Public Administration Leadership Undergraduate Certificate

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Program Information

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 Leadership requires completion, with a C average or better, of the following 18 units at Golden Gate. For further information, refer to “Admission to Certificate Programs and Registering for Open Enrollment ”.

Required Courses - 18 units

PAD 100 Public Policy and Administration 3 unit(s)

Any five from the following:

PAD 102 Policy Making and Analysis 3 unit(s)
PAD 104 Privatization and the Public Service 3 unit(s)
PAD 105 Public Budgeting Techniques and Processes 3 unit(s)
PAD 106 Administrative Law and Justice 3 unit(s)
PAD 197 Internship: Public Administration 3 unit(s)
PAD 198A-ZZ Special Topics in Public Administration 3 unit(s)
PAD 199 Directed Study in Public Administration 1-3 unit(s)