Public Policy Studies Concentration
Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies, Concentration Required - Public Policy Studies Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 Hours Required | ||
| Minimum of “C-“required | ||
| Fundamental Academic Skills | 15 | |
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | ||
Writing in the Discipline Course | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
or STAT 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or STAT 1530 | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | |
| Distribution Requirements | 31 | |
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab – 7 hrs | ||
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs | ||
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines – 9 hrs | ||
Global Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
US Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - 51 Hours Required | ||
| **Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement | ||
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| All of the following | 6 | |
| MULTIDISCIPLINARY FOUNDATIONS SEMINAR (^) | ||
| MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE SEMINAR (** ^) | ||
| Public Policy Studies Concentration Requirements – 30 Hours | ||
| All of the following | 21 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (**) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY (**) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MICRO) (** ^) | ||
| APPLIED STATISTICS AND DATA PROCESSING IN PUBLIC SECTOR (^) | ||
or PSCI 3000 | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE | |
| PROGRAM PLANNING AND EVALUATION (^) | ||
or PA 4390 | PUBLIC BUDGETING | |
| THE PRESIDENCY (^) | ||
or PSCI 4040 | CONGRESS AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS | |
or PSCI 4050 | THE JUDICIAL PROCESS | |
| SEMINAR IN PUBLIC POLICY (^) | ||
| Select one specialization: | 9 | |
| Commerce | ||
| BUSINESS ETHICS (^) | ||
| EMPLOYMENT LAW (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (**) | ||
| POLITICAL AND LEGAL FOUNDATIONS IN EMERGENCY SERVICES (^) | ||
| AGENCY COLLABORATION DURING DISASTERS (^) | ||
| ECONOMIC THEORY: MACRO (^) | ||
| PUBLIC FINANCE (^) | ||
| Gerontology | ||
| LEGAL ASPECTS OF AGING | ||
| PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS (^) | ||
| BABY BOOMERS AND THE 21ST CENTURY (^) | ||
| MID-LIFE, CAREER CHANGE, PRERETIREMENT PLANNING (^) | ||
| Urban and Regional Planning | ||
| URBAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| URBAN POLITICS (^) | ||
| INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & SUSTAINABILITY (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO URBAN STUDIES | ||
| Criminal Justice | ||
| SURVEY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (**) | ||
| CRIMINAL LAW (^) | ||
| CRIMINOLOGY (^) | ||
| RACE, ETHNICITY, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE (** ^) | ||
| CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (^) | ||
| CRIMINAL JUSTICE ETHICS (^) | ||
| Health Care | ||
| FOUNDATIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTH (**) | ||
| HUMAN SEXUALITY | ||
| EPIDEMIOLOGY & PREVENTION OF DISEASE (^) | ||
| COMMUNITY HEALTH | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY (^) | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY (^) | ||
| Telecommunication & Information Technology | ||
| ORGANIZATIONS, APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY (**) | ||
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ETHICS (** ^) | ||
| INFORMATION SECURITY POLICY AND AWARENESS (^) | ||
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE (^) | ||
| Required third content block | 15 | |
| ELECTIVES | ||
| Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||