Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration

Mission

The mission of the B.A. program in Public Administration is to teach students the discipline of public administration. The program is designed to provide students an opportunity to gain an in-depth knowledge of the public sector, its organization, operations, structures, and processes of government. Students are given high quality training in order to become more effective participants in a democratic society as managers, policy analysts, public policy makers, and responsible citizens. Students receive instruction in such subjects as public management, budget preparation, techniques, public policy, ethics, and sustainable development. Graduates in public administration are prepared for careers in government at the national and international levels, as well as employment in nonprofit organizations.

Total Credits
105

Apply Before
December 2022

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Program Educational Objectives

The program is designed to equip students with comprehensive awareness of the discipline of Public Administration. The major courses will provide students with in-depth knowledge of the field, and will afford them a smooth and solid transition into the graduate studies as well as professional preparation in the following areas: public sector in various ministries of government, budgeting and the budget process, Foreign Service, international and regional organizations, multi-national corporations, banking institutions, and other enterprises.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students graduating in the BA of Public Administration will be able to:

1.Demonstrate appropriate analytical and research skills in the study of public administration;
2.Identify relevant legal and political actors un the public policy process and study their roles;
3.Identify the ethical component of public policy;
4.Communicate in written and oral form to convey their knowledge and skills;
5.Succeed in getting jobs and pursuing careers in the Lebanese public sector and NGOs.

Courses

Liberal Arts Curriculum (30cr.)

English & Arabic Communication (9cr.)

Arabic Communication (3cr.)

One course from:

English Communication (6cr.)

Religion (3cr.)

One course from:

Ethics (3cr.)

One course from:

Cultural Studies & Social Science (6cr.)

Cultural Studies (3cr.)

One course from:

Social Science (3cr.)

One course from:

Citizenship (3cr.)

One course from:

Applied & Life Sciences (3cr.)

Applied Science (3cr.)

One course from:

Life and Natural Sciences (3cr.)

One course from:

Major Requirements (45cr.)

Electives in GIR (24cr.)

Free Electives (6cr.)

Minor in Public Administration (18cr.)

3 PAD 332 Administration Behavior and Organization Theory

Electives: 9 cr. from PAD courses.

Suggested Program

Fall Semester Year I (15cr.)

POS	201	Intro. To Pol. Science	3 cr.
IAF	211	Intro. To Intl. Relations	3 cr.
ENL	213	Sophomore Rhetoric	3 cr.
CSC	201	Computer & its Use	3 cr.
POS	210	Gov. & Inst. Of Leb.	3 cr.

Spring Semester Year I (15cr.)

PAD	201	Intro. To Public Admin.	3 cr.
POS	240	Law & Society	3 cr.
HIT	211	Hist. Of Leb. & M.E.	3 cr.
ECN	212	Principles of Macro - Economics	3 cr.
		Major Elective	3 cr.

Summer Session Year I (6cr.)

		LAC	3 cr.
		Free Elective	3 cr.

Fall Semester Year II (15cr.)

PAD	241	Admin. Law	3 cr.
POS	301	Modern Pol. Ideologies	3 cr.
POS	350	Comp. Governments & Pol.	3 cr.
ENL	230	English in the Workplace	3 cr.
		LAC	3 cr.

spring Semester Year II (15cr.)

POS	442	Leb. Constitutional Law	3 cr.
PAD	302	Elements of Pub. Policy	3 cr.
POS	353	Gov. of the M.E.	3 cr.
PAD	332	Admin. Beh. & Org. Theory	3 cr.
		LAC	3 cr.

Summer Session Year II (9cr.)

		Major Elective	3 cr.
		Major Elective	3 cr.
		Free Elective	3 cr.

Fall Semester Year III (15cr.)

POS	345	Ethics & Leadership	3 cr.
IAF	407	Intl. & Regional Org.	3 cr.
PAD	312	Regulatory Politics	3 cr.
PAD	322	Intl. Pol. Economy	3 cr.
		Major Elective	3 cr.

Spring Semester Year III (15cr.)

PAD	321	State & Local Gov.	3 cr.
PAD	421	Fiscal & Budgetary Pol. Of Leb.	3 cr.
PAD	422	Pol. Admin. Dev.	3 cr.
PAD	462	Public Management	3 cr.
PAD	490	Special Topics in P.A.	3 cr.
		Free Elective	3 cr.