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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
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Basic skills
ENG 1100 Workshop in Essay Writing 3 Units
ENG 1120 Selected Topics in Literature and Composition 3 Units
Total: 6 Units
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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
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Elective courses
54 elective course units 54 Units
or 24 elective units plus a minor
Total: 54 Units
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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
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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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