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."
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or YSU 1500S | Youngstown State University Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| General Education Requirements | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| Mathematics Requirement | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | |
| Natural Science | 7 | |
| Social Science (Met in Major - POL 1560, ECON 2610) | 0 | |
| General Education Electives (9 hrs) | 9 | |
| Foreign Language Requirement | ||
| FNLG 1501 | Conversational Foreign Language 1 | 3 |
| FNLG 1502 | Conversational Foreign Language 2 | 3 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| POL 1560 | American Government | 3 |
| POL 2640 | Contemporary World Governments | 3 |
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2630 | Principles 2: Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 3702 | Public Finance & Political Economy | 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 |
| POL 4810 | Urban Internship Seminar | 3 |
| ACCT 2602 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| SOC 3701 | Social Statistics | 3 |
| 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 | 18 | |
| Electives (Minimum 10 s.h.) | 10 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-121 | |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 or YSU 1500S | Success Seminar or Youngstown State University Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| POL 1560 | American Government | 3 |
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| FNLG 1550 | Elementary Foreign Language | 4 |
| Semester Hours | 14-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| POL 2640 | Contemporary World Governments | 3 |
| POL 2660 | International Relations | 3 |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| FNLG 2600 | Intermediate Foreign Language | 4 |
| Gen Ed Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Arts and Humanities Gen Ed | 3 | |
| GER Elective | 3 | |
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics | 3 |
| Natural Science Gen Ed | 3 | |
| Social Science Gen Ed | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 2630 | Principles 2: Macroeconomics | 3 |
| POL 3785-87 Political Thought | 3 | |
| POL 37XX Domestic or International | 3 | |
| Natural Science Gen Ed + Lab | 4 | |
| Gen Ed Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| POL 3722 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| POL 3720 | Public Management | 3 |
| ACCT 2602 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 3702 | Public Finance & Political Economy | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities Gen Ed | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| POL 3718 | American Public Policy and Policy Analysis | 3 |
| MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management OR MGT 3750 Human Behavior in Organization | 3 |
| SOC 3701 | Social Statistics | 3 |
| Social Science Gen Ed | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| POL 3724 | Public Budgeting | 3 |
| POL 4810 | Urban Internship Seminar | 3 |
| Specialty XXXX | 3 | |
| Specialty XXXX | 3 | |
| Specialty XXXX | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| POL 4801 | Senior Research Seminar | 3 |
| Elective | 5 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-121 | |