and national government; non-profit organizations; community outreach and uplift organizations; and service-oriented businesses.
Students who choose this bachelor degree program will have no more than 6 years from admission or subsequent declaration to meet the requirements listed below. If certification, accreditation or statutory requirements change and additional requirements become effective during this time, the new requirements take precedence.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies | 42 | |
| Students must complete General Studies courses 1 | ||
| Major Requirements | 48 | |
| ACC 201 | Introductory Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECO 260 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 362 | Public Finance | 3 |
| ENG 415 | Proposal and Grant Writing | 3 |
| GBA 201 | Business Analytics and Reporting | 3 |
| HIS 150 | American History since 1865 | 3 |
| HIS 230 | Modern Europe: 1789 to the Present | 3 |
| HUM 314 | Technology and Society | 3 |
| PHL 230 | Ethics | 3 |
| or PHL 231 | Healthcare Ethics | |
| or PHL 232 | Business Ethics | |
| PSC 101 | American National Government | 3 |
| PSC 110 | American State and Local Government | 3 |
| PSC 320 | Public Administration | 3 |
| PSC 370 | American Public Policy | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 230 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 400 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| Applied Learning Requirements | 9 | |
| PSC 493 | Applied Learning Experience | 3 |
| SOC 460 | Methods of Social Research | 3 |
| UNV 301 | Community Service Learning for Majors | 3 |
| Select nine credit hours from the following: | 9 | |
| Economics of Health Care | ||
| Missouri History | ||
| American Women's History | ||
| African American History | ||
| Race, Science, and Medicine in American History | ||
| Museums: History and Practice | ||
| United States Constitutional History | ||
| History and Philosophy of the Natural Sciences | ||
| Sociology of Health, Illness and Medicine | ||
- 1
Courses in general studies may also be required within the major. While the course(s) may satisfy both requirements, the credit hours will count only one time in the overall hours earned.
Program Graduation Requirements
- Earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 and a major GPA of at least 2.0.
University Graduation Requirements
- Earn a minimum of 120 credit hours (100 level and higher, maximum of 6 CED credit hours applicable).
- Earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in upper-division courses. Lower-division transfer courses accepted as meeting upper-division departmental course requirements cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
- Earn 30 of the last 45 credit hours at MWSU in institutional coursework (exclusive of credit by examination).
- Participate in required departmental and campus wide assessments.
- Fulfill the Missouri Constitution requirement.
- Successfully pass the Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement exam.