Public Service and Public Policy
Requirements
Description
Do you have a passion for exploring how government and policy affect your community and the lives of others? In this concentration, you gain a foundation in public policy, enjoy internship opportunities, and build the expertise required for a career that exercises your leadership skills at all levels.
The concentration program in public service and public policy prepares students for work in government at all levels and in nonprofit organizations through comprehensive coverage of topics in public policy, public leadership and management, and urban studies.
Students discover the challenges of management, learn how to lead a public organization, and understand the process of policy development.
Requirements
- Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
- All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.
- A minimum of 12 credit hours must be taken in the School of Public Affairs at ASU.
Core 9 Hours Required
All courses listed in the Core area are required.
PAF 200 Public Service and Policy in the 21st Century (3)
PAF 300 Public Management and Administration (3) (Prerequisites: minimum 45 hours; Credit is allowed for only FIS 351 or PAF 300)
PAF 340 Contemporary Policy Challenges (3) (Prerequisites: Minimum 30 hours)
Electives 9 Hours Required
Other related electives may be selected with approval from an advisor in the School of Public Affairs.
Choose elective courses from the following:
PAF 201 Economics and Public Policy, SB (3)
PAF 305 Urban Governance (3) (Prerequisites: minimum 45 hours)
PAF 351 Urban and Metropolitan Studies (3) (Prerequisites: minimum 45 hours)
PAF 410 Building Leadership skills, SB (3) (Prerequisites: Minimum 30 hours; Credit is allowed for only PAF 410 or URB 410)
PAF 420 Public Leadership (3) (Prerequisites: minimum 45 hours)
PAF 470 Topics in public economics and financial management (3) (Prerequisites: ECN 212 or PAF 201 with C or better)
PAF 471 Public Policy Analysis (3) (Prerequisites: PAF 301 and PAF 340 with C or better)
IDS Core Course Information
All Interdisciplinary Studies students are required to complete a 9 credit-hour core and 9 credit hours of context/application courses.
Required Courses (9 credit hours):
- IDS 201 Intellectual Fusion (recommended for freshman/sophomore students)
- Prerequisites: None
OR
- IDS 301 Becoming Interdisciplinary (3) (recommended for transfer students and/or students declaring IDS in their junior or senior year)
- Prerequisites: Interdisciplinary Studies major
- Prerequisites: Interdisciplinary Studies major
- IDS 302 Integration Skills (3)
- Prerequisite(s): Interdisciplinary Studies major; IDS 201 or 301 with C or better
- IDS 401 Integration: Experiential Learning (3) (requires application)
- Prerequisites: IDS 201 or 301 with C or better; IDS 302 with C or better; minimum 2.00 GPA; minimum of two courses completed in each concentration area
- Prerequisites: IDS 201 or 301 with C or better; IDS 302 with C or better; minimum 2.00 GPA; minimum of two courses completed in each concentration area
Context courses (6 credit hours)
Choose two Integrative Context courses from the following (3 credit hours each):
- IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
- IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
- IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
- IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
- IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
- IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
- IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU
Application courses (3 credit hours)
Choose any IDS Application course from the following (3 credit hours each):
- IDS 140: The Nature of Knowledge Systems
- IDS 302: Integration Skills
- IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
- IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
- IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
- IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
- IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
- IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
- IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU
- IDS 484: Elective Internship
Transfer to ASU transfer.asu.edu
- How credits transfer to ASU transfer.asu.edu/credits
- How to transfer to ASU from a Two-Year school transfer.asu.edu/ CommunityColleges
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) transfer students transfer.asu.edu/maricopa
- Courses may fulfill Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) or Associate’s degree requirements, consult with your community college academic advisor for details.
- MCCCD course transfer equivalencies are listed here; they may be applied toward this concentration (maximum of six credits or two courses).
- Information listed was current for this catalog year at the time of printing, consult transfer.asu.edu/maricopa for verification.
YEAR
2022-23
CAMPUS
Downtown Phoenix
ADVISING
Interdisciplinary Studies Advising
cisa.asu.edu/advising
All appointments:
480-965-4464
Downtown Phoenix
Arizona Center, Suite 380
Polytechnic
Santa Catalina Hall
Tempe
Urban Systems Engineering
Online
480-965-4464
DARS CODE
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COLLEGE/SCHOOL
Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions
CONCENTRATION CONTACT
602‐496‐0450
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