Undergraduate Certificate in Public Administration

Undergraduate Programs

Program Description

With a certificate in public administration, students will learn to: (1) analyze the social, economic, political, environmental, labor, agricultural, health, technical, educational, immigration, security, and other issues which have become endemic to today's rapidly evolving government and nonprofit sectors and (2) determine what innovative techniques make public service delivery more effective, efficient, economical, responsive, transparent, predictable, and participatory. The undergraduate certificate in public administration requires completion, with a C average or better, of the following 18 units at Golden Gate.

REQUIRED COURSES - 18 units
· PAD 100 Public Policy and Administration

Any five from the following:
· PAD 102 Policy Making and Analysis
· PAD 104 Privatization and the Public Sector
· PAD 105 Public Budgeting Techniques and Processes
· PAD 106 Administrative Law and Justice
· PAD 197 Internship: Public Administration
· PAD 198 A-ZZ Special Topics in Public Administration
· PAD 199 Directed Study in Public Administration

Program Location

The undergraduate certificate in public administration is available online via the award winning CyberCampus