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  Major in 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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      The table below includes only the discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on the Honours bachelor's with double major and the Honours bachelor's with major and minor.

        Co-operative education is available when taken as part of an honours degree.

        The French immersion stream is available when taken as part of an honours degree.

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

      Course List
        Code                                                                                                                Title                                      Units  
        Compulsory course at the 1000 level                                                                                                                          
        PAP 1301                                                                                                            Introduction to Public Administration      3 Units
        Compulsory courses at the 2000 level                                                                                                                         
        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
        Compulsory courses at the 3000 level                                                                                                                         
        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
        Optional courses                                                                                                                                             
        3 optional course units in public administration (PAP) at the 3000 or 4000 level from the list of optional courses  3 Units                                  
        6 optional course units in public administration (PAP) at the 4000 level from the list of optional courses          6 Units                                  
        6 optional course units from the list of optional courses                                                           6 Units                                  
        Total:                                                                                                              42 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 4315  Public Policy Analysis                                         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
          PAP 4360  Seminar in Strategic Public Management                         3 Units
          PAP 4365  Integration Seminar in Public Administration                   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 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 2312  Political Sociology                                            3 Units
          SOC 2309  Canadian Society                                               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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