NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

268 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 FARQUHAR COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Major Requirements (45 credits) Core Courses (27 credits) PADM 1000 Introduction to Public Administration (3 credits) PADM 2000 Organizational Behavior and Management (3 credits) PADM 2100 Management Principles (3 credits) PADM 2500 Administrative Ethics (3 credits) PADM 2600 Public Administration Theory (3 credits) PADM 2900 Research Methods in Public Administration I (3 credits) PADM 3000 Public Policy (3 credits) PADM 3200 Public Budgeting (3 credits) WRIT 3150 Business Writing (3 credits) Diversity Issues (3 credits) Select 3 credits from the following courses: CRJU 2600 Multiculturalism and Crime (3 credits) PSYC 3760 Multicultural Issues in Psychology (3 credits) SOCL 3500 Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. (3 credits) Capstone Requirement (3 credits) Select 3 credits from the following courses: PADM 4880 Senior Seminar in Public Administration (3 credits) PADM 4950 Internship in Public Administration (3 credits) Major Electives (12 credits) Select 12 credits from the following courses: CRJU 4400 Police Organizational Behavior and Management (3 credits) ENVS 3101 Introduction to Public Health (3 credits) PADM 2200 Leadership of Public Organizations (3 credits) PADM 2300 Public Sector Employment and Benefits Management (3 credits) PADM 3400 Managing Non-Profit Organizations (3 credits) PADM 3900 Research Methods in Public Administration II (3 credits) PADM 4000 Public Safety and Emergency Management (3 credits) PADM 4400 Public Sector Labor Relations (3 credits) PADM 4600 Qualitative Research Methods (3 credits) PADM 4700 Public Policy Analysis (3 credits) PSYC 3480 Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 credits) Sociology Major The sociology major focuses on the study of human behavior in social contexts. It examines the interactive dynamics of social institutions, organizations, and everyday life and studies howpeople group themselves (families, social groups, formal organizations, societies); how they behave in groups (collective action, social change, crime and delinquency); and how characteristics like age, race, social class, and gender affect relationships with others and with organizations and institutions. The major combines humanistic and scientific perspectives to study urban and rural life, family patterns, social change, health care and illness, crime and violence, social class, technology and communications, social movements, and many other social issues and problems. Sociology Major Learning Outcomes The successful sociology graduate is expected to: