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Austin Peay Center @ Ft. Campbell
 
SSG Glenn H. English, Jr.,
Army Education Center
Bldg. 202 - Rm. 138
Fort Campbell, KY
Phone: (931) 221-1400
Fax: (931) 221-1450

Main Office Hours:
Monday thru Thursday
8 am to 4:30 pm
Friday 8 am to 4:00 pm
 
 

Public Management (B.S.)

       
School of Technology and Public Management

   The Public Management program is a pre-professional major aimed at providing students with technical and managerial skills plus practical work experience.  Students will have the opportunity to accept the challenge of a wide range of occupational interests which have a common focus within the public or quasi-public sectors.  The student is equipped with courses providing a solid background in general areas of public management.  Considerable flexibility is possible and student may select areas of concentration from either Criminal Justice or a Minor may be selected from any offered by the University.  In addition to those listed below, students enrolled in the Public Management program at Fort Campbell may also select from the following concentrations:  Criminal Justice (Alternative 2) or General Management.
     NOTE:  All first time freshmen must take the APSU 1000 Freshman orientation course.  This one hour course will be applied to electives.
 

General Education Core Requirements
Courses Cr
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (one course must be in World Literature) 9
Social/Behavioral Sciences 6
History 6
Natural Sciences (with lab) 8
Mathematics 3
COMM (of these credit hours requirement, six hours of English Composition  and three hours in Speech or Communication) 9
APSU 1000 1
Total General Education Core 42
Major in Public Management Core
Courses Cr
ACCT 2010 or MT 2010 Principles of Accounting or
Accounting Survey		 3
ECON 2010 Economics 3
POLS 2010 American National Government 3
PM 3200 Public Sector Management 3
PM 3230 Public Personnel Administration 3
PM 3235 Public Policy Analysis 3
PM 3240 Public Budgeting and Financial Management 3
PM 3250 Urban Planning 3
PM 3760 Methods of Research 3
PM 4120 Organizational Theory and Behavior 3
PM 4810 Professional Seminar 3
PM 4860 Public Management Internship and Practicum 6
  Total Hours in Public Management 39
Concentration/Minor 21
Electives (see advisor) 18/22
Total Credit Hours for BS Degree in Public Management 120
Suggested Program of Study
     Students should plan their schedules based on past performance, residence, outside work, or extracurricular activities.  To graduate in four years, students should take 30-32 semester hours each year.  Each student should consult their advisor when planning their schedule.
Freshman Yr Cr Sophomore Yr Cr
COMM 1010 3 ART 1030 3
ENGL 1010, 1020 6 ACCT 2010 or MT 2010 3
HIST 2010, 2020 6 ECON 2010 3
MATH 1010 3 ENGL 2030 3
Natural Science w/Lab 8 MUS 1030 3
Elective 3 PM 3200, 3230 6
APSU 1000 1 POLS 2010 3
    Elective 3
Total Hours 30 Total Hours 27
       
Junior Yr Cr Senior Yr Cr
Electives* 6 Electives* 12
Minor/Concentration 12 Minor/Concentration 9
PM 3235, 3240, 3250, 4120 12 PM 3760, 4810, 4860 12
Total Hours 30 Total Hours 27

* Upper Division Credit classes are recommended
 
DISTRIBUTIVE MAJOR (57-67 Hours)
Public Management Core (39 Hours)
ACCT 2010 or MT 2010; ECON 2010; POLS 2010; PM 3200, 3230, 3235, 3240, 3250, 3760, 4120, 4810, 4860
1.  Minors vary from 18 to 24 hours
2.  Student must choose either Minor or Concentration from the
     areas listed below:
Criminal Justice - Alternative I (24 Hours)
24 hours including:
PM 3140, 3150, 31700, 3180, 3310, 4330
SOC 2050, 3050, 3140, 3200
select one from the list below:
BLAW 3210, 3220, 3300; PM 3160; POLS 4300, 4310; PSY 1210 (as approved by the criminal justice advisor)
Austin Peay Center @ Fort Campbell Only
Criminal Justice - Alternative 2 (21 Hours)
LEN 1010 Introduction to Criminal Justice
LEN 1020 Criminal Law and Procedure
LEN 1030 Criminalistics
LEN 2010 Police Administration
LEN 2020 Criminal Investigation
LEN 2030 Criminal Evidence
LEN 2040 Drug Identification and Effects
General Management (21 Hours)
MT 1000 Introduction to Business Environment
MT 2030 Marketing Survey
MT 2050 Principles of Management
MT 2200 Business and Industrial Safety
MT 2250 Introduction to Business Law
MT 2270 Business Ethics
MT 2450 Labor Relations
     If courses are not available on the main Campus and students must obtain them at the Austin Peay Center @ Fort Campbell, special consideration for fees will be given by the Vice President for Academic Affairs, provided the student is concurrently enrolled full time on the main campus.

Website:  www.apsu.edu/pmdept