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  Honours BSocSc Public Administration

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        The study of public administration seeks to advance our understanding of how governments work and of their role in contemporary societies. It examines public management principles from various perspectives (administration, financial management, human resources, ethics, administrative reforms, governance, etc.) and the processes involved in designing public policies (policy cycle, roles of various stakeholders, ideologies, contextual factors, etc.). The program offers a high-quality education to students seeking a career in the public or para-public sectors, as well as those who seek to work in the private or non-profit sectors, or in government relations.

        This program is offered in English and in French.

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        Co-operative education is available with this program.

        The French immersion stream is available with this program.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code          Title                                          Units  
        Basic skills                                               
        ENG 1100      Workshop in Essay Writing                      3 Units
        ENG 1120      Selected Topics in Literature and Composition  3 Units
        Total:        6 Units                                      
        
        Course List
          Code                                                                      Title                                          Units  
          Compulsory courses                                                                                                     
          PAP 1301                                                                  Introduction to Public Administration          3 Units
          PAP 2300                                                                  Introduction to Public Policy Analysis         3 Units
          PAP 2320                                                                  Introduction to Public Management              3 Units
          POL 2101                                                                  Introduction to Canadian Politics              3 Units
          SCS 2150                                                                  Social Sciences and Research                   3 Units
          PAP 3310                                                                  Research Methods in Public Administration      3 Units
          PAP 3350                                                                  Sectoral Issues in Public Policy               3 Units
          PAP 3355                                                                  Budgetary Policy and Public Finance            3 Units
          PAP 3370                                                                  Theory of Public Organisations                 3 Units
          PAP 4315                                                                  Public Policy Analysis                         3 Units
          PAP 4365                                                                  Integration Seminar in Public Administration   3 Units
          Optional courses                                                                                                       
          3 course units from:                                                      3 Units                                      
            POL 4134                                                                Law, Politics, and the Constitution in Canada         
            POL 4154                                                                Parliamentary Government in Canada                    
          3 optional course units in public administration (PAP) at the 4000 level  3 Units                                      
          12 optional course units in public administration (PAP)                   12 Units                                     
          9 optional course units from the list of optional courses                 9 Units                                      
          Total:                                                                    60 Units                                     
          
          Course List
            Code                                 Title     Units
            Elective courses                             
            54 elective course units             54 Units
              or 24 elective units plus a minor          
            Total:                               54 Units
            

            List of Optional Courses

            Course List
              Code      Title                                                               Units  
              ECO 1102  Introduction to Macroeconomics                                      3 Units
              ECO 1104  Introduction to Microeconomics                                      3 Units
              ECO 2110  Microeconomic Analysis of the Public Sector                         3 Units
              ECO 2111  Economics of Women's Issues                                         3 Units
              ECO 2114  Introduction to Labour and Population Economics                     3 Units
              ECO 2115  Introduction to Money and Banking                                   3 Units
              ECO 2118  Introduction to Environmental and Natural Resources Economics       3 Units
              ECO 2121  Introduction to International Economics                             3 Units
              ECO 2147  Analysis of Economic and Social Data                                3 Units
              FEM 2107  Diversities of Women: Gender, Race, Class and (Dis)ability          3 Units
              PAP 3325  Gender and Public Policy                                            3 Units
              PAP 3340  Human Resources in Public Organizations                             3 Units
              PAP 3345  Governance and the Nonprofit Sector                                 3 Units
              PAP 3360  Managing Difference                                                 3 Units
              PAP 3365  Law and Public Administration                                       3 Units
              PAP 4310  Principles, Processes and Methods of Evaluation                     3 Units
              PAP 4320  Negotiation, Collaboration and Private-Public Partnerships          3 Units
              PAP 4330  Administrative Reforms                                              3 Units
              PAP 4340  Selected Topic in Public Policy                                     3 Units
              PAP 4350  Project Management in the Public Sector                             3 Units
              PAP 4355  Ethics and Public Affairs                                           3 Units
              POL 1101  Introduction to Political Science                                   3 Units
              POL 3125  Urban Politics in Canada                                            3 Units
              POL 3159  Indigenous Politics in Canada                                       3 Units
              POL 3171  Immigration, Multiculturalism and Citizenship in Canada and Quebec  3 Units
              POL 3175  Ecopolitics                                                         3 Units
              POL 4134  Law, Politics, and the Constitution in Canada                       3 Units
              POL 4154  Parliamentary Government in Canada                                  3 Units
              POL 4162  Health Politics and Policy in Canada                                3 Units
              SOC 2101  Sociological Approaches to Health, Illness and Medicine             3 Units
              SOC 2104  Gender and Society                                                  3 Units
              SOC 2309  Canadian Society                                                    3 Units
              SOC 2312  Political Sociology                                                 3 Units
              SOC 3105  Environmental Sociology                                             3 Units
              SOC 3116  Technology Society                                                  3 Units
              SOC 3137  Sociology of Minority Groups                                        3 Units
              SOC 3308  Sociology of Work                                                   3 Units
              TSO 2520  État-providence, politiques sociales et travail social              3 Units
              TSO 3555  Décolonisation et intervention auprès des peuples autochtones       3 Units
              TSO 4565  Politiques familiales et travail social                             3 Units
              
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